Inventor · Novi, MI, US

Yoichi Sugimoto

70Patents
22h-index
63Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 17, 1989 → Mar 18, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6269308A Safety running system for vehicle Physics 290 Expired
US6157294A Vehicle obstacle detecting system Performing Operations; Transporting 243 Expired
US6408247B1 Obstacle detecting system Physics 207 Expired
US6157892A Obstacle avoidance control system for vehicle Physics 69 Expired
US6294987A Vehicle safety running control system Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Expired
US6269307A Travel safety system for vehicle Physics 46 Expired
US6087975A Object detecting system for vehicle Physics 42 Expired
US6061001A Object detecting apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6346064B1 Driving force control unit for vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6317692A Safety running system for vehicle Physics 36 Expired
US6061015A Vehicle obstacle detecting system Physics 35 Expired
US6292753A Braking control system for vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6317693A Safety running system for vehicle Physics 34 Expired
US6272418A Integrated control system of vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US5986601A Object detecting system for vehicle Physics 29 Expired
US5995037A Obstacle detection system for a vehicle Physics 29 Expired
US6259992A Vehicle safety running control system Physics 28 Expired
US7453374B2 Travel safety apparatus for vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Active
US6289281A Integrated control system of vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6021375A Vehicle safety running control system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US7671725B2 Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus, vehicle surroundings monitoring method, and vehicle surroundings monitoring program Physics 23 Active
US5700074A Braking force distribution control system for vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6275772A Vehicle safety running system Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US7885766B2 Subject and oncoming vehicle departure determination and collision avoidance apparatus Physics 20 Active
US7688221B2 Driving support apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active

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