ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,295, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Steering assistance device for saddle type vehicle" was invented by Chikashi Iizuka (Tokyo) and Yosuke Wada (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "When an external detection device detects an obstacle (another vehicle (T)) on either a left or right side of the own vehicle (M), a control device of a steering assistance device for a saddle type vehicle controls an assist torque so that a handle operation to the side opposite to the side on which the obstacle is detected becomes heavier (more difficult to turn) than a case in which the obstacle is not detected. The ha...