Lithium metal nitrides as lithium super-ionic conductors
Granted: April 15, 2025
Patent Number:
12278332
Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of lithium metal nitride based compounds are provided which contain an anionic framework capable of conducting lithium ions. Materials of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes are provided. Electrodes containing the lithium metal nitride based composites are also provided.
Control device
Granted: April 15, 2025
Patent Number:
12275424
A control device includes: a controller controlling a first vehicle, the controller being configured to estimate a degree of concentration of a driver in the first vehicle during traveling of the first vehicle based on a first distance between the first vehicle and a second vehicle traveling in front of the first vehicle, a second distance between the first vehicle and a third vehicle traveling behind the first vehicle, and a relationship between a vehicle speed of the first vehicle and…
Control apparatus for vehicle
Granted: April 15, 2025
Patent Number:
12275391
A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes an engine, an electric motor and a clutch provided between the engine and the electric motor. An engine-start delay control is executed in a case in which a requested drive amount is realized by only a torque of the electric motor and a first starting manner is being selected as an engine starting manner. Then, in a case in which a predetermined time elapses from initiation of the engine-start delay control, the engine-start delay control…
Vehicle notification device, vehicle notification system, and vehicle notification method
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269499
A vehicle notification device includes: a mode setting unit that sets a mode of a vehicle to either a first mode and a second mode based on mode setting information; an acquisition unit that acquires a driving diagnosis result; a classification unit that classifies the driving diagnosis result into a first diagnosis result or a second diagnosis result based on content of the driving diagnosis result; and a notification device that notifies a target occupant of the vehicle of information…
Optical scanner having optical phased array, and computer program product for controlling optical phased array
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12271095
An optical scanner includes a substrate, an optical phased array, a shape sensor, a deviation calculation unit, and a control unit. The optical phased array includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements. The deviation calculation unit calculates an amount of positional deviation of each antenna element based on an amount of deformation of the substrate detected by the shape sensor, and calculates an amount of phase deviation of light emitted from each antenna element.…
Apparatus, method, and computer program for generating lane network
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12270678
An apparatus for generating a lane network includes a processor configured to calculate, for each of individual points in a predetermined region connecting an entry lane and an exit lane, a probability distribution indicating a probability that the point lies on a standard trajectory, based on trajectories of one or more vehicles that traveled through the region, generate two virtual borders each connecting the positions of respective edges of the entry lane and the exit lane, set, of…
Electric compressor
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12270390
An electric compressor includes: a compression mechanism; a motor mechanism; an inverter; a housing accommodating the compression mechanism, the motor mechanism, and the inverter; and a power supplier. The power supplier includes a connector and a cable extending toward an outside of the housing. The connector includes a first protrusion extending toward the outside of the housing. The first protrusion includes an end surface that has an insertion hole into which the cable is inserted,…
Shape memory material member-based actuator
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12270386
An actuator can include one or more shape memory material members. When an activation input is provided to the one or more shape memory material members, the one or more shape memory material members contract, which causes the actuator to morph into an activated configuration. A height of the actuator increases in the activated configuration. The actuator can include a first outer body member and a second outer body member. The first outer body member can include a first portion and a…
Exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12270327
An exhaust gas purification catalyst apparatus has a honeycomb base material and a catalyst noble metal supported by the honeycomb base material, wherein: the honeycomb base material contains ceria-zirconia composite oxide particles as one of the constituent materials, is of a wall flow type, and includes inlet-side cells and outlet-side cells demarcated by porous partition walls; the catalyst noble metal is supported in inlet-side support regions and outlet-side support regions; each of…
Inertial sensor and method for manufacturing the same
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269733
A micro vibration body includes a curved surface portion, which has an annular curved surface, and a recessed portion, which is recessed from the curved surface portion. A mounting substrate includes an inner frame portion and electrode portions, which surround an inner frame portion. A joining member is provided in an inner region of the mounting substrate surrounded by the inner frame portion. The recessed portion of the micro vibration body has a bottom surface defining a mounted…
Seat back
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269385
A seat back includes a back board serving as a decorative plate on a rear side of the seat back, a back frame that is configured to support a seated person, a back pad that is disposed at a front side the back frame, is configured to supports the seated person, and has elasticity, an intermediate board that is interposed between a peripheral edge of the back pad and a peripheral edge of the back board, and a back cover that is disposed over the back pad and the intermediate board.
Wheel load estimation device
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269487
A wheel load estimation device includes an obtaining unit obtaining angular velocities and angular accelerations of a rigid body including an element, accelerations of the rigid body in a front-rear direction and in a lateral direction, a weight of the element, and a position including a height of the element. The element fluctuates a center of gravity of the rigid body. A center-of-gravity inertia value calculation unit calculates information relevant to the center of gravity of the…
Automated driving method, automated driving system, and storage medium
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269474
An indication of an intention of making a lane change to an adjacent lane that is issued from a preceding vehicle that travels in the same lane as an own vehicle is sensed while causing the own vehicle to travel while following the preceding vehicle. When the indication of the intention of making the lane change is sensed, deviation of the preceding vehicle toward the adjacent lane from an occupied region that is occupied by the own vehicle in traveling in the lane is sensed. Then, when…
Driving assistance device, driving assistance method, and program
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269470
To increase steering angle followability of automatic steering, provided is a driving assistance device for executing collision avoidance control of controlling a steering angle of an own vehicle such that the own vehicle travels along a target trajectory which enables the own vehicle to avoid a collision with an obstacle. The driving assistance device includes: a setting unit configured to set a target steering angle, and to set a target steering torque for matching the steering angle…
Driving assistance apparatus
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269466
A driving assistance apparatus performs a deployment control including at least a control to deploy an air-bag of a vehicle when an collision indicating value satisfies a predetermined collision condition, and performs a brake-and-drive control to make a driving force of the vehicle smaller than a required driving force of a driver of the vehicle or to apply a brake force to the vehicle when the collision indicating value does not satisfy the collision condition and/but satisfies a…
Controller and control method for hybrid electric vehicle
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269460
A controller is employed in a vehicle including an engine, a motor generator, and a hydraulically-driven clutch. The controller includes a CPU that executes: a first starting process that starts, when starting the engine under a condition in which a system shaft torque is less than a shaft torque determination value, combustion in the engine after increasing an engine rotation speed to a motor rotation speed by engaging the clutch; a second starting process that starts, when starting the…
Hybrid electric vehicle
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269459
A hybrid electric vehicle including: (a) an engagement device disposed between an engine and an electric motor; (b) a transmission disposed between the electric motor and drive wheels; (c) an electric storage device configured to supply an electric power to the electric motor; and (d) a control apparatus. When the engine is to be started, the engagement device is engaged to transmit a torque from the electric motor to the engine, for thereby starting the engine. The control apparatus is…
Carwash device, car-washing method, storage medium stored with car-washing program, and car-washing system
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269442
A carwash device receives vehicle attribute information indicating an attribute of a vehicle that is a car-washing target. The carwash device selects a car-washing mode based on the vehicle attribute information, and the carwash device drives a drive section for washing the vehicle such that the vehicle is washed in the selected car-washing mode.
Airbag device and passenger protection device
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269408
An airbag device includes an airbag that is supplied with gas generated by an inflator during a vehicle collision and that inflates and deploys from a rear side of a vehicle seat toward a front side via an upper side. In an inflated and deployed state, the airbag includes a pair of front-rear chambers extending in a seat front-rear direction via left and right sides of a head of a passenger, an airbag body that is in communication with the pair of front-rear chambers and that is disposed…
Vehicle display device and vehicle including vehicle display device
Granted: April 8, 2025
Patent Number:
12269393
A vehicle display device includes a first display unit disposed in front of and above a driver's seat and including a display screen configured to be deployed from an interior member into the vehicle cabin and be withdrawn from the vehicle cabin into an inside of the interior member, a drive unit configured to drive the display screen, and a control unit configured to control the first display unit and the drive unit. The control unit includes a driving status acquisition unit configured…
