Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Vehicle Control Device, Control Method, And Saddled Vehicle' Filed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517096591 A) filed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, on Oct. 7, for 'vehicle control device, control method, and saddled vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Tsunekawa, Kazunori; Osawa, Toshifumi; Koyama, Hiroaki; Nagahashi, Yoshiki; Kataoka, Dai; and Nagata, Wataru.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a vehicle control device comprising a control means that controls an engine mounted in a vehicle and an electric motor capable of rotating a crankshaft of the engine. When an idle stop condition is satisfied du...