US Patent Issued to ISUZU MOTORS on Oct. 27 for "Vehicle state detection apparatus, vehicle, and vehicle state detection method" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,980, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ISUZU MOTORS Ltd. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Vehicle state detection apparatus, vehicle, and vehicle state detection method" was invented by Ryo Sekiguchi (Fujisawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle state detection apparatus of a hybrid vehicle according to an embodiment includes an internal combustion engine and a first motor configured to generate power with the internal combustion engine, wherein a state of the internal combustion engine is detected based on a power-generation index indicating power being generated by the first motor."

The patent was filed on Nov. 14, 2024, under App...