Patents by Inventor Takuya HAYASHIDA

Takuya HAYASHIDA 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 capable of operating in self-driving mode
    Patent number: 11465647
    Abstract: A vehicle capable of operating in a self-driving mode includes a self-driving indicator lamp and a controller. The self-driving indicator lamp can turn on so as to be visually recognized from an outside of the vehicle in the self-driving mode. The controller controls a lighting state of the self-driving indicator lamp. The self-driving indicator lamp includes a right indicator lamp and a left indicator lamp respectively disposed in right and left parts of the vehicle. Lighting states of the right indicator lamp and the left indicator lamp can be controlled independently. When the vehicle starts to move in the self-driving mode from a parked or stopped state, the lighting states of the right indicator lamp and the left indicator lamp which have turned off during when the vehicle has been parked or stopped, in a manner similar to each other so as to indicate a frontward or rearward starting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Aoki, Takuya Hayashida
  • VEHICLE CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN SELF-DRIVING MODE
    Publication number: 20210094579
    Abstract: A vehicle capable of operating in a self-driving mode includes a self-driving indicator lamp and a controller. The self-driving indicator lamp can turn on so as to be visually recognized from an outside of the vehicle in the self-driving mode. The controller controls a lighting state of the self-driving indicator lamp. The self-driving indicator lamp includes a right indicator lamp and a left indicator lamp respectively disposed in right and left parts of the vehicle. Lighting states of the right indicator lamp and the left indicator lamp can be controlled independently. When the vehicle starts to move in the self-driving mode from a parked or stopped state, the lighting states of the right indicator lamp and the left indicator lamp which have turned off during when the vehicle has been parked or stopped, in a manner similar to each other so as to indicate a frontward or rearward starting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shun AOKI, Takuya HAYASHIDA
  • Steering wheel for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: D993109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Subaru Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Hayashida, Taketsugu Endo