Patents by Inventor Richard Ichiro Emori

Richard Ichiro Emori 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).

  • Vehicle guidance system incorporating track
    Patent number: 4083310
    Abstract: This invention relates to a vehicle guidance system where the vehicles incorporate wheels having tires thereupon to follow a track of predetermined cross-section. The vehicle is provided with sensors to continuously sense the lateral location of the vehicle relative to the cross-section of the track and the yaw angle of the vehicle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the track. A modulator receives the output of the sensor to drive the steering system of the vehicle in order to correct for deviations of the vehicle from its predetermined relationship with the track contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Inventors: Richard Ichiro Emori, Koji Suzuki