Taketoshi Kawabe
32Patents
19h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 7, 1986 → Oct 12, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6931316B2 | Toroidal continuously variable transmission control apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 184 | Expired |
| US7085633B2 | System and method for improving vehicle operator driving assistance of automotive vehicle | Physics | 178 | Expired |
| US6278915A | Driving force control system for automotive vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 152 | Expired |
| US7418372B2 | Model predictive control apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 125 | Active |
| US4679808A | Vehicle motion estimating system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 114 | Expired |
| US5777451A | Vehicle longitudinal spacing controller | Physics | 94 | Expired |
| US6859709B2 | Enhanced ratio control to establish CVT ratio with excellent precision | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 89 | Expired |
| US4872116A | Vehicle motion estimating system of hybrid type | Performing Operations; Transporting | 88 | Expired |
| US6839617B2 | Extension of operating range of feedback in CVT ratio control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 83 | Expired |
| US6873911B2 | Method and system for vehicle operator assistance improvement | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US4840389A | Vehicle steer angle control system based on mathematical model | Performing Operations; Transporting | 56 | Expired |
| US4830127A | System and method for controlling a steering reaction force imposed on a steering wheel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 47 | Expired |
| US7610121B2 | Vehicle operation support apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Active |
| US6909953B2 | Shift control of continuously-variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US4706979A | Steering control system for wheeled vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US7164247B2 | Motor torque control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6597981B2 | Apparatus and method for controlling vehicular velocity of host vehicle to follow preceding vehicle running ahead of host vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US6658338B2 | Enhanced ratio control in a toroidal drive | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US8219298B2 | Lane change assist system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Active |
| US7101308B2 | Control apparatus and method for hybrid vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6351700B1 | Speed change controller and control method of infinite speed ratio continuously variable transmission | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US6427971B1 | System for controlling electromagnetically actuated valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6192307A | Braking force control system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US5961565A | Wheel drive torque controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6554248B2 | Apparatus for estimating valve-clearance of an electro-magnetically operated valve and valve-operation controller for the electro-magnetically operated valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.