ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,229, issued on June 30, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Hybrid electric vehicle and control method of the same" was invented by Yuki Yamada (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Execution of control for first spot region of performing traveling by controlling an engine and a motor such that the electricity storage ratio of an electricity storage apparatus becomes smaller before a first spot region presumed or set as a spot or a region preferred to be reached in a state in which the electricity storage ratio of the electricity storage apparatus is small is prohibited when execution of control for second s...