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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Takashi Tsuji, Mie, JP;
Naoya Azuma, Mie, JP;
Yasushi Nagano, Mie, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/521 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/931 (2013.01); G01S 7/521 (2013.01); G01S 2015/938 (2013.01); B60R 19/483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An obstacle detection system includes ultrasonic sensors and a controller. The ultrasonic sensors include first and second ultrasonic sensors. Each of them is located at either side of a vehicle bumper so that its own beam axis has an angle deflected in a horizontal direction from a surface-normal direction of the bumper and is directed towards an intermediate portion of the bumper.