Patents by Inventor Kenji Honda

Kenji Honda 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).

  • Patent number: 11970243
    Abstract: An exercise measurement device comprises a housing for attaching to a frame of a bicycle, a generator, an annular rotational input member for rotationally driving the generator, the rotational input member being rotatably mounted on the housing and positioned around a crank axis line, a connecting member connecting the rotational input member to the crankshaft or the crank arm in a torque transmitting relationship, a sensor for detecting at least one of electric current of the generator, a rotational speed of the generator or the crank arm, a torque of the crank arm, a position of the crank arm, a strain in the crank arm, and a pressure on the pedal, a measurement computing unit for computing at least one of power and a pedaling force from an output of the sensor, and a display unit for displaying a computed value of the measurement computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Tsukamoto, Yoshihiro Namiki, Satoshi Honda, Hiroyuki Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240085837
    Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, in a case of duplex printing, a sheet is transported toward an image forming device along a sheet transport route, the image forming device forms an image on a first face, which is one of faces of the sheet, a reverse transport device reverses the front and back faces of the sheet and transports the sheet to a position upstream of a show-through reading device in a sheet transport direction, and the show-through reading device reads a second face, which is another face of the sheet. Then the show-through detector decides whether a show-through has occurred, on a basis of the image that has been read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsuya MAJIMA, Kenji MIYAMOTO, Takahiro HONDA, Hiroyuki YAMAGUCHI, Hideo TAKETANI
  • Publication number: 20230144898
    Abstract: Provided is a highly safe metastasis inhibitor of tumor cells that can be substituted for a conventionally known metastasis inhibitor of tumor cells. A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1A or Chemical Formula 1B described in the description is used as an aspartic acid synthesis inhibitor in tumor cells, a spheroid formation inhibitor of tumor cells, or an action enhancer of glycolysis inhibitors. These inhibitors have a function as a highly potent metastasis inhibitor of tumor cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Yukihiro AKAO, Kazuki HEISHIMA, Ryo ITO, Kenji HONDA
  • Publication number: 20220242540
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes: an upper case supported on a hull; a lower case pivotably supported on the upper case; a first drive source disposed within the upper case; a planetary gear mechanism connected to the first drive source via an upper drive shaft; a propeller shaft connected to the planetary gear mechanism via a lower drive shaft; and a second drive source that provides the lower case with a torque. The planetary gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a planetary carrier supporting planetary gears and connected to an upper end of the lower drive shaft, and an internal gear. One of the sun gear and the internal gear is connected to the lower end of the upper drive shaft, and the other is connected to the lower case to provide the lower case with a torque in a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the lower drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 11262847
    Abstract: In a force sense presenting apparatus having a right-hand force sense presenting unit and a left-hand force sense presenting unit, one side of an upper frame of the right-hand force sense presenting unit is linearly coupled to the one side of the upper frame of the left-hand force sense presenting unit. A right-hand rear-coupled frame couples an approximately middle location of the upper frame in the right-hand force sense presenting unit to one side of a lower frame in the right-hand force sense presenting unit so that the upper frame and the lower frame are approximately T-shaped viewed from above. A left-hand rear-coupled frame couples an approximately middle location of the upper frame in the left-hand force sense presenting unit to the one side of the lower frame in the left-hand force sense presenting unit so that the upper frame and the lower frame are approximately T-shaped viewed from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ARACHNOFORCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Sato, Kenji Honda
  • Publication number: 20210232223
    Abstract: In a force sense presenting apparatus having a right-hand force sense presenting unit and a left-hand force sense presenting unit, one side of an upper frame of the right-hand force sense presenting unit is linearly coupled to the one side of the upper frame of the left-hand force sense presenting unit. A right-hand rear-coupled frame couples an approximately middle location of the upper frame in the right-hand force sense presenting unit to one side of a lower frame in the right-hand force sense presenting unit so that the upper frame and the lower frame are approximately T-shaped viewed from above. A left-hand rear-coupled frame couples an approximately middle location of the upper frame in the left-hand force sense presenting unit to the one side of the lower frame in the left-hand force sense presenting unit so that the upper frame and the lower frame are approximately T-shaped viewed from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ArachnoForce Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto SATO, Kenji HONDA
  • Patent number: 11009883
    Abstract: An operation control system includes: a first detector that detects a transport body that has reached a predetermined reference position on a first transport line; an obstacle sensor and an autonomous traveling control unit provided in each of a plurality of self-propelled carrier bodies traveling on a second transport line; a gate provided on the second transport line; and a gate driving unit that moves the gate to a retracted position when the first detector detects the transport body, and moves the gate to an advanced position when the first detector does not detect the transport body. The autonomous traveling control unit controls the travel of the carrier bodies such that a forward separation distance, a distance between any of the carrier bodies and another carrier body or an obstacle ahead of the carrier body, is equal to or greater than a predetermined collision prevention distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yingchuan Chen, Masahiro Fujii, Kenji Honda, Tomiyuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20200103908
    Abstract: An operation control system includes: a first detector that detects a transport body that has reached a predetermined reference position on a first transport line; an obstacle sensor and an autonomous traveling control unit provided in each of a plurality of self-propelled carrier bodies traveling on a second transport line; a gate provided on the second transport line; and a gate driving unit that moves the gate to a retracted position when the first detector detects the transport body, and moves the gate to an advanced position when the first detector does not detect the transport body. The autonomous traveling control unit controls the travel of the carrier bodies such that a forward separation distance, a distance between any of the carrier bodies and another carrier body or an obstacle ahead of the carrier body, is equal to or greater than a predetermined collision prevention distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yingchuan CHEN, Masahiro FUJII, Kenji HONDA, Tomiyuki YAMADA
  • Patent number: 10514087
    Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakayama, Kenji Honda
  • Publication number: 20190017584
    Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakayama, Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 10100910
    Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having a first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanism are connected to each other so as to rotate in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakayama, Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 9702449
    Abstract: Triple pinion gears each of which is comprised of integrally formed first to third pinion gears, and additional pinion gears rotatably supported by a rotatable carrier. The additional pinion gears mesh with a sun gear and associated ones of third pinion gears, and first and second pinion gears mesh with first and second ring gears, respectively. The rotational speeds of four rotary elements of the carrier, the sun gear, and the first and second ring gears satisfy a collinear relationship in which the rotational speeds thereof are aligned in a single straight line in a collinear chart. The sun gear and the carrier, positioned at opposite outer sides of the straight line in the collinear chart, respectively, are connected to first and second rotating electric machines, respectively, and the second and first ring gears, positioned adjacent to the two, respectively, are connected to left and right output shafts and, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Publication number: 20160341295
    Abstract: Triple pinion gears each of which is comprised of integrally formed first to third pinion gears, and additional pinion gears rotatably supported by a rotatable carrier. The additional pinion gears mesh with a sun gear and associated ones of third pinion gears, and first and second pinion gears mesh with first and second ring gears, respectively. The rotational speeds of four rotary elements of the carrier, the sun gear, and the first and second ring gears satisfy a collinear relationship in which the rotational speeds thereof are aligned in a single straight line in a collinear chart. The sun gear and the carrier, positioned at opposite outer sides of the straight line in the collinear chart, respectively, are connected to first and second rotating electric machines, respectively, and the second and first ring gears, positioned adjacent to the two, respectively, are connected to left and right output shafts and, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 9494218
    Abstract: In a power plant, the rotational speeds of four rotary elements, formed by a rotatable carrier that rotatably supports first and second pinion gears which are in mesh with each other, first and second gears which are in mesh with one of the two pinion gears, and a third gear, which is in mesh with the other of the two pinion gears, satisfy a collinear relationship in which the rotational speeds are aligned in a single straight line in a collinear chart. The first and second outer rotary elements, which are positioned at opposite outer sides of the straight line in the collinear chart, respectively, are connected to first and second energy input/output units, respectively. First and second quasi-outer rotary elements positioned adjacent to the first and second outer rotary elements, respectively, are connected to one and the other of two driven parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Publication number: 20160312873
    Abstract: A driving system includes a drive source for driving a left drive portion and a right drive portion, a power transmission mechanism having a first and second differential mechanisms each including a first rotating element, a second rotating element and a third rotating element and a switching unit. The first rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanisms are connected to each other so as to rotate in the same direction, the second rotating elements of the first and second differential elements are connected to the left drive portion and the right drive portion, respectively, and the third rotating elements of the first and second differential mechanism are connected toe ach other so as to rotate in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nakayama, Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 9352866
    Abstract: A tofu packing apparatus for packing plural tofu blocks in individual packs for sales includes a conveyor for conveying the plural tofu blocks cut to a predetermined size and arrayed at predetermined intervals, and a paired grasp plates be driven in the direction to approach each other. The tofu blocks cut to a predetermined size are grasped with the paired grasp plates, moved to predetermined positions above packaging packs conveyed to predetermined positions with the packaging pack conveyance apparatus, and dropped and packed in the packaging packs through release of grasp by the paired grasp plates. The tofu blocks may be dropped and housed in the packaging packs while at least maintaining the tofu blocks in a holding state by the paired grasp plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TAKAI TOFU & SOYMILK EQUIPMENT CO.
    Inventors: Toichiro Takai, Masahide Takeda, Kenji Honda, Toshio Hirata
  • Patent number: 9248732
    Abstract: A power plant capable of suppressing loss, and attaining downsizing and enhancement of mountability of the power plant. In the power plant T, the rotational speeds of third to first sun gears S3 to S1 and a carrier member 111 are in a collinear relationship with each other, and are sequentially aligned in the mentioned order in a collinear chart indicating the relationship between the rotational speeds. Further, the third sun gear S3 and the carrier member 111 are connected to first and second torque generators 113 and 114 capable of generating positive torque and negative torque, respectively, and the second and first sun gears S2 and S1 are connected to one and the other of two rotating shafts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 9133925
    Abstract: A power plant capable of achieving downsizing thereof. The power plant 1 is comprised of a double pinion gear 14 formed by first and second pinion gears P1 and P2 integrally formed with each other, a pinion gear P in mesh with the first pinion gear P1, a rotatable carrier member 13 rotatably supporting the double pinion gear 14 and the pinion gear P, a rotatable sun gear S in mesh with the pinion gear P, a rotatable first ring gear R1 in mesh with the first pinion gear P1 and connected to one SRR of the two rotating shafts, a rotatable second ring gear R2 in mesh with the second pinion gear P2 and connected to the other SRL of the two rotating shafts, a first energy input/output device 11 connected to the carrier member 13 and capable of inputting and outputting rotational energy, and a second energy input/output device 12 connected to the sun gear S and capable of inputting and outputting rotational energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Honda, Yasuji Shibahata
  • Publication number: 20150192192
    Abstract: In a power plant, the rotational speeds of four rotary elements, formed by a rotatable carrier that rotatably supports first and second pinion gears which are in mesh with each other, first and second gears which are in mesh with one of the two pinion gears, and a third gear, which is in mesh with the other of the two pinion gears, satisfy a collinear relationship in which the rotational speeds are aligned in a single straight line in a collinear chart. The first and second outer rotary elements, which are positioned at opposite outer sides of the straight line in the collinear chart, respectively, are connected to first and second energy input/output units, respectively. First and second quasi-outer rotary elements positioned adjacent to the first and second outer rotary elements, respectively, are connected to one and the other of two driven parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji Honda
  • Patent number: 9028456
    Abstract: An infusion pump is provided with a slide clamp mechanism having a clamp member for closing or opening an infusion tube and a valve mechanism for pressing the infusion tube to stop flow of a solution in the infusion tube and has a structure where an interlocking mechanism for interlocking the slide clamp mechanism with the valve mechanism only by manipulation of a handle is disposed. During a series of manipulations of the handle, the infusion tube is always closed by one or both of the slide clamp and valves 14A and 14B, so that free flow of a solution in the infusion tube 40 can be entirely prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Namiki Seimitsu Houseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Kasai, Kenji Honda