Patents Issued in April 6, 2021
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Patent number: 10967798Abstract: A control device and a method for image display are provided. The control device includes a mirror display unit, a backward camera unit, a reference data detection module, and an image processing module. The mirror display unit includes a mirror and a display module. The mirror generates a first image via reflection. The display module has a display surface at least partially overlapping with the mirror. The backward camera unit captures a second image, and the area of the first image is within the area of the second image. The reference data detection module generates reference data. The image processing module determines an area correspondence between the first image and the second image according to the reference data, and generates a display image from the second image based on the area correspondence. The display module displays the display image when receiving a switch command.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Qisda CorporationInventors: Chih-Ming Chang, Chao-Shun Yu
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Patent number: 10967799Abstract: A combined approach lamp and logo lamp apparatus for use in an external rear view assembly comprising at least one aperture, the apparatus including a housing including a rear view face and a front face with the at least one aperture; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted adjacent the rear face, the printed circuit board further including a power connector, an electronic circuit, a first light source mounted in a first location on the printed circuit board, and a second light source mounted in a second location on the printed circuit board, and a transparent lens component comprising a first lens portion and a second lens portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventors: Jacob Heath Messenger, Sam Thoday, Simon Belcher, Arne Schmierer, Volker Erhart, Tobias Schwenger, Mikhail Kudryavtsev, Levente Acs
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Patent number: 10967800Abstract: A garbage truck rear rider assembly for allowing rear riders to safely secure themselves to a garbage truck includes a riding step and at least one grip bar. The riding step comprises a platform configured to be coupled to a garbage truck and stood on by a rider. A bounce protector is coupled to the platform and defines a foot cavity with the platform top side. An open bounce bottom side is coupled to a platform top side such that a bounce back side lies coplanar with a platform back side. An open bounce front side is configured to partially receive the rider's feet into the foot cavity. Each grip bar has a medial grip portion and a pair of arms perpendicularly extending from the grip portion. A distal end of each of the pair of arms is configured to be coupled to the garbage truck.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Nilo Morales
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Patent number: 10967801Abstract: A vehicle step mounting assembly includes a vehicle frame member, a first mounting bracket and a retractable step assembly. The first mounting bracket is attached to the vehicle frame member, with the first mounting bracket being cantilevered from the vehicle frame member in an outboard direction. The retractable step assembly has a second mounting bracket and at least one step retraction link attached to an underside of the second mounting bracket. An upper side of the second mounting bracket is attached to the first mounting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Sam Kaddouh, Josiah E. Wilson, III
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Patent number: 10967802Abstract: Storage compartments for use in or on vehicles are provided. A storage compartment, according to one implementation, may include a container body having a cavity adapted to store items or cargo. The container body may be adapted to be secured to a vehicle. The storage compartment may further include a fabric cover attached to a top edge of the container body.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Volvo Car CorporationInventor: Mahvan Pour Sabdad
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Patent number: 10967803Abstract: A stackable transportable apparatus and method for storing or transporting at least one cylinder, having first and second lateral sides, a front side, a rear side, a bottom side and an opening in the top. The opening in the top and the bottom side are in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. Adjacent sides of each container are operably coupled to form a wall of the container. The wall includes front and rear proximal edges, and front and rear distal, edges. The front and rear proximal edges are closer to the center of a vehicle, by which the container is transported, than the front and rear distal edges. A top portion of the front side of the wall of the container, and the front proximal and distal edges have a plurality of open slot grooves.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Richard A. Siciliano
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Patent number: 10967804Abstract: A vehicle-mounted bicycle carrier allows a bicycle to be mounted to the carrier in a ride-ready fashion, without the need to remove one of the bicycle wheels, and permits the reversible securement of both wheels simultaneously by a simple single pivotal movement of a tire retention loop.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik
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Patent number: 10967805Abstract: A positioning member of a bicycle carry rack includes a base with a rear wheel support assembly and a front wheel support assembly. The rear wheel support assembly includes a rear wheel restricting unit which extends through the bicycle rear wheel and connected to the rear wheel adjustment unit to position the bicycle rear wheel. The front wheel support assembly includes a first restricting unit and a second restricting unit to secure the bicycle front wheel. The front wheel support assembly further includes a positioning member with a recess, and the bicycle front wheel is engaged with the recess so that the degree of freedom of the bicycle front wheel is controlled during transportation.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: KING RACK INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Chiu Kuei Wang
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Patent number: 10967806Abstract: A cell phone holder structure includes a first part and a second part. The first part defines a downwardly facing recessed area. The second part is located below the first part and defines at least a first recessed area and a second recessed area. A first mobile device has a first dimension that allows the first mobile device to be inserted and retained between the first recessed area and the downwardly facing recessed area. A second mobile device has a second dimension greater than the first dimension that allows the second mobile device to be inserted and retained between the second recessed area and the downwardly facing recessed area. A display of the one of the first and second mobile devices set between the first part and the second part is viewable by a vehicle operator seated within the passenger compartment.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventor: Paulo Pliego
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Patent number: 10967807Abstract: A smartphone holding assembly for supporting a personal electronic device in a vehicle includes a drawer that is slidably integrated into a dashboard of a vehicle. A base is coupled to the drawer, a disk is rotatably coupled to the base and the disk is exposed when the drawer is positioned in the extended position. A stand is movably coupled to the disk. The stand is positionable in a deployed position to support a personal electronic device at a preferred angle for viewing during driving. A wireless charger is integrated into the base for charging the personal electronic device. The wireless charger is in electrical communication with a power source comprising the electrical system of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Inventor: Raven Hessheimer
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Patent number: 10967808Abstract: An interior cover mount assembly includes a base member and an interior cover including a clip and the clip includes an arm section and a head section having a width greater than that of the arm section. The base member has an insertion stopper hole through which the head section is inserted and a projection projecting from the base member toward the interior cover and disposed near the holding section. The insertion stopper hole includes an insertion section through which the head section is inserted and a holding section having a width smaller than that of the head section and greater than that of the arm section and where the arm section is arranged. In the interior cover that is mounted on the base member, the clip is fit in the insertion stopper hole such that the head section overlaps the holding section and the projection in the mounting direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomonari Masuda, Mitsuaki Eshima
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Patent number: 10967809Abstract: An airbag device attached to a vehicle body frame member and covered by a garnish is configured such that when a bag body is deployed, the airbag device pushes out the garnish to create a gap between the garnish and the vehicle body frame member to allow the bag body to be inflated out of the gap. A clip for securing the garnish to the vehicle body frame member includes a first member configured to be fixed to the vehicle body frame member, a second member configured to be fixed to the garnish, and a connecting member for keeping the first member and the second member connected when the airbag is deployed. The first member and the second member are provided with a first inclined planar surface and a second inclined planar surface, respectively, that are slidable relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: NIFCO INC.Inventor: Hajime Naoi
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Patent number: 10967810Abstract: A roof structure includes a roof panel constituting a roof of a vehicle, a roof headlining constituting a ceiling of a vehicle cabin, and a stiffening board disposed between the roof panel and the roof headlining. The stiffening board is attached to a lower face of the roof panel by adhering at plural adhesion portions. Steps are formed at the stiffening board between the respective plural adhesion portions so as to widen a space between the stiffening board and the lower face of the roof panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kai Aizawa, Masayuki Okano
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Patent number: 10967811Abstract: A sound insulation composition and a sound insulation sheet for a vehicle are provided. The sound insulation composition includes 50 to 300 parts by weight of EVA, 10 to 300 parts by weight of mica powders, 10 to 300 parts by weight of dolomite, 10 to 50 parts by weight of thermoplastic resin, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a toughening agent, 3 to 60 parts by weight of a compatibilizer, 30 to 300 parts by weight of a fire retardant, 10 to 80 parts by weight of a plasticizer, and 100 to 500 parts by weight of barium sulfate. The sound insulation sheet for the vehicle is made of the sound insulation composition mentioned above.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Xinping Lin, Min Zhang, Yaxuan Sun, Mingshuang Zhou
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Patent number: 10967812Abstract: An acoustic dash panel seal and assembly guide for a vehicle having a dash panel with a shaft aperture configured to receive a steering column shaft includes a guide portion having a converging wall that converges from a first end to an opposite second end, and a flange portion extending from the converging wall first end. The guide portion second end is configured to be disposed proximate to the dash panel shaft aperture, and the guide portion first end is configured to receive the steering column shaft therein during assembly of the vehicle. The converging wall is configured to guide the steering column shaft toward and through the guide portion second end to thereby guide the steering column shaft through the dash panel shaft aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: Thomas F Wentworth, Toon Shin Tan
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Patent number: 10967813Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle control device capable of realizing access authority definitions by the number equal to or greater than the number of access control registers provided in a memory protection device. In the vehicle control device according to the present invention, the whole or a part of a storage device that stores the access authority definitions used by the memory protection device to control the access authorities, is allocated fixedly to a memory area in advance and the rest is allocated dynamically.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Tasuku Ishigooka, Tomohito Ebina, Kazuyoshi Serizawa
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Patent number: 10967814Abstract: A vehicular circuit body includes: a trunk line that includes a power source line having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity, and that is routed in a vehicle body; a branch line that is connected to an accessory; and a plurality of control boxes that are disposed in a distribution manner along the trunk line, each having a control unit that distributes at least one of power from the power source line, supplied to the trunk line, and a signal from the communication line, to the branch line connected to the trunk line. The trunk line is formed of a routing material having at least one kind of conductor among a flat conductor, a round bar conductor, and a stranded wire.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Koichi Uezono, Kousuke Kinoshita, Yasuyuki Saito, Kazuyuki Oiwa, Taku Furuta, Noriaki Sasaki, Yukinari Naganishi, Sadaharu Okuda
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Patent number: 10967815Abstract: A harness has a laterally extending portion disposed along a block rear surface of an engine and extending in a width direction of a vehicle within a predetermined height range in which a drive shaft is included. The engine has a projection disposed in at least one of a position above the laterally extending portion or a position below the laterally extending portion within the predetermined height range in a portion, of the engine, toward the rear of the vehicle, the projection projecting, toward the rear of the vehicle, further than the laterally extending portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Noriyoshi Okii, Kunihiro Nishi
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Patent number: 10967816Abstract: An apparatus having an electrical generator and an energy transfer device coupled to the generator. The energy transfer device has a first capacitor having a capacitance of at least 1 Farad and storing at least 1 MegaJoule of energy, a high-energy inductor coupled to the first capacitor, a second capacitor having capacitance of at least 100 Farads, a switch coupling the second capacitor to the first capacitor and configured to store energy from the first capacitor in the second capacitor through the inductor when in a closed state. The apparatus further has an energy transfer controller controlling an open or closed state of the switch, and an electrical motor coupled to the energy transfer device and a mechanical drive system.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Richard H. Sherratt and Susan B. Sherratt Revocable Trust FundInventor: Brian Elfman
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Patent number: 10967817Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle and a method of providing fuel consumption information thereof in which the influence of driver's pedal operation on actual fuel consumption, including a latent distance to empty (DTE), due to variation in kinetic energy of the vehicle may be displayed. The method includes detecting whether or not one of an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal is operated, determining guidance fuel consumption based on a change in an available coasting distance according to a change in a vehicle speed due to operation of the one of the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal, which is detected, and outputting the determined guidance fuel consumption.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Hui Un Son, Jea Mun Lee, Sung Bae Jeon, Joon Young Park, Jin Kyeom Cho
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Patent number: 10967818Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle control device which is able to protect a seal material even when being interposed by a fixing member which is fixed to a vehicle while suppressing the protruding of the seal material toward an inner space. The in-vehicle control device includes a first housing (20), a second housing (30) which is fixed to face the first housing (20), and a seal material (40) which seals the inner space which is disposed between a flange of the first housing (20) and a flange of the second housing (30) and is formed by the first housing (20) and the second housing (30). The first housing (20) includes a shape (22) (bank-shaped portion) which is disposed on a side near an inner space (11) from the seal material (40), faces the flange of the second housing (30), and suppresses the moving of the seal material (40) toward the inner space (11).Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Toshikazu Shigyo, Masaru Kamoshida
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Patent number: 10967819Abstract: A vehicle includes power outlets configured to receive power from an inverter. The vehicle includes power sources configured to supply power to the inverter and a plurality of electrical systems. A controller is programmed to, responsive to detecting a load connected to one of the power outlets, change a maximum power limit of the electrical systems by an amount associated with the one of the power outlets.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark J. Ferrel, Mateusz Zadrozny
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Patent number: 10967820Abstract: A power source system includes a first power source, a power generator, a first electrical load, a second electrical load, a second power source, and a charge/discharge switch provided between the second power source and the power generator. The charge/discharge switch is controlled into a closed state to electrically connect the power generator to the second power source, when an amount of charge of the second power source is less than a charge request threshold, the power generator is in a power generating state, and an amount of power generated by the power generator is equal to or more than a total power requirement as a total sum of respective amounts of power required by the second power source, the first electrical load, and the second electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hideki Kawamura
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Patent number: 10967821Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a front bumper face positioned in front of a front bumper beam, wherein the front bumper face includes an upper face member provided with a license plate mounting portion, and a lower face member provided with an external air introduction opening. The vehicle body front structure further includes a front panel positioned above the upper face member.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinya Tanabe, Takafumi Miki
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Patent number: 10967822Abstract: A vehicle that includes a rear bumper having a license plate well recessed into the rear bumper and a combined lighting assembly disposed at the rear bumper. The combined lighting assembly includes a lighting body having an outward facing portion coupled to a sideward facing portion by a turned portion. The sideward facing portion extends into the license plate well. The combined lighting assembly also includes a rearward facing light having a rearward illumination region directed in the vehicle rearward direction from the outward facing portion and a license plate light having a sideward illumination region directed into the license plate well.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Frank A Ramos, II, Chung Lee, Alexander Paradis, Stuart Wuerthele
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Patent number: 10967823Abstract: An engine cooling module having a radiator and a stone guard. The stone guard protects a core of the radiator from potential damage by foreign objects, such as stones.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventors: Michael Wojdyla, Michael Lacey, Shane Harte
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Patent number: 10967824Abstract: An apparatus includes a first capture device, a second capture device and a processor. The first capture device may generate a first plurality of video frames corresponding to an interior view of a vehicle. The second capture device may generate a second plurality of video frames corresponding to an area outside of the vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform operations to detect objects in the video frames, detect occupants of the vehicle based on the objects detected in the first video frames, determine whether a potential collision is unavoidable based on the objects detected in the second video frames and select a reaction if the potential collision is unavoidable. The reaction may be selected to protect occupants determined to be vulnerable based on characteristics of the occupants. The characteristics may be determined by performing the operations on each of the occupants.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ambarella International LPInventors: Shimon Pertsel, Patrick Martin
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Patent number: 10967825Abstract: A utility vehicle of the present invention comprises a chassis; and a R.O.P.S. provided on the chassis and surrounding a cabin, wherein the R.O.P.S. includes a pair of left and right front pillars, a pair of left and right side beams, a pair of left and right rear pillars, and a front beam and a rear beam which extend in a width direction of a vehicle body, a rear support supporting the R.O.P.S. from a rear is connected to a rear portion of the chassis, and a rear end of the side beam, a side end of the rear beam, an upper end of the rear pillar, and a front end of the rear support are connected by a connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Hisamura, Kazumasa Hisada, Masato Kinoshita
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Patent number: 10967826Abstract: An air bag device for a vehicle seat has a first air bag portion to be attached to at or close to a first lateral side of a backrest and a second air bag portion to be attached to a second lateral side of a backrest. The first air bag portion and second air bag portion are connected with each other by a third air bag portion designed to be located along a part of the upper portion of a backrest. The air bag device is designed to, when mounted to a vehicle seat, limit the lateral movement of the torso of an occupant and protect an occupant. The third portion will contribute with an increased stability of the air bag device when deployed. The air bag device may be adapted to protect the head of an occupant from injuries.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Ola Henriksson, Stephane Pretot, Mikaela Hägg, Malin Leijer, Fredrik Kjell, Guillaume Alenspach, Jack Kroll, Jules Houessou
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Patent number: 10967827Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag (10), especially for a side curtain airbag system (20), comprising an airbag interior (30) which in the deployed state of the airbag (10) defines one single chamber (40), wherein the chamber (40) comprises a gas guiding device (50) by which the chamber (40) is divided into at least one primary filling zone (41) and at least one secondary filling zone (42), as well as to a vehicle safety system equipped with such airbag (10).Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: DALPHI METAL ESPANA, S.A.Inventors: Pedro Jose Santin Navarro, Jose Miguel Fernandes Oliveira
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Patent number: 10967829Abstract: A driver's side airbag module for a vehicle. The airbag module includes an upper panel, a lower panel, and an extension panel. The extension panel has a varying width. A lateral tether restrains the extension panel in the lateral direction when the airbag module is deployed. The extension panel and the lateral tether create an oblong shaped airbag cushion. The airbag module also includes a lower tether that connects the lower panel and the bottom of the upper panel so that the upper panel is held on the bottom portion during deployment.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLCInventors: Justin Mills, Pratik Rane, Roland Furtado
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Patent number: 10967830Abstract: A colliding object protection apparatus inflates and deploys an airbag when the apparatus detects or predicts a collision with a pedestrian. The airbag includes a first bag to be inflated and deployed in a vehicle width direction along a front edge part of a hood of a vehicle, and a second bag to be inflated and deployed on an upper surface of the hood. The second bag is continuous with a vehicle rear side portion of the first bag. An internal space of the first bag and an internal space of the second bag communicate with each other through a first vent mechanism. The first vent mechanism is opened when an internal pressure of the first bag reaches a predetermined pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Nakamura, Kenyu Okamura, Masaki Umezawa, Osamu Ito, Masato Sasaki, Masahiro Motoyoshi
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Patent number: 10967831Abstract: A seatbelt retractor device includes a pre-tensioner section, and a force limiter section that can change a magnitude of a load at which to start reducing tension of the retracted seatbelt. A seatbelt control ECU activates the pre-tensioner section when a deceleration G detected by a floor sensor exceeds a first threshold, and acquires a collision velocity from a radar device and sets a second threshold value to a lower value the greater the collision velocity. The seatbelt control ECU controls the starting load for tension reduction by the force limiter section to be a high load when the deceleration G has exceeded the second threshold within a determination time period after activation of the pre-tensioner section, and controls the starting load for tension reduction to be a low load when which the deceleration G has not exceeded the second threshold within the determination time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Fujinami, Yusuke Mase
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Patent number: 10967832Abstract: A remote startup system includes a terminal of a user, a center server that is configured to communicate with the terminal, and a vehicle that is configured to communicate with the center server, and starts up an engine of the vehicle according to a startup request transmitted from the terminal to the center server. The remote startup system includes a lock information acquisition unit configured to acquire lock information indicating whether or not the vehicle is locked when the startup request is transmitted from the terminal to the center server or when a function of transmitting the startup request that is included in the terminal is activated, and a controller configured to change a startup manner of the engine based on the startup request according to whether the lock information indicates that the vehicle is locked or indicates that the vehicle is unlocked.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuyuki Tamane, Masato Endo
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Patent number: 10967833Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a group of vehicles for suspicious activity. The method includes grouping a plurality of vehicles in communication with a network to collectively monitor and detect evidence of theft or unauthorized intrusion using existing theft detection sensors located in the plurality of vehicles. One of the plurality of vehicles is designated as a master vehicle responsible for managing at least one control feature, and is operably coupled to the network and at least one processor. At least one input from at least one theft detection sensor of the plurality of vehicles is obtained and analyzed for suspicious information. The method includes determining that the input represents or contains evidence indicative of a theft or unauthorized intrusion. A communication is then provided to at least one of another vehicle, a vehicle owner, and the network indicating a potential theft or unauthorized intrusion.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Nagao, Yohsuke Satoh, Masashi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 10967834Abstract: An anti-theft system for a working machine, includes a communication device disposed on the working machine, the communication device having a first communicator, a mobile terminal having a storage to store authentication information, and a second communicator, and a control device disposed on the working machine, the control device having an authentication processor to execute an authentication processing that determines whether to provide a permission of driving a driving portion of the working machine based on the authentication information. The first communicator sends a beacon to the mobile terminal before the authentication processing of the authentication processor is executed. The second communicator sends the authentication information to the communication device after receiving the beacon, the authentication information being stored by the storage.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Kinugawa, Keisuke Miura, Keisuke Egashira
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Patent number: 10967835Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device, and the electronic device according to various embodiments of the present document comprises a processor, wherein the processor can: receive, via a communication circuit, at least one signal from an external electronic device having a smart key; perform verification with the external electronic device on the basis of the at least one signal; measure an angle at which the at least one signal has been received and/or a received signal strength indication (RSSI) thereof, on the basis of the result of the verification performed; identify the location of the external electronic device on the basis of the measured reception angle and/or RSSI of the at least one signal; and, based on the identified location of the external electronic device, control at least some components of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jeong Woo, Minyong Song, Soyoung Lee
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Patent number: 10967836Abstract: Systems and methods for an in-vehicle device for a phone as a key (PAK) system of a vehicle are provided. The in-vehicle device includes a control module that determines an age of a latest obtained certificate, including license information, and determines whether the latest certificate is outdated. If the latest certificate is outdated, the control module transmits an instruction signal from the vehicle to a mobile device to obtain an updated certificate. If the certificate is not outdated, the control module determines whether the license information is accurate. Based on whether the license information is accurate, the control module determines an accuracy level of the local time or the date. Based on the accuracy level, the control module adjusts an access tolerance time, permits the user to access the vehicle, or transmits the instruction signal from the vehicle to the mobile device to obtain the updated certificate.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kyle Golsch
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Patent number: 10967837Abstract: A security device is disclosed. The security device includes multiple fingerprint sensors. Activating the security device requires users to enter an authentication sequence comprised of different finger-to-fingerprint-sensor combinations. This increases the number of available distinct elements that can be used in an authentication sequence of a given length for a fixed number of buttons. The device also combines two different modes of authentication to improve security. The security device can be integrated into motor vehicles, mobile computing devices or other systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Deborah Janette Schulz, Gregory Brian Meyer, Sean Carl Mitchem, Ruthie D. Lyle, Will Kerns Maney, Jr., Bryan J. Osterkamp, Timothy Blair Chalmers
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Patent number: 10967838Abstract: A variable curvature wiper comprises a wiper arm with a first and second distal ends. The first distal end is pivotally supported on a pivot post. A flexible wiper blade has a first end, a second end and a mounting hub. The mounting hub is pivotally attached to the second distal end of the wiper arm. A first push rod includes a first end attached to the first end of the wiper blade and a second end attached to a push rod pivot point. The push rod pivot point is spaced from the pivot post axis. Pivotal motion of the wiper arm about the pivot post axis in a first direction causes the first push rod to push against the first end and flex the wiper blade. Pivotal motion of the wiper arm about the pivot post axis in a second direction causes the first push rod to pull the first end of the wiper blade back toward a flat position.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Thomas E. Houck, James G. Gobart
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Patent number: 10967839Abstract: A vehicle control system of a vehicle includes a trailer brake control electronic control unit (ECU), which in turn includes a trailer brake output circuit. The trailer brake control ECU is configured to receive an electronic parking brake (EPB) state flag and a vehicle acceleration message. The dynamic EPB state flag indicates one of an ON state and an OFF state of a dynamic EPB, and the vehicle acceleration message indicates an acceleration of the vehicle. The trailer brake control ECU outputs, via the trailer brake output circuit, a trailer brake signal based on the acceleration of the vehicle indicated by the received vehicle acceleration message in response to determining that the received dynamic EPB state flag indicates the ON state.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Adam VanAntwerp, Corey Zwegers, Stephen Robertson, Takayuki Goto, Yuichi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10967840Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of controlling braking of an electric vehicle in which friction braking force generated by a friction braking unit is applied to front wheels and regenerative braking force generated by a motor is applied to rear wheels includes: determining driver's request braking force by a controller based on a driver's braking-input value; detecting driving information and state information of the vehicle by a detection unit; and determining a braking mode of the vehicle that satisfies the driver's request braking force by the controller based on the detected information and information of running state of the vehicle obtained from the detected information. In addition, the present disclosure provides a system of controlling braking of an electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Corporation, KIA Motors CorporationInventors: Ji Won Oh, Jeong Soo Eo, Young Joon Chang
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Patent number: 10967841Abstract: A brake fluid pressure control system for a vehicle is provided with: a master cylinder activated by the operation of a brake pedal; a motor cylinder device that generates brake hydraulic pressure in response to an operation amount of the brake pedal; first brake fluid flow lines that allow the master cylinder to communicate with wheel cylinders; two-position three-way valves arranged at connection points between the first brake fluid lines and second brake fluid lines. The two-position three-way valves switch between a state in which the master cylinder communicates with the wheel cylinder and a state in which the motor cylinder device communicates with the wheel cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Autoliv Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Komaba, Hiroaki Tokoi, Kouji Sakai
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Patent number: 10967842Abstract: The invention has a purpose of obtaining a brake hydraulic pressure controller having improved vibration resistance and a motorcycle brake system including such a brake hydraulic pressure controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Takashi Ogawa, Kosaku Sagayama
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Patent number: 10967843Abstract: A control valve for applying a spring-loaded brake pressure to spring-loaded parts of a rear-axle wheel brake is pneumatically activated as a function of a parking-brake braking demand and a service-brake braking demand. A first control chamber is connected via a first control piston to a control arrangement in the control valve. During an adjustment of the first control chamber via the service-brake control pressure, the spring-loaded brake pressure at the working output is a function of the service-brake control pressure or of the parking-brake control pressure. The first control piston is connected to a third control chamber, wherein the pressure in the first control chamber acts on the first control piston in one direction, and the pressure in the third control chamber acts on the first control piston in the opposite direction. The first control chamber is selectively connectable to the third control chamber via a switchable bypass valve.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: WABCO Europe BVBAInventors: Ulrich Couppee, Thomas Müller, Karl-Heinz Riediger-Janisch
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Patent number: 10967844Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (10) for at least one electromechanical brake booster of a brake system of a vehicle having an electronics device (32) that is designed to compare a provided sensor signal (38) relating to a differential path (d) between a valve body (12), displaced by a controlled motor, of the electromechanical brake booster and an input rod (14) of the brake system with a specified normal value range, such that, if the sensor signal (38) relating to the differential path (d) lies outside the specified normal value range, the electronics device (32) is in addition designed to define a maximum limit value for a target quantity relating to a target motor torque to be carried out by the motor, at least taking into account the sensor signal (38), in such a way that, at least during a specified time interval after the defining of the maximum limit value, at most an actual motor torque corresponding to the defined maximum limit value can be carried out by the controlled motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Vairavan Arunachalam, Manfred Gerdes, Markus Weigel
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Patent number: 10967845Abstract: A vehicle drive-force transmitting apparatus including: a drive gear; a fluid pump that is to driven by rotation of the drive gear; and a casing that stores therein the drive gear and the fluid pump. The fluid pump includes: a pump body; a pump cover; a rotor; a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear; and a pump shaft on which the rotor and the driven gear are mounted. The pump shaft is rotatably supported at its supported portion by the pump body and/or the pump cover. The driven gear is mounted on a free end portion of the pump shaft. An outer peripheral portion of the pump body or an outer peripheral portion of the pump cover is supported by the casing, such that the other portion of the pump body and the other portion of the pump cover are spaced apart from the casing.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki Iwakura, Hiroaki Kiyokami
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Patent number: 10967846Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a speed control system (10, 12) for a vehicle (100), comprising: torque control means (12) for automatically causing application of positive and negative torque, as required, to one or more wheels (111, 112, 114, 115) of a vehicle (100) to cause a vehicle (100) to travel in accordance with a target speed value; path prediction means (10) for predicting a path PP of the vehicle (100) in a direction of travel; detection means (10) for detecting one or more objects (195) ahead of the vehicle (100); determining means (10) to determine whether one or more objects (195) detected by the detection means (10) lie outside the predicted path (PP); and control means (12) configured to, if said one or more detected objects (195) are determined to lie outside the predicted path (PP), automatically temporarily reduce the vehicle speed in dependence at least in part on a distance of the one or more detected objects (195) from the predicted path (PP).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITEDInventors: Arun Raveendran, Andrew Fairgrieve
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Patent number: 10967847Abstract: A method for controlling revolutions per minute (RPM) flare, in which an RPM of a transmission increases due to clutch slip, for a hybrid vehicle can include: determining whether gear-shifting is performed in a transmission of the hybrid vehicle; detecting whether RPM flare of the transmission occurs when it is determined that the gear-shifting is performed; and controlling a torque of a motor of the hybrid vehicle so as to reduce the RPM flare of the transmission by reducing the torque of the motor when the RPM flare of the transmission is detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Won Woo Seo, Young Kwan Ko, Hoon Han, Jae Young Choi
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Patent number: 10967848Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for operating a driveline of a hybrid vehicle powertrain, where the driveline includes an electric machine downstream of a dual clutch transmission, which is downstream of an engine. In one example, a method comprises communicating from a transmission, a torque to accelerate transmission components from a first speed to a second speed with first and second clutches of a dual transmission open, the communicating performed while an electric machine coupled to the dual clutch transmission at a location downstream of the dual clutch transmission is providing torque to propel a vehicle. In this way, wheel speed may remain substantially constant while the transmission is shifted and the engine is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Kevin Ray Ruybal, Jason Meyer