US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on May 19 for "In-vehicle control device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,161, issued on May 19, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"In-vehicle control device" was invented by Takeshi Ishiwada (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The in-vehicle control device is mounted on a motor vehicle including a shift mechanism having a parking position for performing a shift lock on an axle, an electric parking brake for applying a braking force to a wheel connected to the axle, and an electric motor capable of inputting and outputting power to and from the axle. The vehicle control device performs shock reduction control for suppressing a shock generated in the vehicle by outputting torque co...