Patents by Inventor Kentaro Sugimura

Kentaro Sugimura 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: 12361458
    Abstract: A rental fee calculation device for calculating a rental fee for renting a battery to be rented when the battery is rented to a user via a battery storage apparatus configured to allow the battery to be attached and detached includes: a first fee calculation unit configured to calculate a first fee based on a rental period from when the battery is removed from the battery storage apparatus to when the battery is returned; a second fee calculation unit configured to calculate a second fee based on a used power amount discharged by the battery during the rental period; a rental fee calculation unit configured to calculate the rental fee based on the first fee and the second fee; and an input and output unit functioning as an output unit configured to output rental fee information indicating the calculated rental fee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Moriyama, Kentaro Sugimura, Michiyo Inoue, Kotaro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20250045688
    Abstract: A delivery management device (10) transmits delivery instruction information for a delivery person on the basis of battery delivery request information that includes position information of a delivery destination. In addition, the delivery instruction information includes: position information of a storage appliance (5) for storing a battery which can be delivered to the delivery destination; and position information of the delivery destination. In addition, the delivery person is selected, from among preregistered delivery person candidates, on the basis of: position information of the delivery person candidates; and position information of at least either one of the storage appliance (5) and the delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro SUGIMURA, Yuji MATSUO, Soji KASHIMA, Michiyo INOUE
  • Publication number: 20250028726
    Abstract: A data matching device capable of obtaining first data that is transmitted from a moving object configured to perform wireless communication and that is related to the moving object, and second data that is transmitted from a charging device configured to charge a battery used in the moving object and that is related to the battery. The data matching device is configured to: generate matched data in which the obtained first data and the obtained second data are associated with each other, when obtaining the first data and the second data; and output the generated matched data to a predetermined output destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kentaro SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20250029052
    Abstract: A transport plan generating device 10, upon acquiring work plan information including information indicating the location of a worksite Cs where a work machine M is to be used, references a storage unit storing information indicating the location of each local base, identifies a nearby local base (local base Lb1), that is, a local base in the vicinity of the worksite Cs, generates a battery BAT transport plan with the nearby local base set as the transport destination, and presents the transport plan to an employee at a hub base Hb that serves as the transport origin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soji KASHIMA, Michiyo INOUE, Kentaro SUGIMURA, Yuji MATSUO
  • Patent number: 12151732
    Abstract: This work vehicle includes: an electric driving source which is driven by electrical power; and a travel part which is operated by the electric driving source. At least a portion of a loading part for loading an object to be loaded is provided above a first direction-side portion of the travel part. In addition, at least a portion of a detachable batch storage part, which has an accommodation part capable of accommodating a detachable battery, is provided above a portion of the travel part on a side in a second direction reverse to the first direction. An opening is formed in an upper portion of the accommodation part. The opening is directed upward and the axial line of the accommodation part in the battery attachment/detachment direction inclines to be directed in the first direction or the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240351243
    Abstract: A kneader includes a drum and a battery case. An intake port for taking in material to be kneaded is formed in the drum. An accommodation part is formed in the battery case. An opening for inserting a removable battery, or for retrieving the removable battery, is formed in the accommodation part. The battery case is retained in the kneader while oriented in a manner other than an orientation in which the opening faces the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240286496
    Abstract: A vehicle body of a rolling compaction vehicle is provided with a battery case and a motor. A removable battery is removably housed in an insertion hole of the battery case. The battery case is in an inclined position. This inclination causes an opening of the insertion hole to face an outer edge of the vehicle body, and causes a wall portion that holds back the removable battery to face the inside of the vehicle body. Here, the lower end of the wall portion is located at a position lower than the lower end of the opening. Electric power of the removable battery is supplied to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240278291
    Abstract: A portable washing machine includes a loading space part provided with a pair of wheels and a handle. The loading space part is loaded with a motor and a pump. The loading space part is also provided with support parts that are provided in front of the pair of wheels and abut against or are separate from the ground. When a virtual straight line that is virtually drawn between rotary centers of the pair of wheels is defined as an axle, the axle is orthogonal to the traveling direction of the loading space part. The center of gravity center of the portable washing machine is positioned above the loading space part and in front of the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240224869
    Abstract: A vehicle includes front wheels, rear wheels, and a battery holder which is capable of storing and holding detachable batteries. At least a part of the battery holder is provided above the front wheels. Opening portions, which are used to attach and detach the detachable batteries to and from the battery holder, are provided to an upper portion of the battery holder. The battery holder is arranged inclined with respect to the vertical direction so that at least a part of the opening portions is positioned forward with respect to a lower portion of the battery holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240149741
    Abstract: A battery transport support device (10) that comprises: a communication unit (11) that acquires charging batter information from a charging device (20), the charging batter information including identification information for batteries (BAT) being charged by the charging device (20); a specification unit (12) that references a storage unit (14) that stores identification information for users in association with identification information for batteries (BAT) that belong to the users and, on the basis of the charging battery information, specifies the number of batteries (BAT) included in the batteries (BAT) being charged by the charging device (20) that belong to one of the users; and a derivation unit (13) that, on the basis of the number of batteries (BAT) that belong to the one user and the number of batteries (BAT) that can be carried by transport devices, derives a transport device needed to transport the batteries (BAT) that belong to the one user to a transport destination that corresponds to the one u
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro NAKAMURA, Yusuke NAKAJIMA, Michiyo INOUE, Hiroshi MORIYAMA, Kentaro SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240144330
    Abstract: A rental fee calculation device for calculating a rental fee for renting a battery to be rented when the battery is rented to a user via a battery storage apparatus configured to allow the battery to be attached and detached includes: a first fee calculation unit configured to calculate a first fee based on a rental period from when the battery is removed from the battery storage apparatus to when the battery is returned; a second fee calculation unit configured to calculate a second fee based on a used power amount discharged by the battery during the rental period; a rental fee calculation unit configured to calculate the rental fee based on the first fee and the second fee; and an input and output unit functioning as an output unit configured to output rental fee information indicating the calculated rental fee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORIYAMA, Kentaro SUGIMURA, Michiyo INOUE, Kotaro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20240130289
    Abstract: A vehicle includes front wheels, rear wheels, and a battery holder which is capable of storing and holding detachable batteries. At least a part of the battery holder is provided above the front wheels. Opening portions, which are used to attach and detach the detachable batteries to and from the battery holder, are provided to an upper portion of the battery holder. The battery holder is arranged inclined with respect to the vertical direction so that at least a part of the opening portions is positioned forward with respect to a lower portion of the battery holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240127326
    Abstract: In a battery rental management device for controlling a battery storage apparatus provided in a predetermined management area where a worker works and configured to allow a battery to be rented to be attached and detached, in response to receiving a rental request for the battery which includes identification information of a desiring user, a storage unit configured to store identification information of an authorized user who has an authority to use the battery is referred to, and whether the desiring user is the authorized user is determined based on the identification information of the desiring user, and the desiring user is permitted to rent the battery based on a determination that the desiring user is the authorized user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiyo INOUE, Kotaro NAKAMURA, Hiroshi MORIYAMA, Kentaro SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240116349
    Abstract: A racing kart that is a travel vehicle includes a car body equipped with a seat on which a user can be seated; and a plurality of wheels which are provided to the car body. The seat is configured such that a seating face thereof is positioned lower than the top of the wheels. The car body is provided with a battery housing which is for storing a battery therein and is disposed at the rear of the seat and at a position overlapping at least a part of the seat in a rear view of the car body. The battery housing is slanted such that an upper end thereof is positioned more rearward than a lower end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro Sugimura, Shoichi Rinzaki, Yoshikazu Sato
  • Publication number: 20240109455
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle includes a body having a seat in which a user can sit, and a plurality of wheels provided to the body, the height of a seat surface of the seat being lower than the upper parts of the plurality of wheels. In the body (14), a battery accommodation section that accommodates a battery is provided to a side of the seat. At least part of the battery accommodation section overlaps the seat in a side view of the body, and the battery accommodation section is tilted such that a rear end part is positioned higher than a front end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20240100970
    Abstract: A compaction roller comprising: a first roller rotating about a first axis; a second roller rotating about a second axis; a drive unit that supplies a driving force to at least one of the first roller and the second roller; and a storage unit that stores a battery for supplying electric power to the drive unit, wherein the storage unit allows the battery to be inserted and removed in a direction parallel to a plane passing through the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro SUGIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240032760
    Abstract: A cleaning vehicle is provided with: a chassis; a brush for cleaning a road surface; a user placement portion which is provided rearward of the brush in the chassis, and which has an operating handle; and an electrical unit for driving the brush. The cleaning vehicle is provided with a battery case which holds a removable battery, and which is thereby capable of supplying electric power from the battery to the electrical unit. In the battery case, an opening portion through which the battery can be inserted is exposed to the outside of the chassis forward of the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20230399814
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes an electric drive source, and a vehicle main body part to which a traveling part is provided. The vehicle main body part includes: a loading part that extends in a first direction and that can operate with respect to the vehicle main body part; and a removable battery storage unit that extends in a second direction which is the reverse direction of the first direction. The loading part loads an object to be loaded. The removable battery storage unit includes a storage section capable of storing a removable battery. An opening is formed in an upper part of the storage section. The opening is oriented upward, and an axis line along a battery attachment/removal direction of the storage section is inclined so as to be oriented in the first direction or the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20230399041
    Abstract: This work vehicle includes: an electric driving source which is driven by electrical power; and a travel part which is operated by the electric driving source. At least a portion of a loading part for loading an object to be loaded is provided above a first direction-side portion of the travel part. In addition, at least a portion of a detachable batch storage part, which has an accommodation part capable of accommodating a detachable battery, is provided above a portion of the travel part on a side in a second direction reverse to the first direction. An opening is formed in an upper portion of the accommodation part. The opening is directed upward and the axial line of the accommodation part in the battery attachment/detachment direction inclines to be directed in the first direction or the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: Kentaro Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20230331117
    Abstract: An abnormality detection system includes a removable battery and a server. The removable battery has: a detector; a battery side acquisition unit for acquiring measured data that are the data of measured values measured by the detector and acquiring, from an object to be electrically driven, first recognition data for recognizing the object to be electrically driven; and a battery side storage unit. The server has: a server side storage unit for prestoring reference data that are the data acquired when the object to be electrically driven performs a predetermined operation; a server side acquisition unit for acquiring the measured data, the first recognition data, and second recognition data; and an abnormality detection unit for comparing actual work data obtained from the measured data with the reference data and detecting an abnormality when the difference between the actual work data and the reference data exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Kentaro Sugimura, Shunichiro Sueyoshi, Tadashi Hayashida, Manato Kuwabara, Yusuke Nakajima