Structure for supporting sun roof deflector
US-9186971-B1 · Nov 17, 2015 · US
Vehicle control apparatus
US8977435B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977435-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113988872-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Priority date | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
How to read this patent
A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.
- Title
What the patent document calls the invention.
- Abstract
A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.
- Assignees and inventors
Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.
- Key dates
Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.
- First independent claim
The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.
- CPC / IPC classifications
Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.
- Citations and related patents
Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.
Abstract
Official abstract text for this publication.
A determination processing ECU of a vehicle control apparatus which stops a vehicle regardless of whether a driver operates a brake pedal operation stops the vehicle while changing the steering angle of the vehicle based on an environment surrounding a vehicle stop position.
First claim
Opening claim text (preview).
The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a driver condition detecting unit that detects a condition of a driver; a stop switch that is operated by the driver; and an emergency stop unit that stops a vehicle, regardless of whether the driver operates a brake pedal, wherein, when the driver condition detecting unit detects that the condition of the driver is worsened, the emergency stop unit stops the vehicle while changing a steering angle of the v…
Assignees
Inventors
Classifications
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Patent family
Related publications grouped by family.
External sources
Next steps
Free tools are coming soon. Tell us what you want to track and we'll notify you.
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What does patent US8977435B2 cover?
- A determination processing ECU of a vehicle control apparatus which stops a vehicle regardless of whether a driver operates a brake pedal operation stops the vehicle while changing the steering angle of the vehicle based on an environment surrounding a vehicle stop position.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kobana Masumi, Sasaki Kazuya, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60J7/22. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).