Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Taguchi

Katsuaki Taguchi 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: 10086679
    Abstract: A front windshield includes a frame portion extending along the circumferential edge, the frame portion includes a lower edge portion extending along the lower edge of the front windshield, and a recess depressed downward from the inner edge of the lower edge portion, and at least a part of a perception mark, which allows the driver of the vehicle to perceive a position based on the vehicle, is provided inside the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Makoto Kawai, Shigeaki Nishina
  • Publication number: 20170050498
    Abstract: A front windshield includes a frame portion extending along the circumferential edge, the frame portion includes a lower edge portion extending along the lower edge of the front windshield, and a recess depressed downward from the inner edge of the lower edge portion, and at least a part of a perception mark, which allows the driver of the vehicle to perceive a position based on the vehicle, is provided inside the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Makoto Kawai, Shigeaki Nishina
  • Patent number: 8007022
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle having a simple and inexpensive structure that assists the driving sense. A front window shield 1 of a vehicle 100 is provided with a pair of marks 2 and 3 substantially horizontally aligned. The marks 2 and 3 are formed at the same height at the left and right sides of the front window shield 1. A driver perceives a virtual line L by the marks 2 and 3 on the front window shield 1, and trackings the line of sight W1 are induced to move such as to gather between the bottom end line (herein, a line of an instrument panel 6) and a virtual line L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotoshi Fujimoto, Seiji Yoshimoto, Haruko Okuyama, Katsuaki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 7784579
    Abstract: A member disengagement apparatus comprises fastening release parts for disengaging fastened members fastened by fastening parts, a release operation unit for releasing the fastening release parts, an operation-inhibiting unit for inhibiting a release operation of the release operation unit, and a control unit for controlling the operation-inhibiting unit. The control unit controls the operation-inhibiting unit so that the release operation is no longer inhibited when specific emergency signals are received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Tadashi Naito
  • Patent number: 7753632
    Abstract: A fastening device includes a fastening member that fixedly fastens fastened members, and a driving member that is capable of releasing a fastening state of the fastening member by applying a driving force to a moving portion provided in the fastening member to drive it, wherein the driving member is formed of a shape memory alloy, and the driving force is a restoring force of the shape memory alloy to its memory shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Naitou, Yuta Urushiyama, Shunji Suzuki, Katsuaki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 7681684
    Abstract: To readily remove on-vehicle components from a vehicle body, suitably reflecting the state of the vehicle or occupant in addition to the will of the operator. The safety confirmation device 11 determines whether or not to permit actuation of the separation actuator 13, that is, whether to set the switch 12 to the ON state to allow an electrical connection from the power supply 14 to the separation actuator 13, based on the signals input from the external input receiving portion 21, the occupant protection device 22, the status quantity sensor 23, and the input portion 24, and outputs a gate signal corresponding to this determination result to the switch 12. Electrification of the separation actuator 13 from the power supply 14 via the switch 12 releases the fixation of an on-vehicle component by disassembling the fixation member that fixes the on-vehicle component to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Yuta Urushiyama, Suguru Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080197656
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle having a simple and inexpensive structure that assists the driving sense. A front window shield 1 of a vehicle 100 is provided with a pair of marks 2 and 3 substantially horizontally aligned. The marks 2 and 3 are formed at the same height at the left and right sides of the front window shield 1. A driver perceives a virtual line L by the marks 2 and 3 on the front window shield 1, and trackings the line of sight W1 are induced to move such as to gather between the bottom end line (herein, a line of an instrument panel 6) and a virtual line L.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotoshi Fujimoto, Seiji Yoshimoto, Haruko Okuyama, Katsuaki Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20070158127
    Abstract: To readily remove on-vehicle components from a vehicle body, suitably reflecting the state of the vehicle or occupant in addition to the will of the operator. The safety confirmation device 11 determines whether or not to permit actuation of the separation actuator 13, that is, whether to set the switch 12 to the ON state to allow an electrical connection from the power supply 14 to the separation actuator 13, based on the signals input from the external input receiving portion 21, the occupant protection device 22, the status quantity sensor 23, and the input portion 24, and outputs a gate signal corresponding to this determination result to the switch 12. Electrification of the separation actuator 13 from the power supply 14 via the switch 12 releases the fixation of an on-vehicle component by disassembling the fixation member that fixes the on-vehicle component to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Yuta Urushiyama, Suguru Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20070057563
    Abstract: A member disengagement apparatus comprises fastening release parts for disengaging fastened members fastened by fastening parts, a release operation unit for releasing the fastening release parts, an operation-inhibiting unit for inhibiting a release operation of the release operation unit, and a control unit for controlling the operation-inhibiting unit. The control unit controls the operation-inhibiting unit so that the release operation is no longer inhibited when specific emergency signals are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Katsuaki Taguchi, Tadashi Naito