Patents Represented by Attorney Hamre, Schumann, Mueller and Larson, PC
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Patent number: 7140108Abstract: Provided is a method of designing a device, comprising the steps of determining a disposing process for each component of the device, the disposing process being selectable from a melting process, a shredding process and a renovating process, and designing a connecting part for joining two of the components of the device that would be determined to be disposed by different disposing processes in the determining step so as to be easily separated from each other. Thereby, the amount of work for dismantling the device and separating the components can be substantially reduced, and the component parts can be disposed simultaneously in most part.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2001Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kenji Kobayashi, Daisuke Susa, Kotaro Shige
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Patent number: 7140348Abstract: A fuel injection valve control to correctingly increase the fuel amount appropriately for realizing a favorable acceleration performance at the time of accelerating after a throttle full closure period is finished.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Takeuchi, Kenichi Machida, Hideo Nihei
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Patent number: 7142964Abstract: An electric power steering control device includes a memory. The memory is accommodated in the electric power steering control device mounted on a vehicle, and permits rewrite and storage of data. Transmitting a signal from an external of the vehicle allows the data stored in the memory to be rewritten.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinobu Mukai, Kyoji Hamamoto, Hiroaki Horii, Kazuhisa Watanabe
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Patent number: 7140458Abstract: A battery arrangement structure for a vehicle including a motor for transmitting drive force to a drive wheel, a battery for supplying electrical power to the motor, and a storage box. The motor is arranged on one side of a vehicle center line oriented in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the battery is arranged on an opposite side of the vehicle center line and around the storage box. A battery mounting structure for a vehicle having a composite battery that includes a plurality of electric cells stored in a battery case, and the battery case being covered from a side cover of an outer side part of a vehicle body cover. The composite battery is formed from a plurality of electrical cells arranged close together in a single row. The battery case includes an outer case half body with an outer shape that runs along an inner surface shape of the side cover.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuo Nakagawa, Yoshiaki Tsukada, Seiji Onozawa, Kyoichi Ariga, Yoshiyuki Horii
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Patent number: 7137466Abstract: An arrangement structure for a fuel cell system in a vehicle including a fuel cell box which holds a fuel cell, a sub-frame which holds a fuel gas tank, and a fuel gas dilution box. The sub-frame is placed so as to be aligned with the fuel cell box, and the fuel gas dilution box is disposed between the fuel cell and the sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kawasaki, Katsumi Saito, Kazunori Fukuma
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Patent number: 7134522Abstract: A reaction force control apparatus for controlling a reaction force to be applied to an operation unit operated by a driver of a vehicle, the reaction force control apparatus includes a steering operation torque measuring unit for measuring steering operation torque applied to the operation unit, a vehicle movement measuring unit for measuring movement of the vehicle, and a reaction force control unit setting the reaction force to be greater as a measured value measured by the vehicle movement measuring unit is greater, and setting the reaction force to be smaller as a measured value measured by the steering operation torque measuring unit is greater.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2005Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigenori Takimoto, Koji Nakajo, Masato Yuda
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Patent number: 7128018Abstract: The present invention relates to saddle-riding type watercraft and other small watercraft. In an embodiment, the invention is a small watercraft capable of reducing noise by utilizing the sponson. For example, a small watercraft is provided with a sponson made of synthetic resin, characterized in that within the sponson there has been fixed a weight matched to the frequency of the hull to thereby have a function as a dynamic damper. In an embodiment, the weight is a plate-shaped weight made of metal along the longitudinal direction of the sponson. In an embodiment, the weight is embedded in the sponson along the longitudinal direction thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noboru Yokoya
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Patent number: 7124731Abstract: The invention relates to an engine arrangement that increases the degree of freedom of the engine state sensor while decreasing the size of the engine body. More specifically, the engine is formed with a chamber for housing a valve train and serving dually as a return oil path of the lubricating oil after having lubricated the valve train. The engine includes an oil temperature sensor partially exposed on one side of a cylinder block and an exhaust pipe partially exposed on the opposite side of the cylinder block.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masataka Eguchi, Satoru Narita, Masaya Adachi, Masanobu Urabe
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Patent number: 7121366Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle is provided in which a fuel cylinder and a fuel cell stack are arranged so that the barycentric position is kept low and load is appropriately shared between the front and rear wheels.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki Horii
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Patent number: 7121373Abstract: To advance the pivotally supporting point of a swing arm on a vehicle body frame, the distance in the forward and backward direction between a crankshaft and a countershaft of a transmission is decreased as much as possible thereby making the length of the swing arm great and sufficiently absorb upward and downward oscillation of a rear wheel to achieve stabilization of the vehicle body. A countershaft is disposed below a main shaft of the transmission while a shift drum is disposed rearwardly of the main shaft, and a driving sprocket wheel for driving a rear wheel is provided on the countershaft. An internal combustion engine is disposed on the vehicle body frame such that a rear portion of a transmission is positioned above a pivotally supporting point of a swing arm.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawakubo, Toru Gunji, Hiromi Sumi
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Patent number: 7121256Abstract: A throttle body for controlling a plurality of throttle valves in a multi-cylinder engine. The throttle valves of at least two of the cylinders are structurally connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Tsukui, Kazuhito Hotta, Shinji Saito
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Patent number: 7121163Abstract: A lubricating system for a power unit for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine. A static oil hydraulic type non-stage transmission is disposed on a left lateral side of a crankshaft, and a lubricating oil tank is formed integrally with a main body of the internal combustion engine and is disposed on a right lateral side opposite to the side of the transmission, with the crankshaft therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Katsuhiko Ito, Dai Arai, Kazuhiro Yasuda
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Patent number: 7117638Abstract: A vehicle door open-close device which makes it possible to achieve a reduction in numbers of parts and also make the deflection width size of a member 5 small, to thereby allow an effective use of a vehicle compartment to be aimed at, is produced, comprising a driving mechanism positioned inwardly from a door opening, an operation transfer mechanism to connect this driving mechanism and the vehicle door, the operation transfer mechanism being equipped with a slider member reciprocatingly and linearly moving by the aid of the driving means, and a link member connecting this slider member and the vehicle door, wherein the link member is rotatably connected to the slider member and the vehicle door, and the link member includes a straight portion and a curved portion outwardly and protrudingly curved away from a center of rotation of the vehicle door, and a straight portion 5b formed in substantially straight line in a connection part 8.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshitomo Ihashi
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Patent number: 7116117Abstract: A capacitive sensor includes: a first sensing electrode connected to a first reference capacitor in which is stored reference electric charge; a second sensing electrode connected to a second reference capacitor in which is stored reference electric charge; and a shield electrode to which is applied electric potential equal to that of the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode. The first sensing electrode positions adjacent to a detecting surface of the capacitive sensor, and the second sensing electrode positions opposite to the detecting surface in such a manner that the first and second sensing electrodes are spaced apart and facing to each other. The shield electrode is configured to partly expose the first and second sensing electrodes on the side of the detecting surface, and the shield electrode extends toward the detecting surface beyond the first sensing electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2005Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuichi Nakano, Hirohide Suda
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Patent number: 7094267Abstract: To secure a large space that can be utilized effectively above an air cleaner, a low-deck vehicle 10 is constructed to mount an engine shaped like a letter V in the fore-and-aft direction under a low-deck and an air cleaner. The air cleaner is adapted to be capable of being maintained and inspected from the side of the vehicle. A filter element is provided in the air cleaner, and is attachable and detachable by a lid member on the side of the air cleaner. An inspection lid opposing the lid member is provided on a vehicle body cover covering the air cleaner. A space for arranging vehicle accessories such as a fuel tank is provided above the air cleaner.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoichi Inayama
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Patent number: 7091593Abstract: A circuit board with an built-in electronic component according to the present invention includes an insulating layer, a first wiring pattern provided on a first main surface of the insulating layer, a second wiring pattern provided on a second main surface different from the first main surface of the insulating layer, and an electronic component such as a semiconductor chip or the like provided in an internal portion of the insulating layer. The electronic component includes a first external connection terminal formed on a first surface and a second external connection terminal formed on a second surface different from the first surface. The first external connection terminal is connected electrically to the first wiring pattern, and the second external connection terminal is connected electrically to the second wiring pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukihiro Ishimaru, Tousaku Nishiyama, Yasuhiro Sugaya, Toshiyuki Asahi
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Patent number: 7090235Abstract: A structure for mounting a front fender that can enhance rigidity of a fin without unduly increasing the thickness of the fin or decreasing the slope of the fin. In one example structure for mounting a front fender, a fin of a front fender is mounted on a fin mounting portion formed in a front fork with a bolt, and a holding member is fastened to the fin mounting portion, together with the fin 55, with the bolt. A tip portion of the holding member is extended to a position separate from the fin mounting portion to support the reverse surface of the fin.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroo Takemura, Shunichi Nakajima
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Patent number: 7089906Abstract: The invention provides a multi-cylinder engine wherein, even where it is structured such that a cam chain case is provided on a side portion of the engine, a working fluid supply path can be simplified and the weight and size of a cylinder head reduced. According to the invention, a multi-cylinder engine is provided wherein at least one of a plurality of engine valves of a cylinder head can be cut off from its corresponding combustion chambers such that a first intake valve, a second intake valve, a first exhaust valve, and a second exhaust valve are positioned on the opposite side to a cam chain case.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Tsukui, Toshiyuki Sato, Satoru Nojima
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Patent number: D528084Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.Inventor: Susan Wilson