Patents by Inventor Junhei Asahi

Junhei Asahi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Starter system for engine
    Patent number: 11795898
    Abstract: There is provided a starter system including: a starter motor configured to start an engine rotationally; an electronic control unit configured to control the engine; a battery that supplies a current to the starter motor; a starter switch capable of supplying the current of the battery to the starter motor in response to an operation by a user; a first circuit that supplies a starter signal indicating that the starter switch is operated to the electronic control unit; and a second circuit that supplies a current necessary for driving to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit starts a control operation of the engine when there are both of the starter signal input from the first circuit and the current input from the second circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Sato, Junhei Asahi, Takuya Sekiguchi
  • STARTER SYSTEM FOR ENGINE
    Publication number: 20230272768
    Abstract: There is provided a starter system including: a starter motor configured to start an engine rotationally; an electronic control unit configured to control the engine; a battery that supplies a current to the starter motor; a starter switch capable of supplying the current of the battery to the starter motor in response to an operation by a user; a first circuit that supplies a starter signal indicating that the starter switch is operated to the electronic control unit; and a second circuit that supplies a current necessary for driving to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit starts a control operation of the engine when there are both of the starter signal input from the first circuit and the current input from the second circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Minoru SATO, Junhei ASAHI, Takuya SEKIGUCHI
  • Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed
    Patent number: 8267454
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, including a stationary cargo bed part serving as a bottom face and a side face of the cargo bed, a movable cargo bed part serving as the bottom face and the side face of the expanded cargo bed, and a cargo bed support mechanism for supporting the movable cargo bed part at a normal position and an expansion position set on the rear side of the normal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyohito Takano, Satoshi Takaya, Kiyoaki Maeda, Kousei Hokari, Geoffrey Ewing, Junhei Asahi, Naoki Tamai, Kenji Oda
  • PICK-UP STYLE UTILITY VEHICLE WITH EXPANDABLE CARGO BED
    Publication number: 20110156419
    Abstract: The present invention is a pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, including a stationary cargo bed part serving as a bottom face and a side face of the cargo bed, a movable cargo bed part serving as the bottom face and the side face of the expanded cargo bed, and a cargo bed support mechanism for supporting the movable cargo bed part at a normal position and an expansion position set on the rear side of the normal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: KIYOHITO TAKANO, SATOSHI TAKAYA, KIYOAKI MAEDA, KOUSEI HOKARI, GEOFFREY EWING, JUNHEI ASAHI, NAOKI TAMAI, KENJI ODA