ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,534, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to DENSO Corp. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Distance detection apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Yasuhiro Suzuki (Kariya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a distance detection apparatus for a vehicle, a distance detection unit is configured to detect object distances to an object around the vehicle by transmitting and receiving radar waves. A detection distance estimation unit is configured to estimate an estimated detection distance having a maximum value of the object distance, based on the object distances and intensities of the radar waves reflected by the object. A lost-track distance e...