Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Kimata
Ryuichi Kimata 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).
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Publication number: 20220399737Abstract: A battery system for supplying power to a load, the battery system comprising a plurality of batteries each including a battery unit and a management unit that manages a deterioration state of the battery unit, and a control unit that controls charging/discharging of each of the plurality of batteries, wherein the plurality of batteries are different from each other in deterioration states of battery units, and the control unit determines a distribution ratio representing a ratio of an amount of power to be supplied to the load by each of the plurality of batteries with respect to an amount of power to be supplied to the load, in accordance with the deterioration state of the battery unit managed by the management unit is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Jinno, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryuichi Kimata
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Publication number: 20220382771Abstract: A battery information processing system comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire battery information including use histories of batteries; a classification unit configured to classify the batteries for each property on the basis of properties of the batteries and store the battery information in a plurality of databases classified for each property; a selection unit configured to select a database including high priority battery information from the plurality of classified databases; a determination unit configured to determine the selected database as a database for selecting a combination of a plurality of batteries in a case in which a property of an assembled battery calculated by combining a plurality of batteries satisfies a criterion; and a presentation unit configured to present combination information of the plurality of batteries selected in a descending order from the highest coincidence.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Tatsuya JINNO, Takumi SHIIYAMA, Ryuichi KIMATA
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Patent number: 11457559Abstract: A control device includes: an image acquiring section that acquires image data of an image of a work target of the work machine; a feature recognizing section that recognizes a feature about at least one of (i) a type of the work target of the work machine, (ii) a number or density of the work target, (iii) a shape of the work target and (iv) an appearance of the work target after work, based on the image data acquired by the image acquiring section; and a control parameter deciding section that decides at least either (i) a parameter for controlling travel of the work machine or (ii) a parameter for controlling work of the work machine, based on the feature recognized by the feature recognizing section.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Takamasa Udagawa, Makoto Yamamura, Masato Fujiwara, Ryuichi Kimata, Satoshi Onodera, Yutaka Tsuji, Hiroyuki Isegawa
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Patent number: 11431187Abstract: The inverter generator controller equipped with the engine generator unit driven by the engine and operates to prompt user to specify the load to be used (S10); to respond to load specified by user in response to prompt by selecting and connect to the engine generator unit at least one among multiple batteries differing in discharge capacity per unit time (S12 to S22); and to control charge/discharge of the connected battery/batteries and operation of the engine generator unit based on load output demand from the specified load (S24).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hashizume, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 11425857Abstract: A work machine having an autonomous travel function may include: a cutting section that cuts a work target of the work machine; an image-capturing section that captures an image of the work target cut by the cutting section; and a judging section that judges a state of the cutting section based on the image captured by the image-capturing section. The judging section may judge whether maintenance of or a check on the cutting section is necessary or not based on a result of judgment about the state of the cutting section.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Takamasa Udagawa, Makoto Yamamura, Masato Fujiwara, Ryuichi Kimata, Satoshi Onodera, Yutaka Tsuji, Hiroyuki Isegawa
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Patent number: 11408941Abstract: Provided are an abnormality detection unit that detects abnormality or stop of at least one of a plurality of storage battery housing devices, a storage device extraction unit that extracts, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality or the stop, one or more storage battery housing devices related to the storage battery housing device in which the abnormality or the stop is detected from among the plurality of storage battery housing devices, and an adjustment unit that determines adjustment of utilization rate of at least one of the one or more storage battery housing devices extracted by the storage device extraction unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 11301992Abstract: An information processing device includes: an image acquiring section that acquires image data of an image of a plant; a form recognizing section that recognizes at least either (i) a shape of the plant or (ii) an end portion of the plant, based on the image data acquired by the image acquiring section; and a deciding section that decides at least one of (a) a level of water content in a medium of the plant, (b) whether water-supply to the plant is necessary or not, and (c) an amount of water-supply to the plant, based on a feature of at least either the shape of the plant or the end portion of the plant that is recognized by the form recognizing section.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Takamasa Udagawa, Makoto Yamamura, Masato Fujiwara, Ryuichi Kimata, Satoshi Onodera, Yutaka Tsuji, Hiroyuki Isegawa
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Patent number: 11254235Abstract: Provided are a deterioration information acquisition unit that acquires deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of a plurality of storage batteries, a temperature condition determination unit that determines a temperature condition allowable at the start of charging or during charging for each of the plurality of storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the plurality of storage batteries, and a charge target extraction unit that extracts a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the plurality of storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 11209814Abstract: A working system (100) includes: a working actuator (26) installed on a working machine (1); a camera (21) and a microphone (22) detecting a state of a user changing in accordance with a satisfaction level; a rework determining unit (11) determining whether a rework is needed based on the detected state of the user after a predetermined work is performed by the working machine (1); and an actuator controlling unit (15) controlling the working actuator (26) to perform the rework when it is determined by the rework determining unit (11) that the rework is needed.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Makoto Yamamura, Takamasa Udagawa, Masato Fujiwara, Satoshi Onodera, Ryuichi Kimata
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Publication number: 20210302995Abstract: A mobile charging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a battery for charging a work machine; a movement unit that causes the mobile charging apparatus to autonomously move; and a controller that executes a program to perform control such that the movement unit moves the mobile charging apparatus to a predetermined position to wait for the work machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hashizume, Ryuichi Kimata, Keiichiro Bungo, Koichi Tsuno
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Patent number: 11050269Abstract: A charge control device can include a plurality of control units that are mutually connected by a communication line and control charging of different batteries. The control units can each include a communication state acquisition unit that acquires a communication state of another control unit of the control units through the communication line. The control units can each include a detection unit that detects an abnormality of the other control unit based on the communication state of the other control unit acquired by the communication state acquisition unit. The control units can each include a suppression unit that suppresses an operation of the other control unit for which an abnormality is detected by the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 11014468Abstract: A management device is a management device that manages replacement of batteries. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from a first battery, specific information that specifies identification information of a vehicle to which the first battery has been attached, and identification information of the first battery. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user of the vehicle by using the specific information and the identification information of the first battery that have been obtained by the obtaining portion. The management device includes a replacement receiving portion that receives replacement of the first battery if the authenticating portion authenticates the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
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Publication number: 20210061302Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The vehicle control apparatus comprises a load unit for loading a load; a weight sensor for estimating a position of a center of mass of the load; a drive unit; and a control unit for controlling autonomous travelling of a vehicle by controlling the drive unit, wherein the control unit estimates a position of the center of mass of the load based on a weight measured by the weight sensor, and controls an acceleration rate of the vehicle in accordance with the position of the center of mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryuichi KIMATA
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Publication number: 20210061254Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a generator that generates electricity using an engine as a motive power source; a battery that stores electricity that has been generated by the generator; a drive unit that drives a vehicle with a motor that uses the battery as an electric power source; and a control unit, wherein the control unit stops the engine when the vehicle is inside a predetermined engine operation prohibition area and when a remaining level of the battery is equal to or higher than a first threshold, and the engine is started when the remaining level of the battery is lower than a second threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryuichi KIMATA
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Publication number: 20210061253Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is provided. The apparatus, comprises an inclination sensor; a generator that generates electricity using an engine as a motive power source; a battery that stores electricity that has been generated by the generator; a drive unit that drives a vehicle with a motor that uses the battery as an electric power source; and a control unit that controls charging of the battery, wherein the control unit stops the engine when an inclination detected by the inclination sensor exceeds a reference value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Takashi HASHIZUME, Ryuichi KIMATA
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Publication number: 20210028643Abstract: The inverter generator controller equipped with the engine generator unit driven by the engine and operates to prompt user to specify the load to be used (S10); to respond to load specified by user in response to prompt by selecting and connect to the engine generator unit at least one among multiple batteries differing in discharge capacity per unit time (S12 to S22); and to control charge/discharge of the connected battery/batteries and operation of the engine generator unit based on load output demand from the specified load (S24).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Takashi Hashizume, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 10875506Abstract: A housing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part arranged at different heights, each housing part to house a storage battery, and a first guide and a second guide to assist insertion of the storage battery into a respective one of the first housing part and the second housing part. The first guide and the second guide assist the insertion of the storage batteries in different respective manners.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 10870366Abstract: The system is a system for a battery exchanger that accepts a used first battery and provides a charged second battery. The above system includes a support target information receiving unit that receives, from a supporter that supports operation of a battery exchanger, an instruction for selecting the battery exchanger for which the supporter supports operation from among multiple battery exchangers. The above system includes a user information providing unit that provides the supporter with information on the user of the battery exchanger selected by the supporter, according to support value information indicating the value of the support for the operation of the battery exchanger by the supporter.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
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Patent number: 10864891Abstract: A detecting section detecting a change in a monitoring target of a monitoring device; and an operation mode deciding section deciding an operation mode of the device according to a detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section are included. The device may have a work instrument for executing a second work different from a first work selected from a group of monitoring, security and guard works for the monitoring target. The operation mode deciding section may have: an alert level deciding section deciding an alert level indicating a level of threat to the monitoring target, according to the detail of the change in the monitoring target detected by the detecting section; and a second operation mode deciding section deciding a second operation mode indicating an operation detail about the second work, according to the alert level decided by the alert level deciding section.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Takamasa Udagawa, Makoto Yamamura, Masato Fujiwara, Ryuichi Kimata, Satoshi Onodera, Yutaka Tsuji, Hiroyuki Isegawa
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Patent number: 10857901Abstract: A management device manages batteries. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from batteries, specific information that specifies identification information of a vehicle that has used the batteries. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user by using the specific information obtained from the batteries. The management device includes a replacement receiving portion that receives replacement of the batteries if the authenticating portion authenticates the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata