Patents by Inventor Kazuya Nakano

Kazuya Nakano 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).

  • Publication number: 20250053935
    Abstract: A vehicle transmits images in which garbage collection sites appear to a server. The server performs: identifying, among the plurality of images acquired from the vehicle, a yet-to-be-visited collection site image in which a yet-to-be-visited collection site appears that is a collection site by which a garbage truck has not yet passed in a travel route of the garbage truck; based on the identified yet-to-be-visited collection site image, calculating an estimated amount of garbage brought together at the yet-to-be-visited collection site; calculating an expected time of arrival at a collection site by which the garbage truck passes after the yet-to-be-visited collection site in the travel route such that the expected time of arrival at that collection site becomes later when the estimated garbage amount is large than when the estimated garbage amount is small; and notifying a user terminal of the expected time of arrival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya NISHIMURA, Naoki Uenoyama, Keiko Nakano, Yohei Nakanishi, Takahiro Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20250054313
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. In response to an occurrence of at least one of a weather-related event and a natural disaster event, the processor identifies a vehicle located at a site of the event. The processor determines a predetermined condition in accordance with the event. The processor requests the identified vehicle to provide a peripheral image that satisfies the predetermined condition. The peripheral image is generated when an image capturing unit mounted on the identified vehicle captures an image of a periphery of the identified vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kazuya NISHIMURA, Naoki UENOYAMA, Keiko NAKANO, Yohei NAKANISHI, Takahiro MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20250044111
    Abstract: A communication device receives image data sets from vehicles traveling along roads. Processing circuitry acquires image data sets that include images of vehicles. The processing circuit determines whether each vehicle in the images is a local vehicle or a tourist vehicle. Based on the determination, the processing circuitry calculates a first ratio for each road. The first ratio is the ratio of tourist vehicles in the vehicles on the road. The processing circuitry presents a tourist with a road of which the first ratio is greater than or equal to a first threshold value as a recommended road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kazuya NISHIMURA, Naoki UENOYAMA, Keiko NAKANO, Yohei NAKANISHI, Takahiro MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20250046099
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor. The processor obtains a peripheral image including a road mirror. The peripheral image is generated when an image capturing unit mounted on a first vehicle captures an image of a periphery of the first vehicle. When the processor determines that at least one of a second vehicle and a pedestrian approaching an installation spot of the road mirror from a direction that differs from a direction in which the first vehicle is approaching the installation spot of the road mirror is shown in a mirror surface of the road mirror captured in the obtained peripheral image, the processor determines that an orientation of the road mirror is not abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kazuya NISHIMURA, Naoki UENOYAMA, Keiko NAKANO, Yohei NAKANISHI, Takahiro MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 11955617
    Abstract: A vehicle battery pack includes a first battery module and a second battery module, a fan which includes a blade body configured to rotate about a rotary shaft, the fan being configured to supply air to the first battery module and the second battery module, and a housing configured to accommodate the first battery module, the second battery module, and the fan. The first battery module and the second battery module are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. In the first battery module, the plurality of cells are bound in the first direction by a binding member. The binding member is a plate-like member which is made of metal. The fan is arranged in such a manner that the rotary shaft faces the binding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kaneshima, Kazuya Nakano, Tsubasa Ikeya
  • Patent number: 11897542
    Abstract: A power supply device mounting structure for a power supply device disposed below a seat disposed in a vehicle interior is provided. The power supply device mounting structure includes a plate member and a contact portion. The plate member is disposed between the power supply device and a seat surface portion of the seat and the plate member covers an upper surface of the power supply device. The contact portion is provided at a position facing an edge portion of the plate member and the contact portion comes into contact with the seat surface portion when a load is input from the seat surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Nakano, Kazuto Yamane, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11894534
    Abstract: A battery unit equipped in a vehicle includes a battery, a case accommodating the battery, an upper surface covering material covering an upper surface of the battery in the case, an intake portion provided on the upper surface covering material and configured to take in air from an outside of the case to above the battery, a lower surface covering material covering a lower surface of the battery in the case, an exhaust portion provided on the lower surface covering material and configured to discharge air that has cooled or heated the battery, a fan disposed below the lower surface covering material, configured to take in air discharged from the exhaust portion, and discharge the air between the lower surface covering material and a bottom surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Tsubasa Ikeya, Kenta Sugitate, Kazuya Nakano, Ryo Kaneshima
  • Patent number: 11824179
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a battery; an electric device; a case accommodating the battery and the electric device; and a cover covering a case opening. The cover is provided with a first exhaust port and a second exhaust port. A first exhaust member having a first exhaust passage through which air discharged from the first exhaust port flows is connected to the first exhaust port. A second exhaust member having a second exhaust passage through which air discharged from the second exhaust port flows is connected to the second exhaust port. The first exhaust port is provided so as to overlap at least a part of the electric device when viewed from an opening direction and has a larger opening area than the second exhaust port. A minimum cross-sectional area of the first exhaust passage is smaller than a minimum cross-sectional area of the second exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kaneshima, Kazuya Nakano, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11745678
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle power supply device able to be fixed easily, at a reduced cost, and universally applicable. The vehicle power supply device includes: a case; a battery, disposed in the case; a cover, covering the case; a support, supporting the battery and connected with the cover; and a rivet, connecting the case and the support. A side surface of the case is provided with a case side hole penetrating into the case. The support is provided with a support side hole corresponding to the case side hole. The rivet is inserted into the case side hole and the support side hole to connect the case and the support. The cover is provided with a cover side hole connected with the case by using a bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Naoyoshi Madoka, Kazuya Nakano
  • Publication number: 20220302524
    Abstract: A vehicle battery pack includes a first battery module and a second battery module, a fan which includes a blade body configured to rotate about a rotary shaft, the fan being configured to supply air to the first battery module and the second battery module, and a housing configured to accommodate the first battery module, the second battery module, and the fan. The first battery module and the second battery module are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. In the first battery module, the plurality of cells are bound in the first direction by a binding member. The binding member is a plate-like member which is made of metal. The fan is arranged in such a manner that the rotary shaft faces the binding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo KANESHIMA, Kazuya NAKANO, Tsubasa IKEYA
  • Publication number: 20220048451
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle power supply device able to be fixed easily, at a reduced cost, and universally applicable. The vehicle power supply device includes: a case; a battery, disposed in the case; a cover, covering the case; a support, supporting the battery and connected with the cover; and a rivet, connecting the case and the support. A side surface of the case is provided with a case side hole penetrating into the case. The support is provided with a support side hole corresponding to the case side hole. The rivet is inserted into the case side hole and the support side hole to connect the case and the support. The cover is provided with a cover side hole connected with the case by using a bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki TAKAHASHI, Naoyoshi MADOKA, Kazuya NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220037718
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a battery; an electric device; a case accommodating the battery and the electric device; and a cover covering a case opening. The cover is provided with a first exhaust port and a second exhaust port. A first exhaust member having a first exhaust passage through which air discharged from the first exhaust port flows is connected to the first exhaust port. A second exhaust member having a second exhaust passage through which air discharged from the second exhaust port flows is connected to the second exhaust port. The first exhaust port is provided so as to overlap at least a part of the electric device when viewed from an opening direction and has a larger opening area than the second exhaust port. A minimum cross-sectional area of the first exhaust passage is smaller than a minimum cross-sectional area of the second exhaust passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo KANESHIMA, Kazuya Nakano, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11233331
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a dielectric substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface, a feedpoint provided at a predetermined position of the dielectric substrate, a first radiating element provided on the first main surface and extending from the feedpoint in a predetermined direction, an interlayer connection conductor connected to the first radiating element, a second radiating element provided on the second main surface and extending from the interlayer connection conductor in the predetermined direction, and a third radiating element extending from the feedpoint in the predetermined direction on a path different from a path of the first radiating element. The first radiating element has a U-shaped part that turns away from the feedpoint in a predetermined direction and then turns back and approaches the feedpoint. The third radiating element has a meander-shaped part that meanders by repeatedly approaching and going away from the first radiating element in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Pansonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Nakano, Yasuharu Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20210291905
    Abstract: A power supply device mounting structure for a power supply device disposed below a seat disposed in a vehicle interior is provided. The power supply device mounting structure includes a plate member and a contact portion. The plate member is disposed between the power supply device and a seat surface portion of the seat and the plate member covers an upper surface of the power supply device. The contact portion is provided at a position facing an edge portion of the plate member and the contact portion comes into contact with the seat surface portion when a load is input from the seat surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya NAKANO, Kazuto YAMANE, Masaki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210273275
    Abstract: A battery unit equipped in a vehicle includes a battery, a case accommodating the battery, an upper surface covering material covering an upper surface of the battery in the case, an intake portion provided on the upper surface covering material and configured to take in air from an outside of the case to above the battery, a lower surface covering material covering a lower surface of the battery in the case, an exhaust portion provided on the lower surface covering material and configured to discharge air that has cooled or heated the battery, a fan disposed below the lower surface covering material, configured to take in air discharged from the exhaust portion, and discharge the air between the lower surface covering material and a bottom surface of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki TAKAHASHI, Tsubasa IKEYA, Kenta SUGITATE, Kazuya NAKANO, Ryo KANESHIMA
  • Patent number: 10938106
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a first length; a second antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a second length; and a rectangular parallelepiped upper casing for accommodating the first antenna board and the second antenna board. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the first antenna board and a longitudinal direction of the second antenna board are parallel to one side of one main surface of the rectangular parallelepiped upper casing. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Matsuoka, Kazuya Nakano, Kenji Nishikawa, Keita Endo, Shintarou Tanaka, Ryo Yonezawa, Kazuki Zusho
  • Publication number: 20200358197
    Abstract: An antenna device includes a dielectric substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface, a feedpoint provided at a predetermined position of the dielectric substrate, a first radiating element provided on the first main surface and extending from the feedpoint in a predetermined direction, an interlayer connection conductor connected to the first radiating element, a second radiating element provided on the second main surface and extending from the interlayer connection conductor in the predetermined direction, and a third radiating element extending from the feedpoint in the predetermined direction on a path different from a path of the first radiating element. The first radiating element has a U-shaped part that turns away from the feedpoint in a predetermined direction and then turns back and approaches the feedpoint. The third radiating element has a meander-shaped part that meanders by repeatedly approaching and going away from the first radiating element in the plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuya NAKANO, Yasuharu MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20200194891
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a first length; a second antenna board having a plate shape and extending with a second length; and a rectangular parallelepiped upper casing for accommodating the first antenna board and the second antenna board. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the first antenna board and a longitudinal direction of the second antenna board are parallel to one side of one main surface of the rectangular parallelepiped upper casing. The first antenna board and the second antenna board are arranged parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuharu MATSUOKA, Kazuya NAKANO, Kenji NISHIKAWA, Keita ENDO, Shintarou TANAKA, Ryo YONEZAWA, Kazuki ZUSHO
  • Patent number: 10591960
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a case, an antenna element, a heat source, a heat dissipation member, a heat conduction member, a cooling fan, an exhaust port, and an exhaust duct. The case has a pair of main surfaces and side surfaces. The antenna element is used to perform wireless communication. The heat dissipation member exchanges heat with a cooling wind. The heat conduction member conducts heat of the heat source to the heat dissipation member. The cooling fan generates the cooling wind to be blown to the heat dissipation member. The exhaust port is an exhaust port from which the cooling wind is discharged to the outside. The exhaust duct guides the cooling wind to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is disposed on one of the side surfaces, and the antenna element and the exhaust duct are disposed to overlap each other at least partially in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tani, Kenji Nishikawa, Kazuhiro Shiraga, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Katsuya Yamamoto, Kazuya Nakano, Hiroki Yosho
  • Publication number: 20190235586
    Abstract: The electronic device includes a case, an antenna element, a heat source, a heat dissipation member, a heat conduction member, a cooling fan, an exhaust port, and an exhaust duct. The case has a pair of main surfaces and side surfaces. The antenna element is used to perform wireless communication. The heat dissipation member exchanges heat with a cooling wind. The heat conduction member conducts heat of the heat source to the heat dissipation member. The cooling fan generates the cooling wind to be blown to the heat dissipation member. The exhaust port is an exhaust port from which the cooling wind is discharged to the outside. The exhaust duct guides the cooling wind to the exhaust port. The exhaust port is disposed on one of the side surfaces, and the antenna element and the exhaust duct are disposed to overlap each other at least partially in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: KAZUYA TANI, KENJI NISHIKAWA, KAZUHIRO SHIRAGA, HIROYUKI TAKAOKA, KATSUYA YAMAMOTO, KAZUYA NAKANO, HIROKI YOSHO