Conductor forming apparatus and conductor forming method
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12255506
A conductor forming apparatus that forms a wave winding coil group by folding a conductor, in which the conductor forming apparatus includes: a folding jig that is arranged on an inside of a folding direction of the conductor, the folding jig including a support plate with a tip serving as a starting point for folding the conductor, and a plurality of guide protrusions arranged on a side of the tip of the support plate so as to hold the conductor before folding from both sides in a width…
Method of manufacturing solid electrolyte sheet, and solid electrolyte sheet
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12255283
Provided is a method of manufacturing a solid electrolyte sheet, and a solid electrolyte sheet that can improve battery output performance, and can suppress interfacial peeling and short-circuiting between the solid electrolyte layer and the electrode layer. A method of manufacturing a solid electrolyte sheet includes: a first step of a base with coating slurry containing a solid electrolyte; a second step of drying the slurry on the base to form a solid electrolyte layer; a third step…
Active noise reduction system, active noise reduction method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12254861
An active noise reduction system includes a canceling sound output device configured to output a canceling sound, a plurality of noise microphones configured to generate a plurality of noise signals based on a noise, and a controller configured to control the canceling sound output device based on the plurality of noise signals, wherein the controller is configured to acquire the plurality of noise signals output from the plurality of noise microphones, select a reference signal and an…
Control device, control method, and computer-readable recording medium
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12254703
A control device includes circuitry configured to: obtain an external environment recognition image representing a recognition result of a surrounding area of a moving body; obtain obstacle information representing a detection result of an obstacle in the surrounding area of the moving body; and display the obstacle information on a display device in a superimposed manner on the external environment recognition image. The obstacle information indicates a region in which the obstacle is…
Driver assistance system and vehicle including the driver assistance system based on determining a perceived situation from multiple possible situations
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12252119
A computer-implemented method comprises sensing an environment of the ego-agent that includes at least one other agent. The method predicts possible behaviors of the at least one other agent based on the sensed environment, and plans trajectories of the ego-agent for each possible behavior of the at least one other agent to generate a set of planned trajectories. The method proceeds with determining an actual trajectory of the ego-agent, and comparing the determined actual trajectory of…
Vehicle horn configuration structure
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12252086
The vehicle horn configuration structure includes: a bumper beam arranged at a front of a vehicle and extending in a vehicle left-right direction; a bumper cover arranged at a position forward of the bumper beam in a vehicle front-rear direction; a horn component arranged at a position rearward of the bumper beam in the vehicle front-rear direction, and arranged at a position so that a sound-emitting part faces downward in a vehicle up-down direction and is located above a lower end of…
Electric scooter mounted on motorcycle
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12252055
A motorcycle may include a step operating mechanism including a base member, a pivot member, a pivot shaft, and a locking mechanism. The base member may be supported by a first portion of a frame member. The pivot member may extend from the base member in a motorcycle width direction. The pivot member may pivot along a straight line orthogonal to the pivot shaft and may be configured to be received by a docking cavity of an associated electric scooter. The locking mechanism of the step…
Vehicle temperature control system
Granted: March 18, 2025
Patent Number:
12252003
A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a flow rate control valve based on a temperature of the first temperature control medium and a temperature of the second temperature control medium. In a case where…
Communication device, vehicle, computer-readable storage medium, and communication method
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12249240
A communication device includes a target locating unit configured to locate a position of a target having a risk of approaching a moving body. The communication device includes a transmission unit configured to transmit request information including positional information of an external terminal, for which the positional information is requested, based on the position of the target located by the target locating unit. The communication device includes a reception unit configured to…
Rotor, rotary machine, and method for manufacturing rotor
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12249872
A first layer, a second layer, and a third layer of a sleeve of a rotor are integrated side by side in this order from the radial center of the sleeve toward the outside. The first layer includes a first fiber-reinforced resin including a first carbon fiber extending in a direction inclined with respect to both the axis of the rotor shaft and a circumferential direction of the sleeve. The second layer includes a second fiber-reinforced resin including a second carbon fiber extending…
Automobile or replica
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
D1066121
Method and system for measuring steering angle error of vehicle
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12249196
The disclosure provides a method and system for measuring steering angle error of a vehicle. The method includes the following steps: a rotating step is performed first, and the rotating step is to continuously rotate the steering wheel left and right between a left position relative to the center and a right position relative to the center when the vehicle is driving. A time-series change of the steering angle of the vehicle and a time-series change of a turning radius of the vehicle in…
Electrochemical cell, cell operation system and cell operation method
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12247308
An anode current collector of an electrochemical cell includes an inner portion in which a first hole is formed, and an outer portion located outside the inner portion and in which a second hole is formed. The first hole has a cross-sectional area that increases toward a supply flow path, and the second hole has a cross-sectional area that increases toward an electrolyte membrane.
Biological state guidance device, biological state guidance method, and storage medium
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246743
A biological state guidance device includes a biological state estimation unit configured to estimate a biological state of a driver, a target value decision unit configured to decide on a target value of the biological state, an audio stimulus generation unit configured to generate an audio stimulus for guidance so that the biological state is close to a target value, a fellow passenger information acquisition unit configured to acquire fellow passenger information, a target state…
Adaptive driving style
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246739
According to one aspect, an adaptive driving style system may include a set of two or more sensors, a memory, and a processor. The set of two or more sensors may receive two or more sensor signals. The memory may store one or more instructions. The processor may execute one or more of the instructions stored on the memory to perform one or more acts, actions, or steps, including training a trust model using two or more of the sensor signals as input, training a preference model using the…
Path generation apparatus and path generation method
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246710
Path generation apparatus configured to generate target travel path of own vehicle traveling in travel lane, includes: external sensor mounted on own vehicle and configured to detect external situation centered on advancing direction of own vehicle; vehicle speed sensor configured to detect travel speed of own vehicle; and electronic control unit including processor and memory coupled to processor. Electronic control unit is configured to perform: setting target passing point on travel…
Vehicle body structure
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246652
A vehicle body structure includes a garnish provided on an outer side of a vehicle, an adapter joined to the garnish, a radar device supported by the adapter, and a cover joined to the garnish and covering the radar device. The garnish includes a mounting hole, a first annular rib extending to surround the mounting hole, and an annular surface defined by an edge part of the mounting hole and the first annular rib. The adapter is joined to a back side of the garnish in a position…
Light distribution control device, light distribution control method, and storage medium
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246638
A light distribution control device including: an acquirer acquiring information representing a running status of an assistance operation performed for driving assistance from a driving assistance device performing driving assistance of a subject vehicle based on a recognition result of objects disposed in front of the subject vehicle recognized based on detection results acquired by a plurality of sensors including an optical sensor; and a light distribution controller performing light…
Heating control method for vehicle
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
12246580
A vehicle has a battery and an air conditioner heating a vehicle compartment. The vehicle travels by electric power of the battery. An operation mode in which heating of the vehicle compartment is performed includes an outside-air-heat absorption mode in which the vehicle compartment is heated by absorbing heat from outside air without absorbing heat from the battery, and a battery-heat absorption mode in which the vehicle compartment is heated by absorbing heat from at least the…
Outboard motor for a vessel
Granted: March 11, 2025
Patent Number:
D1066210
