Patents by Inventor Akihito Kawamura
Akihito Kawamura 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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Patent number: 11757175Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a rear fender arranged on an upper side of a rear wheel, and a monitoring device configured to monitor a traveling environment on the periphery of a vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a pair of sensors, the rear fender includes a sensor support member configured to support one of the pair of sensors on a left side of a vehicle body and the other on a right side of the vehicle body, the sensor support member includes a pair of left and right side wall portions, and a bottom wall portion configured to connect the pair of left and right side wall portions, and the pair of sensors are arranged along the pair of left and right side wall portions on the bottom wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTDInventors: Naoto Yamashita, Futoshi Koga, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Akihito Kawamura
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Patent number: 11715873Abstract: The straddle type vehicle comprises an antenna that can receive a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a sensing unit for sensing a situation in front of the vehicle. A constituent component of the vehicle is arranged between the antenna and the sensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Futoshi Koga, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Hiroshi Maeda, Yoshiyuki Kuroba
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Patent number: 11597467Abstract: To provide a parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle actuated in response to a reverse rotation on a throttle grip which is set in a simplified structure. A parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle includes a parking brake caliper configured to restrict a rotation of a rear wheel while the motorcycle is parked; a steering handle configured to steer a front wheel; and a throttle grip mounted on the steering handle and configured to control output of a power unit. The control unit actuates the parking brake caliper by a motor when at least the throttle grip is reversely rotated and the vehicle speed is zero. The throttle grip being reversely rotated is detected according to information from a throttle position sensor which is interlocked with the throttle grip.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Haraguchi, Koshi Nakamura, Hayato Yamashiro, Akihito Kawamura, Takuya Otsuka, Hiroyuki Sasazawa
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Patent number: 11498634Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a main frame extending from the head pipe to a rear side, and a headlight unit provided on a front side of the vehicle body frame, and further comprising a support stay fixed to the vehicle body frame to support a predetermined vehicle constituent component on the front side of the vehicle body frame, and a driving support sensor fixed to the support stay on a lower side of the headlight unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihito Kawamura, Futoshi Koga, Hiroshi Maeda, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Naoto Yamashita
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Patent number: 11400996Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit for detecting a condition of front of a vehicle; a cleaning member capable of cleaning the detection unit; and a movable apparatus for changing a position of the cleaning member in relation to the detection unit in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the cleaning member, by the changing of the position, performs the cleaning by wiping with a portion of the detection unit where the cleaning unit contacts the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Futoshi Koga, Hiroshi Maeda, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Shohei Suzuki
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Patent number: 11214325Abstract: A straddle type vehicle include a headlight unit configured to emit light ahead of a vehicle, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation on a front side of the vehicle. The headlight unit includes a peripheral wall portion that defines an outer shape thereof. The peripheral wall portion includes a concave portion in which the detecting unit is arranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Futoshi Koga, Yoshiyuki Kuroba
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Publication number: 20210061391Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a rear fender arranged on an upper side of a rear wheel, and a monitoring device configured to monitor a traveling environment on the periphery of a vehicle, wherein the monitoring device includes a pair of sensors, the rear fender includes a sensor support member configured to support one of the pair of sensors on a left side of a vehicle body and the other on a right side of the vehicle body, the sensor support member includes a pair of left and right side wall portions, and a bottom wall portion configured to connect the pair of left and right side wall portions, and the pair of sensors are arranged along the pair of left and right side wall portions on the bottom wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Naoto YAMASHITA, Futoshi KOGA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Akihito KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20210061388Abstract: A straddle type vehicle include a headlight unit configured to emit light ahead of a vehicle, and a detecting unit configured to detect a situation on a front side of the vehicle. The headlight unit includes a peripheral wall portion that defines an outer shape thereof. The peripheral wall portion includes a concave portion in which the detecting unit is arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Hiroshi MAEDA, Naoto YAMASHITA, Akihito KAWAMURA, Futoshi KOGA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA
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Publication number: 20210061389Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprising a vehicle body frame including a head pipe and a main frame extending from the head pipe to a rear side, and a headlight unit provided on a front side of the vehicle body frame, and further comprising a support stay fixed to the vehicle body frame to support a predetermined vehicle constituent component on the front side of the vehicle body frame, and a driving support sensor fixed to the support stay on a lower side of the headlight unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Akihito KAWAMURA, Futoshi KOGA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Naoto YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20210061395Abstract: The straddle type vehicle comprises an antenna that can receive a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band, and a sensing unit for sensing a situation in front of the vehicle. A constituent component of the vehicle is arranged between the antenna and the sensing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Futoshi KOGA, Naoto YAMASHITA, Akihito KAWAMURA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA
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Publication number: 20210053642Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit for detecting a condition of front of a vehicle; a cleaning member capable of cleaning the detection unit; and a movable apparatus for changing a position of the cleaning member in relation to the detection unit in a height direction of the vehicle, wherein the cleaning member, by the changing of the position, performs the cleaning by wiping with a portion of the detection unit where the cleaning unit contacts the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Futoshi KOGA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Naoto YAMASHITA, Akihito KAWAMURA, Shohei SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20200377975Abstract: A particle-reinforced aluminum composite material includes: a base material formed of an aluminum alloy; and reinforcing particles dispersed in the base material. The reinforcing particles include a main component represented by MgAl2O4 and aluminum.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hajime MINAKI, Yuki WATANABE, Akihito KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20200290699Abstract: To provide a parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle actuated in response to a reverse rotation on a throttle grip which is set in a simplified structure. A parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle includes a parking brake caliper configured to restrict a rotation of a rear wheel while the motorcycle is parked; a steering handle configured to steer a front wheel; and a throttle grip mounted on the steering handle and configured to control output of a power unit. The control unit actuates the parking brake caliper by a motor when at least the throttle grip is reversely rotated and the vehicle speed is zero. The throttle grip being reversely rotated is detected according to information from a throttle position sensor which is interlocked with the throttle grip.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Hideaki HARAGUCHI, Koshi NAKAMURA, Hayato YAMASHIRO, Akihito KAWAMURA, Takuya OTSUKA, Hiroyuki SASAZAWA
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Patent number: 8587644Abstract: This is an endoscope apparatus which has an endoscope which picks up an image of a sample using a solid state image pickup element and outputs an image pickup signal, and a processor which processes the above-mentioned image pickup signal, generates HDTV and SDTV serial digital video signals, switches one side of those selectively, and performs a serial output, in which the serial digital video signal switched selectively by the above-mentioned processor is output through a first connector, the above-mentioned processor is equipped with a discrimination signal generating section which is linked with selection switching of the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal to generate an HDTV/SDTV discrimination signal which can discriminate the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal, and the discrimination signal is output through a second connector different from the above-mentioned first connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Tsutomu Hirai, Akihito Kawamura
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Patent number: 7951074Abstract: An endoscope device is proposed for dealing with an erroneous operation of a surgeon. An endoscope device has an endoscope and a processor, wherein the endoscope has a switch unit and the processor has a CPU and an operating panel. In the event that the CPU of the processor detects that, of a first instruction signal transmitted from the switch unit and a second instruction signal transmitted from the operating panel, the instructions for performing the predetermined operation are not performed normally with one of the instruction signals, and instructions for performing an operation other than the predetermined operation is performed normally with the other instruction signal, the CPU stops the transmission of one of the instruction signals, and validates the operation content instructed by the other instruction signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Tomoki Iwasaki, Tsutomu Hirai, Yutaka Fujisawa, Akihito Kawamura, Akihiko Mochida, Shoichi Amano, Kotaro Ogasawara, Katsuyuki Saito, Susumu Hashimoto, Makoto Tsunakawa, Takehiro Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20090027490Abstract: This is an endoscope apparatus which has an endoscope which picks up an image of a sample using a solid state image pickup element and outputs an image pickup signal, and a processor which processes the above-mentioned image pickup signal, generates HDTV and SDTV serial digital video signals, switches one side of those selectively, and performs a serial output, in which the serial digital video signal switched selectively by the above-mentioned processor is output through a first connector, the above-mentioned processor is equipped with a discrimination signal generating section which is linked with selection switching of the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal to generate an HDTV/SDTV discrimination signal which can discriminate the above-mentioned HDTV or SDTV serial digital video signal, and the discrimination signal is output through a second connector different from the above-mentioned first connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2006Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Tsutomu Hirai, Tomoki Iwasaki, Kazumasa Takahashi, Hidenori Hashimoto, Akihiko Mochida, Katsuyuki Saito, Makoto Tsunakawa, Kentaro Hase, Kotaro Ogasawara, Tadao Eto, Akihito Kawamura, Shin Liu, Shoichi Amano, Jun Konishi
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Publication number: 20070123749Abstract: An endoscope device is proposed for dealing with an erroneous operation of a surgeon. An endoscope device has an endoscope and a processor, wherein the endoscope has a switch unit and the processor has a CPU and an operating panel. In the event that the CPU of the processor detects that, of a first instruction signal transmitted from the switch unit and a second instruction signal transmitted from the operating panel, the instructions for performing the predetermined operation are not performed normally with one of the instruction signals, and instructions for performing an operation other than the predetermined operation is performed normally with the other instruction signal, the CPU stops the transmission of one of the instruction signals, and validates the operation content instructed by the other instruction signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2007Publication date: May 31, 2007Inventors: Tomoki Iwasaki, Tsutomu Hirai, Yutaka Fujisawa, Akihito Kawamura, Akihiko Mochida, Shoichi Amano, Kotaro Ogasawara, Katsuyuki Saito, Susumu Hashimoto, Makoto Tsunakawa, Takehiro Nakagawa