Patents by Inventor Taiki IIDA

Taiki IIDA 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: 20240174173
    Abstract: The notification device includes an abnormality recognition unit that recognizes an abnormality existing on a road shoulder of an oncoming lane or an oncoming lane based on a detection result of an external sensor provided in the vehicle, an external notification unit that is provided in the vehicle and outputs at least one of sound and light toward the outside of the vehicle, and a notification control unit that performs notification by the external notification unit to an oncoming vehicle traveling on the oncoming lane so as to approach the vehicle in front of the vehicle. The notification control unit determines a notification time according to at least one of an estimated vehicle speed of the oncoming vehicle and a risk degree set in advance according to the type of abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taiki IIDA
  • Publication number: 20240158031
    Abstract: An optical axis position adjuster according to the present disclosure includes a target board, a leg portion that supports the target board, and an installation auxiliary jig that connects the leg portion and the vehicle. The leg portions can be installed horizontally with respect to the ground. The installation auxiliary jig is connected to a connecting portion provided in the leg portion and is connected to an emblem provided in the vehicle. The connecting portion is disposed at the center of the leg portion, and the emblem is disposed at the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to connect the vehicle and the leg portions such that the center of the target board and the center of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction coincide with each other in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiki IIDA, Yusuke TATESUMI
  • Publication number: 20240083215
    Abstract: An anti-fogging system according to the present disclosure includes an anti-fogging device that suppresses fogging of glass of a vehicle, and a control device that controls the anti-fogging device. The control device is configured to execute a process of operating an anti-fogging device when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a process of acquiring information on a conversation situation including at least whether or not a vehicle occupant is talking, and a process of changing a predetermined condition based on information on a conversation situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tatesumi, Taiki Iida
  • Publication number: 20240067130
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a front camera configured to capture an image in front of the vehicle through a windshield of the vehicle; a front visibility recognition unit configured to recognize a degree of deterioration of front visibility through the windshield based on captured image of the front camera; a foreign object removing unit configured to remove a surface abnormality of a rear window that deteriorates rear visibility through the rear window of the vehicle; and a rear visibility control unit configured to operate the foreign object removing unit to remove the surface abnormality of the rear window based on the degree of deterioration of the front visibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Taiki IIDA