Patents by Inventor Futoshi Koga

Futoshi Koga 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: 12286187
    Abstract: This operation handle structure of a device includes a grip (41A, 51A) capable of operating a device (1) and grasped by an operator; and a vibration device (46, 56) that transmits vibration to the grip (41A, 51A) and informs the operator of information. The vibration device (46, 56) is located on a side of an end portion (37e) of the grip (41A, 51A). The vibration device (46, 56) is provided with an actuator (71) and an eccentric weight (72) and is located in a hollow portion (37c) inside the grip (41A, 51A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 12280791
    Abstract: A driving assistance device comprises an information acquisition unit that acquires movement information including a vehicle category indicating that the other vehicle is of four- or two-wheeled type, and information relating to a position and a speed of the other vehicle. The information acquisition unit determines whether the other vehicle traveling behind the vehicle is of the four- or two-wheeled type on the basis of the vehicle category. If the other vehicle is a four-wheeled vehicle, the information acquisition unit acquires speed information of the four-wheeled vehicle from four-wheeled vehicles located within a first width range in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. If the other vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle, the information acquisition unit acquires speed information of the two-wheeled vehicle from two-wheeled vehicles located within a second width range narrower than the first width range in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 12151697
    Abstract: A control device that controls a straddle type vehicle, the control device comprising: a route information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle; a weather information acquisition unit configured to acquire weather information corresponding to the scheduled travel route; a determination unit configured to determine whether the scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle is to be affected by weather based on the weather information; and a control unit configured to control a function related to a traveling state of the straddle type vehicle, based on a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Publication number: 20240124088
    Abstract: This operation handle structure of a device includes a grip (41A, 51A) capable of operating a device (1) and grasped by an operator; and a vibration device (46, 56) that transmits vibration to the grip (41A, 51A) and informs the operator of information. The vibration device (46, 56) is located on a side of an end portion (37e) of the grip (41A, 51A). The vibration device (46, 56) is provided with an actuator (71) and an eccentric weight (72) and is located in a hollow portion (37c) inside the grip (41A, 51A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 11757175
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Naoto Yamashita, Futoshi Koga, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Hiroshi Maeda, Akihito Kawamura
  • Patent number: 11715873
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Futoshi Koga, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Hiroshi Maeda, Yoshiyuki Kuroba
  • Patent number: 11588229
    Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises a front antenna configured to be capable of transmitting/receiving a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band and arranged closer to a front side than a seating portion on which a rider can sit, and a rear antenna configured to be capable of transmitting/receiving a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band and arranged closer to a rear side than the seating portion, the front antenna has directivity in the front side of the straddle type vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Kazuyuki Maruyama, Hiroshi Maeda, Futoshi Koga
  • Publication number: 20220410917
    Abstract: A control device that controls a straddle type vehicle, the control device comprising: a route information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle; a weather information acquisition unit configured to acquire weather information corresponding to the scheduled travel route; a determination unit configured to determine whether the scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle is to be affected by weather based on the weather information; and a control unit configured to control a function related to a traveling state of the straddle type vehicle, based on a determination result of the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Futoshi KOGA
  • Publication number: 20220404158
    Abstract: A control device that controls a straddle type vehicle, comprising: a route information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a planned travel route of the straddle type vehicle; a weather information acquisition unit configured to acquire weather information corresponding to the planned travel route; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the planned travel route of the straddle type vehicle is affected by the weather based on the weather information; and a control unit configured to propose information on a refuge location for taking refuge from an influence of the weather when it is determined that the planned travel route is affected by the weather, wherein the control unit proposes a refuge location farther away from an affected area as information on the refuge location, based on the affected area affected by the weather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventor: Futoshi KOGA
  • Patent number: 11498634
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihito Kawamura, Futoshi Koga, Hiroshi Maeda, Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Naoto Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11436920
    Abstract: An information providing system for reducing the processing load when estimating a potential risk area when a vehicle is traveling is provided. The information providing system acquires heart rate data of an occupant of the vehicle acquired by a wearable terminal attached to the occupant. The information providing system estimates a potential risk area that is a cause to increase a heart rate based on the heart rate data acquired. The information providing system specifies a point in time a predetermined time before a point in time at which the heart rate indicated by the heart rate data increases, and estimates the position of the vehicle corresponding to the specified point in time as the potential risk area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Patent number: 11400996
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kuroba, Futoshi Koga, Hiroshi Maeda, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Shohei Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220194409
    Abstract: A driving assistance device comprises an information acquisition unit that acquires movement information including a vehicle category indicating that the other vehicle is of four- or two-wheeled type, and information relating to a position and a speed of the other vehicle. The information acquisition unit determines whether the other vehicle traveling behind the vehicle is of the four- or two-wheeled type on the basis of the vehicle category. If the other vehicle is a four-wheeled vehicle, the information acquisition unit acquires speed information of the four-wheeled vehicle from four-wheeled vehicles located within a first width range in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. If the other vehicle is a two-wheeled vehicle, the information acquisition unit acquires speed information of the two-wheeled vehicle from two-wheeled vehicles located within a second width range narrower than the first width range in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Futoshi KOGA
  • Patent number: 11214325
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Maeda, Naoto Yamashita, Akihito Kawamura, Futoshi Koga, Yoshiyuki Kuroba
  • Publication number: 20210203063
    Abstract: A straddle type vehicle comprises a front antenna configured to be capable of transmitting/receiving a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band and arranged closer to a front side than a seating portion on which a rider can sit, and a rear antenna configured to be capable of transmitting/receiving a wireless signal of a predetermined frequency band and arranged closer to a rear side than the seating portion, the front antenna has directivity in the front side of the straddle type vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Kazuyuki MARUYAMA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Futoshi KOGA
  • Publication number: 20210192942
    Abstract: An information providing system for reducing the processing load when estimating a potential risk area when a vehicle is traveling is provided. The information providing system acquires heart rate data of an occupant of the vehicle acquired by a wearable terminal attached to the occupant. The information providing system estimates a potential risk area that is a cause to increase a heart rate based on the heart rate data acquired. The information providing system specifies a point in time a predetermined time before a point in time at which the heart rate indicated by the heart rate data increases, and estimates the position of the vehicle corresponding to the specified point in time as the potential risk area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Futoshi Koga
  • Publication number: 20210061389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Akihito KAWAMURA, Futoshi KOGA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Naoto YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210061395
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Futoshi KOGA, Naoto YAMASHITA, Akihito KAWAMURA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA
  • Publication number: 20210061388
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroshi MAEDA, Naoto YAMASHITA, Akihito KAWAMURA, Futoshi KOGA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA
  • Publication number: 20210061391
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Naoto YAMASHITA, Futoshi KOGA, Yoshiyuki KUROBA, Hiroshi MAEDA, Akihito KAWAMURA