Patents by Inventor Takayuki HARAMOTO

Takayuki HARAMOTO 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: 11952068
    Abstract: Intake efficiency in an intake system is improved. An intake system takes air through an air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, and includes a vortex generator that causes the flow of the intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Haramoto, Hiroki Mori, Satoshi Seo, Yasunori Iwaya
  • Patent number: 11467011
    Abstract: A support structure for a meter stay applied to a saddled vehicle including a top bridge coupling upper ends of a left-right pair of front forks; a handle clamp supporting a steering handle above the top bridge; and a meter stay supporting a meter device, in which a shaft member extends downwardly and is positioned on a lower surface of the handle clamp; an elastic member is disposed to abut a lower surface of the top bridge; the meter stay is placed to be in contact with a lower surface of the elastic member; and the shaft member passes through the top bridge, the elastic member, and the meter stay in this order, with a fixing member being coupled to a distal end of the shaft member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Hamaguchi, Keita Mikura, Takayuki Haramoto, Takumi Kosuga, Yuki Kanemura
  • Publication number: 20220315153
    Abstract: Intake efficiency in an intake system is improved. An intake system takes air through an air inlet duct extending from an air cleaner case, and includes a vortex generator that causes the flow of the intake air inside the air inlet duct to rotate around an axis of the air inlet duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Takayuki Haramoto, Hiroki Mori, Satoshi Seo, Yasunori Iwaya
  • Patent number: 11312267
    Abstract: Provided is a seat frame for a saddled vehicle capable of increasing the coupling rigidity at the separable rear end and having aesthetic aspect. A seat frame of a vehicle body frame includes a front part fixed to the vehicle body frame and a rear part that can be disconnected from the front part, the front part and the rear part being separated at a rear part of the vehicle body. The front part and the rear part are fixed with a fastening member that engages from the inside of the vehicle width direction. The front part has a hollow rear end, and the rear part includes a solid engagement part at the front end. The fastening member as a bolt penetrates through the lateral wall at the rear end to be screwed with the engagement part inserted into the rear end. The rear part includes the engagement part and a pipe member to be connected to a rear part of the engagement part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Hamaguchi, Keita Mikura, Takayuki Haramoto, Takumi Kosuga, Yuki Kanemura
  • Patent number: 11302106
    Abstract: An information provision system that allows appropriate information provision suited for a user who is a driver. The information provision system includes: an emotion information database that records emotion information detected by an emotion detection part that detects emotion of a user and outside information being associated with the emotion information; and a browsing information generation part that generates browsing information when a predetermined emotion kind is detected by the emotion detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukari Inai, Shohei Suzuki, Shimpei Shikanai, Yasuko Nakajima, Takayuki Haramoto, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Patent number: 10937334
    Abstract: Enabling information provision of appropriate driving coaching and so forth in line with a user as a driver. A terminal device includes a driving information acquiring unit and a biological information acquiring unit functioning as an information acquiring unit that acquires information relating to the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition of a rider (user). Furthermore, an arithmetic unit of a server functions as an estimating unit that estimates the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition according to acquired information and functions as an information processing unit that carries out information provision to a rider according to the combination of the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition that are estimated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Atsushi Kusuda, Takayuki Haramoto, Shimpei Shikanai, Chikashi Takiguchi, Motoshi Kyoden
  • Publication number: 20190377961
    Abstract: An information provision system that allows appropriate information provision suited for a user who is a driver. The information provision system includes: an emotion information database that records emotion information detected by an emotion detection part that detects emotion of a user and outside information being associated with the emotion information; and a browsing information generation part that generates browsing information when a predetermined emotion kind is detected by the emotion detection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yukari Inai, Shohei Suzuki, Shimpei Shikanai, Yasuko Nakajima, Takayuki Haramoto, Tatsuya Ryuzaki
  • Publication number: 20190301903
    Abstract: A support structure for a meter stay applied to a saddled vehicle including a top bridge coupling upper ends of a left-right pair of front forks; a handle clamp supporting a steering handle above the top bridge; and a meter stay supporting a meter device, in which a shaft member extends downwardly and is positioned on a lower surface of the handle clamp; an elastic member is disposed to abut a lower surface of the top bridge; the meter stay is placed to be in contact with a lower surface of the elastic member; and the shaft member passes through the top bridge, the elastic member, and the meter stay in this order, with a fixing member being coupled to a distal end of the shaft member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki HAMAGUCHI, Keita MIKURA, Takayuki HARAMOTO, Takumi KOSUGA, Yuki KANEMURA
  • Publication number: 20190299815
    Abstract: Provided is a seat frame for a saddled vehicle capable of increasing the coupling rigidity at the separable rear end and having aesthetic aspect. A seat frame of a vehicle body frame includes a front part fixed to the vehicle body frame and a rear part that can be disconnected from the front part, the front part and the rear part being separated at a rear part of the vehicle body. The front part and the rear part are fixed with a fastening member that engages from the inside of the vehicle width direction. The front part has a hollow rear end, and the rear part includes a solid engagement part at the front end. The fastening member as a bolt penetrates through the lateral wall at the rear end to be screwed with the engagement part inserted into the rear end. The rear part includes the engagement part and a pipe member to be connected to a rear part of the engagement part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki HAMAGUCHI, Keita MIKURA, Takayuki HARAMOTO, Takumi KOSUGA, Yuki KANEMURA
  • Publication number: 20180218639
    Abstract: Enabling information provision of appropriate driving coaching and so forth in line with a user as a driver. A terminal device includes a driving information acquiring unit and a biological information acquiring unit functioning as an information acquiring unit that acquires information relating to the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition of a rider (user). Furthermore, an arithmetic unit of a server functions as an estimating unit that estimates the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition according to acquired information and functions as an information processing unit that carries out information provision to a rider according to the combination of the emotion, the driving skill, and the physical condition that are estimated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya RYUZAKI, Atsushi KUSUDA, Takayuki HARAMOTO, Shimpei SHIKANAI, Chikashi TAKIGUCHI, Motoshi KYODEN
  • Patent number: 9592869
    Abstract: A rear seat for a saddle type vehicle that is readily adjustable without changing the position of a main seat to improve the riding comfort of the rear seat. A saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame provided behind the head pipe and a seat rail extending to the rear of the main frame. A main seat is provided with a rear seat provided behind the main seat and formed as a separate member from the main seat. The rear seat is attached to a rear seat holding portion provided at a rear portion of the seat rail through a base plate for holding the rear seat thereon. The rear seat can be moved forwardly and rearwardly by making it possible for the base plate to be fixed at a plurality of positions in the forward and rearward direction with respect to the rear seat holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sasaki, Takaaki Kasai, Yoshihito Tokuda, Keita Mikura, Soya Uchida, Takayuki Haramoto, Takatoshi Tatsumi
  • Publication number: 20150197298
    Abstract: A rear seat for a saddle type vehicle that is readily adjustable without changing the position of a main seat to improve the riding comfort of the rear seat. A saddle type vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame provided behind the head pipe and a seat rail extending to the rear of the main frame. A main seat is provided with a rear seat provided behind the main seat and formed as a separate member from the main seat. The rear seat is attached to a rear seat holding portion provided at a rear portion of the seat rail through a base plate for holding the rear seat thereon. The rear seat can be moved forwardly and rearwardly by making it possible for the base plate to be fixed at a plurality of positions in the forward and rearward direction with respect to the rear seat holding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya SASAKI, Takaaki KASAI, Yoshihito TOKUDA, Keita MIKURA, Soya UCHIDA, Takayuki HARAMOTO, Takatoshi TATSUMI