ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,820, issued on March 17, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Keisuke Sano (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The regenerative braking device applies a regenerative braking force to the regenerative braking wheel. Friction braking devices impart friction braking force to each wheel. The control device includes a temperature acquisition unit, a required braking force acquisition unit, and a braking force control unit. The temperature acquisition unit acquires the surface temperature of the regenerative braking wheel while the vehicle is running. The required braking force acquisiti...