Patents by Inventor Takaaki Odake

Takaaki Odake 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).

  • Optical vehicle detection system
    Patent number: 4433325
    Abstract: An optical vehicle detection system comprising camera means for catching the image of a vehicle running in a selected roadway lane to generate an output video signal, inquiring means for inquiring if the output video signal includes a predetermined shadow signal component, and processing means associated with the inquiring means, if the output video signal includes the predetermined shadow signal component, for processing the output video signal as a signal having a component of shadow cast by a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics, Co.
    Inventors: Ryohei Tanaka, Akinobu Kitamura, Takaaki Odake, Yutaka Kato