Patents by Inventor Franco Corral

Franco Corral 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: 12365280
    Abstract: A camper for a vehicle includes a first cabin portion and a second cabin portion adapted to telescopically extend and retract relative to the first cabin portion in a horizontal direction. Further, each of the first cabin portion and the second cabin portion includes a base portion, and an extension portion. The extension portion is adapted to telescopically extend and retract relative to the base portion in a vertical direction. Moreover, the extension portions are configured to be extended or retracted together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ricky Jukuei Hsu, Jia Wei Lin, Romain Daniel Charles Mivelle, Franco Corral, Jean-Hugues Tuan Huy Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12319448
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) powered using electric propulsion is provided. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a main frame and a plurality of thrust rings. The plurality of thrust rings is arranged in a first spatial configuration around the main frame and is rotatably coupled to at least one actuator in the main frame along a pivot axis. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) further includes a plurality of plasma actuators disposed on at least one of the plurality of thrust rings. Further, in an actuated state, the plurality of plasma actuators actuates to generate a plasma thrust that causes the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to orient along a particular axis or move in a specific direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ricky Jukuei Hsu, Jean-Hugues Tuan Huy Nguyen, Franco Corral, Romain Daniel Charles Mivelle
  • Publication number: 20240208395
    Abstract: A camper for a vehicle includes a first cabin portion and a second cabin portion adapted to telescopically extend and retract relative to the first cabin portion in a horizontal direction. Further, each of the first cabin portion and the second cabin portion includes a base portion, and an extension portion. The extension portion is adapted to telescopically extend and retract relative to the base portion in a vertical direction. Moreover, the extension portions are configured to be extended or retracted together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Ricky Jukuei Hsu, Jia Wei Lin, Romain Daniel Charles Mivelle, Franco Corral, Jean-Hugues Tuan Huy Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20240208591
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a cab portion, a cargo portion, and a panel arranged separating the cab portion from the cargo portion and extending vertically from a floor of the vehicle. The panel is configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle to vary a size of the cargo portion. The panel includes a first portion extending vertically upwardly from the floor towards a roof and defining a gap therebetween, and a second portion configured to selectively cover the gap and adapted to be arranged at a first position and a second position. In the first position, the second portion extends vertically from the first portion to cover the gap, and in the second position, the second portion is arranged away from the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Ricky Jukuei Hsu, Chris Jaeyoung Lah, Romain Daniel Charles Mivelle, Franco Corral, Jean-Hugues Tuan Huy Nguyen
  • Patent number: D913154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ricky Jukuei Hsu, Franco Corral, Erik Saetre