Patents by Inventor Yoshinori YOSHII

Yoshinori YOSHII 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).

  • Self-driving vehicle
    Patent number: 10625753
    Abstract: A self-driving vehicle includes a plurality of operation members for the driver to operate and a controller. The plurality of operation members includes a steering operation member, a brake operation member, and an accelerating operation member. The controller has, as control modes thereof, an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode. The operation member that is predefined as a trigger for the shift from the automatic operation mode to the manual operation mode differs depending on states of the vehicle in the automatic operation mode. The self-driving vehicle enables the driver to shift the control mode from the automatic operation mode to the manual operation mode with a simple operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA MOTOR POWER PRODUCTS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yoshii, Takahiro Nakamura, Akihisa Tominaga, Nobuya Ishikawa
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 10525862
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fixed member. The fixed member includes a grip portion located adjacent to (in the vicinity of) the steering wheel. The grip portion extends from the lower side to the upper side of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is viewed in the direction along the rotation shaft of the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel is rotatable independently of the fixed member. According to this vehicle, the driver can react instantly to the shift to the manual operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Yamaha Motor Power Products Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Yoshii, Haruhito Takahashi
  • VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180257691
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fixed member. The fixed member includes a grip portion located adjacent to (in the vicinity of) the steering wheel. The grip portion extends from the lower side to the upper side of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is viewed in the direction along the rotation shaft of the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel is rotatable independently of the fixed member. According to this vehicle, the driver can react instantly to the shift to the manual operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori YOSHII, Haruhito TAKAHASHI
  • SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180257667
    Abstract: A self-driving vehicle includes a plurality of operation members for the driver to operate and a controller. The plurality of operation members includes a steering operation member, a brake operation member, and an accelerating operation member. The controller has, as control modes thereof, an automatic operation mode and a manual operation mode. The operation member that is predefined as a trigger for the shift from the automatic operation mode to the manual operation mode differs depending on states of the vehicle in the automatic operation mode. The self-driving vehicle enables the driver to shift the control mode from the automatic operation mode to the manual operation mode with a simple operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori YOSHII, Takahiro NAKAMURA, Akihisa TOMINAGA, Nobuya ISHIKAWA