Patents by Inventor Muneyuki MAEDA

Muneyuki MAEDA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Obstacle detection device for vehicle and misacceleration mitigation device using the same
    Patent number: 9528461
    Abstract: To prevent a decrease in detection accuracy of an obstacle that occurs when an obstacle detection distance of an infrared beam at the center is set longer than an infrared beam of at least one of the left or the right, an obstacle detection device for a vehicle which detects an obstacle in front includes an effective-range control part 19 which controls the maximum effective distance of obstacle detection. The effective-range control part 19 extends the maximum effective distance of the second emitting-and-receiving parts 11b, 11c disposed on at least one of the left or the right from an initial value L1 to an extended value L2, when the first emitting-and-receiving part 11a at the center detects an obstacle 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Izumi, Ayaka Kobayashi, Muneyuki Maeda, Yohei Nagakura
  • OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND MISACCELERATION MITIGATION DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160153380
    Abstract: To prevent a decrease in detection accuracy of an obstacle that occurs when an obstacle detection distance of an infrared beam at the center is set longer than an infrared beam of at least one of the left or the right, an obstacle detection device for a vehicle which detects an obstacle in front includes an effective-range control part 19 which controls the maximum effective distance of obstacle detection. The effective-range control part 19 extends the maximum effective distance of the second emitting-and-receiving parts 11b, 11c disposed on at least one of the left or the right from an initial value L1 to an extended value L2, when the first emitting-and-receiving part 11a at the center detects an obstacle 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi IZUMI, Ayaka KOBAYASHI, Muneyuki MAEDA, Yohei NAGAKURA