Inventor

Takayuki Yanagishima

36Patents
22h-index
22Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 19, 1975 → May 12, 1995

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4565997A Warning device for a vehicle Physics 204 Expired
US4555694A Display device for a vehicle Physics 156 Expired
US5127708A Seat with fatigue lessening device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US5129704A Automatic adjustable seat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US4866776A Audio speaker system for automotive vehicle Electricity 83 Expired
US4514599A Speaker for automotive vehicle audio system having a vehicle panel serving as sound-amplifying medium Electricity 61 Expired
US4564833A Dozing warning system for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US4594583A Method and system for detection of driver drowsiness by an abrupt steering change following no steering movement Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US5801667A Vehicle display which reduces driver's recognition time of alarm display Electricity 38 Expired
US4551849A Vehicle panel speaker for automotive audio system utilizing part of a vehicle panel as a sound-producing medium Electricity 34 Expired
US4604611A System and method for detecting driver drowsiness including detection of steering rotation and reversal Physics 33 Expired
US4463347A Drowsiness alarm system for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US4007357A Circuit for detecting relative angular displacement of a steering wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4017843A Vehicle driver alertness apparatus monitoring steering wheel oscillations Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US4611199A Alarm system and method for sensing a stand-by state in a driver drowsiness detection system Physics 29 Expired
US4348663A Safety assurance system for road vehicles Physics 28 Expired
US4031527A Electronic alerting system for a vehicle driver Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US3980999A Arrangement for detecting relative angular movement of a steering wheel Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4119172A Steering force control system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US4496938A Drowsiness alarm system for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US4550428A Driver unit for automotive audio speaker Electricity 22 Expired
US4005398A Method of determining the driver's sufficient alertness to drive a motor vehicle safely Human Necessities 22 Expired
US4922426A Control system for vehicle equipment Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4104621A Steering-wheel reversal driver alertness monitor Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4450438A Drowsiness alarm system for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.