Masahiro Harada

This inventor holds 60 USPTO granted patents and 12 EPO patents, primarily in Autonomous Vehicle Control (CPC class B60W). Top assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.. Active years: 1976-2025.

USPTO Granted Patents = 60

% Patents Active = 100.0

EPO Patents = 12 (Patent Applications = 5)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.5

ph-index = 9

Forward Citations = 279(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 260(Dec 10, 2025)

Inventors with similar research interests:

Location History:

Ichinomiya, JA (1976)
Novi, MI (US) (2016 - 2020)
Atsugi, JP (2013 - 2023)
Hadano-shi, JP (2023)
Susono, JP (2011 - 2024)
Hadano, JP (2022 - 2024)

Company Filing History:

50 out of 38,723

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

9 out of 4,348

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

patents

1 out of 3,086

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

patents

4. 1 out of 1,838

Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

patents

5. 1 out of 865

Toyota Research Institute, Inc.

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1976-2025

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Areas of Expertise:

Autonomous Vehicle

Vehicle Control System

Drive Assist Device

Behavior Prediction

Collision Determination

Route Evaluation

Map Information

Trajectory Planning

LIDAR Calibration

Vehicle Traveling Controller

Obstacle Prediction

Operational Modes

60 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12258042 - Vehicle control system and vehicle control device for autonomous vehicle (2025-03-25),

2. 12202515 - Vehicle control system (2025-01-21),

3. 12097736 - Vehicle and vehicle operating method (2024-09-24),

4. 12017682 - Vehicle control system (2024-06-25),

5. 11858500 - Vehicle traveling controller (2024-01-02),

6. 11834068 - Vehicle control system and vehicle control device for autonomous vehicle (2023-12-05),

7. 11796344 - Map information system (2023-10-24),

8. 11753035 - Vehicle control system (2023-09-12),

9. 11724715 - Vehicle control system (2023-08-15),

10. 11708091 - Vehicle traveling control system and vehicle control system (2023-07-25),

11. 11692848 - Map information system (2023-07-04),

12. 11691647 - Vehicle control system (2023-07-04),

13. 11688162 - Drive assist device (2023-06-27),

14. 11680821 - Map information system (2023-06-20),

15. 11680820 - Map information system (2023-06-20),

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