This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha. Active years: 2024.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile
Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2024
Title: Hidetoshi Hinuma and Vehicle Control Innovation.
Introduction
Hidetoshi Hinuma is an inventor associated with Hamamatsu, Japan, and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha. His patent work includes a vehicle control device designed to improve drivability during automated travel control.
Latest Patents
Hinuma is credited with 1 patent. His patent, “Vehicle Control Device,” describes a system that automatically controls a vehicle’s travel by adjusting its drive device according to a target acceleration derived from target and actual vehicle speeds. The invention also coordinates transmission shifting with a target driving force and uses actual acceleration and a threshold value to suppress downshifting when appropriate. This approach aims to improve drivability while travel control is active.
Career Highlights
Hinuma’s listed patent is associated with Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha and focuses on coordinating vehicle-speed control, driving force, and transmission behavior.
Collaborations
Shun Sato and Yuki Kawasaki are identified as Hinuma’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on this invention.
Conclusion
Hidetoshi Hinuma’s patent reflects work on vehicle control technology that balances automated speed regulation with transmission behavior to support smoother driving.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile