Patents by Inventor Takaharu HIRANO

Takaharu HIRANO 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 CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200247312
    Abstract: The vehicle control apparatus according to the present invention causes a door of a vehicle to be safely opened, included are a projection unit configured to project text or graphics onto a road surface, a noncontact sensor configured to detect an object in an area where text or graphics are projected, and a control unit configured to output a control signal which causes a component of a vehicle to operate when the noncontact sensor detects an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki OTA, Takaharu HIRANO, Hiroaki ENDO, Takuya OSHIMA, Nasa SUZUKI, Mitsutaka YOSHIDA