Patents by Inventor Satoshi SADAMURA

Satoshi SADAMURA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140471
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a direction indicator, an operation unit configured to receive an operation for changing a state of the direction indicator, a setting unit configured to set a feedback mode of the operation unit provided to a driver of the vehicle, and a detection unit configured to detect an obstacle included in a specific range around the vehicle. The setting unit is configured to set the feedback mode of the operation unit to a first feedback mode in a case where the obstacle is detected in the specific range, and set the feedback mode of the operation unit to a second feedback mode different from the first feedback mode in a case where the obstacle is not detected in the specific range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi SADAMURA, Yugo KAJIWARA
  • Patent number: 11643078
    Abstract: A travel control device for a vehicle, includes: a lane information acquisition unit configured to acquire lane information; a steering control unit configured to control steering of the vehicle by executing lane travel control to make the vehicle travel along the lane; and a vehicle speed control unit configured to control a vehicle speed by executing constant speed travel control in which the vehicle is made to travel at a set vehicle speed and/or adaptive cruise control in which the vehicle is made to travel at a speed equal to or lower than the set vehicle speed so as to follow a preceding vehicle. The vehicle speed control unit is configured to control the vehicle speed during a turn of the vehicle by setting a vehicle speed upper limit value, which is set to different values depending on whether the lane travel control is being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Sadamura
  • Publication number: 20210300364
    Abstract: A travel control device for a vehicle, includes: a lane information acquisition unit configured to acquire lane information; a steering control unit configured to control steering of the vehicle by executing lane travel control to make the vehicle travel along the lane; and a vehicle speed control unit configured to control a vehicle speed by executing constant speed travel control in which the vehicle is made to travel at a set vehicle speed and/or adaptive cruise control in which the vehicle is made to travel at a speed equal to or lower than the set vehicle speed so as to follow a preceding vehicle. The vehicle speed control unit is configured to control the vehicle speed during a turn of the vehicle by setting a vehicle speed upper limit value, which is set to different values depending on whether the lane travel control is being executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Satoshi SADAMURA