ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,018, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Fuel gauge control device" was invented by Akihiko Tanio (Toyota, Japan) and Akira Matsumoto (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A normal refueling mode, in which refueling is detected when the vehicle is at or below a predetermined vehicle speed and when the vehicle is at a slight stop, and a small amount refueling mode for detecting refueling in a strong stopped state in which the vehicle is determined to be stationary based on the detection result of the shift position sensor and a vehicle speed at or below a predetermined speed, are provided, an...