Patents by Inventor Wataru KANDA

Wataru KANDA 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).

  • TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160325750
    Abstract: The apparatus determines whether or not the preceding vehicle is travelling in the overtaking lane at a speed lower than a travelling speed of the host vehicle. In a case where it is determined that the preceding vehicle is travelling in the overtaking lane at the speed lower than the travelling speed of the host vehicle, the apparatus performs the travel control of overtaking the preceding vehicle under a predetermined condition. In this way, the travelling of overtaking the preceding vehicle is performed, and then, by the travelling at the speed in line with the travelling speed of the preceding vehicle, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the traffic flow on the travelling path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Wataru KANDA, Norihiro TAKAHASHI, Tomoyuki KURIYAMA