Vehicle defogging systems
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964633
In one embodiment, a vehicle defogging system may include a side mirror defogger, one or more other vehicle defoggers, one or more sensors, and a control unit. The side mirror defogger is independently controllable from the one or more other vehicle defoggers. The one or more sensors are configured to output a signal indicative a substance on a side mirror of a vehicle. The control unit is configured to detect the substance on the side mirror based on the signal of the one or more…
Neural architecture search for fusing multiple networks into one
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11967141
One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods that use neural architecture fusion to learn how to combine multiple separate pre-trained networks by fusing their architectures into a single network for better computational efficiency and higher accuracy. For example, a computer implemented method of the disclosure includes obtaining multiple trained networks. Each of the trained networks may be associated with a respective task and has a respective…
Information processing system for scheduling, dispatch, and return of rental articles
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11966968
A server according to the present disclosure determines a vehicle dispatch schedule of a vehicle for delivery of a rental article to a user and/or for collection of a rental article rented out to a user from the user. The server includes a communication interface for acquiring, from a terminal apparatus used by the user, first information regarding the rental article, and at least one of second information regarding a rental date/time and a rental location and third information regarding…
Power supply facility and server
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11966862
A charging stand is a power supply facility that is able to be housed underground. The charging stand includes a light emitting device and a control device. The light emitting device is configured to emit light to a space above the ground. The control device is configured to control the light emitting device. A first light emission mode of the light emitting device for when the charging stand is available and a second light emission mode of the light emitting device for when the charging…
Soft actuators with twisted coiled polymer actuators
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11965491
A soft actuator includes an origami structure with an inflatable hollow body formed from at least one of Dyneema fabric or Kevlar fabric, and a plurality of TCPAs formed from at least one of polyethylene terephthalate, spandex, and nylon. The soft actuator also includes a plurality of heating wires disposed on the plurality of TCPAs and a controller configured to selectively heat the plurality of heating wires such that the plurality of TCPAs are selectively actuated by being heated by…
Catalyst device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11965448
A catalyst device includes a catalyst, a heating element, and a case. A direction in which exhaust gas flows through an exhaust passage is defined as a gas discharging direction. The case includes an end portion on an upstream side in the gas discharging direction. The heating element includes an end on an upstream side in the gas discharging direction. The end portion of the case is an insulating portion that insulates electricity and protrudes toward an upstream side of the end of the…
Sound mitigation for a duct
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11965442
A duct includes a duct body defining an inlet, an outlet, and a channel connecting the inlet and the outlet. The duct body also defines an upstream resonator. The upstream resonator includes an upstream annular cavity external to the channel and an annular perforated plate coplanar with the upstream annular cavity. The duct body further defines a downstream resonator. The downstream resonator includes a downstream annular cavity external to the channel and an annular neck coplanar with…
Anti-pinching window
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11965374
A window can be used to detect objects located within an opening. A structure can define the opening. The window can be operatively positioned within the opening. The window can be movable to selectively open and close the opening. The window can include an optical grating operatively positioned near a closing edge of the window. A light source configured to emit light toward the optical grating. A detector operatively positioned to acquire spectroscopic data of the light emitted from…
Steering control device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964709
A steering control device controls a reaction motor that generates a steering reaction force applied to a steering wheel of which power transmission to and from turning wheels is cut off. the steering control device includes: a first processor configured to change a virtual operation range of the steering wheel according to a steering state or a vehicle state by controlling the reaction motor; and a second processor configured to change a degree of change of the virtual operation range…
Driving assistance system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964653
A driving assistance system includes a processor and a memory that stores surroundings information indicating the surroundings of a vehicle detected by sensors mounted on the vehicle. The processor is configured to acquire the position of a target in front of the vehicle and the position of the boundary of a roadway area in front of the vehicle based on the surroundings information. The processor is configured to determine whether the target is in the roadway area based on the position…
Methanation catalyst processing method, methane producing method, and methanation catalyst
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964265
Provided is a methanation catalyst processing method capable of suppressing degradation of a catalyst performance. A methanation catalyst processing method of the present disclosure includes oxidizing nickel through a heat treatment of a methanation catalyst by supplying an oxygen gas containing oxygen to a reactor, the reactor housing the methanation catalyst containing the nickel as a catalyst component. In the oxidizing, the oxygen gas is supplied to the reactor such that the oxygen…
Changing headlight properties to recommend vehicle speed
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964610
Systems and methods are provided for adjusting headlight properties according to the speed of the vehicle. In particular, some embodiments aim to optimize a vehicle's lighting in suboptimal conditions. Using the data processed by the ADAS, the system is able to optimize the vehicle's lighting by taking into account various factors beyond the current speed limit on the road.
Vehicle seat and vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964596
Provided is a vehicle seat including: a seat cushion supported by a support member so as to be rotatable around an axial direction along the seat up-down direction; a seatback configured such that the angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion is adjustable by unlocking and locking of an angle adjustment mechanism, the seatback being biased to be tilted forward in the seat front-rear direction when the angle adjustment mechanism is unlocked; an operated member configured to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964590
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Vehicle cooling structure
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964588
A battery provided in a vehicle and configured to supply electric power is cooled down by coolant the heat of which is exchanged with the heat of external air by a radiator. The radiator is provided near the battery and performs heat-exchange between the coolant and the external air taken in through introduction holes provided on a bottom face of the vehicle. Thus, even in a case where the radiator is provided in a vehicle floor portion so that the battery is upsized, it is possible to…
Heating apparatus for vehicle, method of controlling heating apparatus for vehicle, and storage medium
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964540
A heating apparatus for a vehicle includes an air heating unit configured to heat air conditioning air to be sent into a vehicle cabin, a contact heating unit configured to heat a member that is in contact with a body of an occupant in the vehicle cabin, and an electronic control unit. A heat source of the air heating unit and a heat source of the contact heating unit each are supplied with an electric power from one or more batteries. The electronic control unit is configured to…
Vehicle air conditioning device
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964537
Disclosed is a vehicle air conditioning device including a heat pump cycle configured to compress and expand a refrigerant; a heater core; a high pressure side pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure on the high pressure side of the heat pump cycle; and a heater core inlet water temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of cooling water at an inlet of the heater core as a heater core inlet water temperature. The heat pump cycle includes a compressor; a condenser; a…
Control apparatus for vehicle, control method for, and control system for vehicle
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964534
A control apparatus for a vehicle disclosed herein is applied to a vehicle configured to perform pre-air conditioning of the interior of the vehicle by starting an internal combustion engine according to a remote control signal sent from a remote controller. When starting pre-air conditioning according to the remote control signal, the control apparatus sets the control mode of the vehicle to a drive-disabling mode, which is a control mode that disables an operation for driving the…
Stabilizer system
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964527
A vehicle stabilizer system, including: a stabilizer device and a switching mechanism to switch a roll suppressing function by a stabilizer bar between an effective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered effective and an ineffective state in which the roll suppressing function is rendered ineffective; and a controller configured to determine whether a lateral acceleration of a vehicle body is greater than a threshold lateral acceleration and control the switching…
Robot control system, robot control method, and control program
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964402
In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased.
