ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,773, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle control device" was invented by Hiroto Kusaka (Susono Sizuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes an engine; and a power converter, so that the vehicle travels by selectively executing one of a first traveling mode, a second traveling mode, and a third traveling mode in which the vehicle travels by a torque of both the engine and the rotation electric machine. Further, in a case where an air pressure around the vehicle and a system voltage are in a predetermined area of a preset map indicating a relati...