Patents by Inventor Yu MOROKUMA

Yu MOROKUMA 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).

  • Patent number: 11938814
    Abstract: A driving assistance device enables a driver who manually performs an accelerator operation and a steering operation to easily retain an accelerator operation state in a constant state. A driving assistance device includes a manually operable accelerator operation unit in the vicinity of a steering wheel provided in front of a driver seat in a vehicle cabin. The accelerator operation unit is operable in a state where the steering wheel is gripped and an operation reaction force of the accelerator operation unit exhibits an inflection point POI at which the operation reaction force rapidly becomes large in response to an increase in an operation amount of the accelerator operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Sakuragi, Tomoya Yamamoto, Kenichi Nakamoto, Yasuyuki Tonohara, Yu Morokuma, Katsuhisa Maedo
  • Publication number: 20220219531
    Abstract: A driving assistance device enables a driver who manually performs an accelerator operation and a steering operation to easily retain an accelerator operation state in a constant state. A driving assistance device includes a manually operable accelerator operation unit in the vicinity of a steering wheel provided in front of a driver seat in a vehicle cabin. The accelerator operation unit is operable in a state where the steering wheel is gripped and an operation reaction force of the accelerator operation unit exhibits an inflection point POI at which the operation reaction force rapidly becomes large in response to an increase in an operation amount of the accelerator operation unit 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka SAKURAGI, Tomoya YAMAMOTO, Kenichi NAKAMOTO, Yasuyuki TONOHARA, Yu MOROKUMA, Katsuhisa MAEDO