Setsuo Tokoro
45Patents
19h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 12, 1983 → Dec 9, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4720793A | Method and apparatus for controlling drive force of a vehicle equipped with continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 56 | Expired |
| US7570198B2 | Obstacle recognition system and obstacle recognition method | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US5670963A | Radar apparatus of automotive vehicle for producing accurate beam axis correction value | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US4893526A | Continuous variable transmission control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US7417580B2 | Object detection system and object detection method | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US6573859B2 | Radar apparatus | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6246365A | Radar apparatus | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5021958A | Device and method for determining target value of controllable variable associated with vehicle running state | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US7358889B2 | Object detection system and method of detecting object | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US4562818A | Method and apparatus for controlling the air-fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 26 | Expired |
| US5101350A | Control method and apparatus for shifting automatic transmission from one position to another | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4945483A | Drive control device for vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US7777669B2 | Object detection device | Physics | 25 | Active |
| US4631043A | Hydraulic control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US7825849B2 | Object detecting apparatus and method for detecting an object | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US4691286A | Method and apparatus for detecting combustion variations in internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US4942950A | Method and apparatus for controlling an electromagnetic clutch for use on a vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US4619629A | Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US4715258A | Power transmission for use in automobiles having continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US4673378A | Hydraulic control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US4803628A | Method and apparatus for controlling electro-magnetic particle clutch | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5124916A | Apparatus for controlling vehicle automatic transmission according to fuzzy set theory | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4601680A | Control apparatus for use of a continuously variable transmission | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4743223A | Speed ratio control system for a continuously variable transmission for vehicle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US4718306A | Power transmission for use in automobiles continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.