Toyota Patent Applications

ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250145032
ECU performs a process including: a step of determining whether or not the current value of the value indicating the state of the lid is a value indicating the open state; a step of determining whether or not the previous value of the value indicating the state of the lid is a value indicating the closed state; a step of performing an offset learning process if the current value is a value indicating the closed state; and a step of using the current value as the value of the previous…

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250150411
An information communication system including a control unit configured to execute: receiving a first message requesting the number of objects that satisfy a designated condition including area information; and transmitting a second message including the number of objects satisfying the designated condition in response to the receiving of the first message.

ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY STACK

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250149594
The invention provides an all-solid-state battery stack with high voltage. The all-solid-state battery stack of the disclosure has a plurality of monopolar battery units stacked together via insulator layers. The monopolar battery unit also has a first current collector layer, a first active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second active material layer, a second current collector layer, a second active material layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a first active material layer…

SOUND CONTROL METHOD, SOUND CONTROL DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250149018
An interior sound to be output from a room speaker of an electric vehicle is generated. An environmental state of the electric vehicle is estimated based on at least one of information on driving environment of the electric vehicle and information on surrounding environment of the electric vehicle. It is determined whether a process condition of the interior sound is satisfied based on the estimated result of the environmental state. When it is determined that the process condition of…

VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250148847
A vehicle control system for providing a remote operation service for remotely operating a device mounted on a vehicle by using a terminal located outside the vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a service control unit that stops the remote operation service when power consumption of the in-vehicle battery exceeds a threshold when power generation cannot be performed, and the terminal includes a display control unit that displays, on a display screen, a reason why the remote operation…

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250148549
The information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires attachment information regarding whether or not a communication device used for remote control is attached to a mobile body operable by remote control, a process that outputs an instruction to attach the temporary communication device to the mobile body when it is determined that the permanent communication device is not attached to the mobile body by using the attachment information, and an instruction unit…

DETERMINING GENERALIZATION OF BEHAVIOR-CLONED POLICIES

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250148361
Systems and methods are provided for assessing generalizations of machine learning models implemented in new environments, such as those not included in training data used to train the machine learning models. Examples include, after training the machine learning model on a set of training data, implementing the trained machine learning model a number of times in a new environment. For each implementation of the trained machine learning model in the new environment, a performance metric…

VEHICLE FRONT PART STRUCTURE

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250145224
A vehicle front part structure includes: a framework member having a closed section and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction at a front part of a vehicle; a reinforcing member extending in the vehicle front-rear direction within the closed section of the framework member, the reinforcing member including both ends in the vehicle front-rear direction that are attached to a wall portion of the framework member on a first side in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the vehicle…

DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250145152
A driving assistance ECU (10) of a driving assistance apparatus performs a first assistance control which is a standard driving assistance control based on electronic data stored in a memory before factory shipment of a host vehicle, when the host vehicle is located in a normal region other than a specific region. The driving assistance ECU performs, in place of the first assistance control, a second assistance control which is a driving assistance control for the specific region using…

HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250145145
A control apparatus of a hybrid electric vehicle sets ON a motor traveling history when a place within a predetermined distance range from a motor traveling spot is reached and traveling is started by a motor traveling mode, and performs control such that traveling is performed by the motor traveling mode when a motor traveling history is ON when a system is activated.

Actuation Devices Including Fast and Slow Actuators and Methods for Forming the Same

Granted: May 8, 2025
Application Number: 20250144790
Actuation devices and methods for using same are disclosed. The actuation device includes a first actuation layer including a plurality of first actuators operable within a first frequency range, and a second actuation layer provided on the first actuation layer, the second actuation layer including a plurality of second actuators operable within a second frequency range different from the first frequency range.

SEAT CUSHION

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250134262
A seat cushion includes a seat pad and a panel frame having a planar shape and configured to support the seat pad from a pad back side. The seat pad includes a pair of ischium supporting portions configured to support right and left ischia of a seated occupant, and a pair of recessed pad back recesses formed on pad back surfaces of the pair of ischium supporting portions. The panel frame includes a pair of release portions that are recessed toward a frame back side or form through holes…

POSITIONING AND TRACKING USING LOW-EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITES

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250142513
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using non-terrestrial network (NTN) nodes, such as low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, to provide location services. In one embodiment, a method includes establishing a communication link from a device to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) node. The method includes acquiring environmental characteristics associated with the device and the NTN node. The method includes determining whether a signal from the NTN node is a…

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250141536
A communication device includes an NTN communication unit configured to connect to a non-terrestrial network, a sensor unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: acquire, via the sensor unit, presence information regarding a range of presence of an obstruction in space including an outgoing or incoming direction of radio waves during communication via the NTN communication unit; and performs a process based on a line of sight in which the radio waves are transmittable…

POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250141237
The management server executes processing including a step of determining whether to acquire the second data from EVSE, a step of determining whether to acquire the first data from DCM when it is determined to acquire the second data from EVSE, a step of calculating an offset quantity when it is determined to acquire the first data from DCM, a step of executing a synchronization processing, and a step of executing power control.

BATTERY

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250140994
The battery includes an electrode body and a laminate outer encasement covering the electrode body, wherein the battery is disposed on an outer side of the laminate outer encasement, covers an entire surface of the laminate outer encasement, and includes a resin member including a polyurea resin, and the average thickness of the resin member is larger than 0.5 mm and smaller than 1.5 mm.

CHARGE DISCHARGE DEVICE

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250135892
A charge discharge device includes: a bidirectional charger for converting a power from an external power supply into DC power, and converting DC power of the battery into AC power; and a controller for controlling the bidirectional charger. Further, the bidirectional charger includes an AC/DC converter, a DC/DC converter, an output terminal electrically connected to a power line, and a switch provided between the power line and the output terminal, the output terminal is electrically…

COMPONENT OF SUSPENSION STRUCTURE

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250135819
Provided is a component of a suspension structure, which can achieve weight reduction while ensuring rigidity. As the component of the suspension structure for a vehicle, a lower arm includes a body made of metal. A reinforcing member that increases a rigidity of the body is securely attached along an edge of the body. The reinforcing member is made of a resin material or a rubber material.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE FRAME WITH AN INTEGRATED FLAT TOW ADAPTER

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250135812
A vehicle configured to be flat towed. The vehicle includes a body structure including a front side member support having an end portion and a bumper beam mounted to the end portion. The body structure further includes a front side member plate mounted to the end portion of the front side member support. A towing bracket can be mounted to the vehicle via the front side member plate. A nut fastener can be mounted to the front side member plate whereby a towing bracket adapter is…

SEAT COVER FIXING STRUCTURE

Granted: May 1, 2025
Application Number: 20250134277
There is provided a seat cover fixing structure for fixing a cover end of a seat cover to a pad back surface of a seat pad. The seat cover fixing structure includes: a planar cover side surface member that forms a retracting portion to be retracted along the pad back surface of the cover end; and a planar pad side surface member including a sewn portion that is to be sewn to a back surface member integrally molded along the pad back surface of the seat pad to form a free end portion that…