Patents by Inventor Makoto Harada
Makoto Harada 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).
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Patent number: 11427554Abstract: A lactone compound is represented by general formula (A), and an ether compound is represented by general formula (B). In formula (A), R is a hydrogen atom or R1. When R is a hydrogen atom, R? is R1, the carbon bond (1) is a single bond or a double bond, and the carbon bond (2) is a single bond. When R is R1, R? is a hydrogen atom or R1, both the carbon bonds (1) and (2) are a single bond, or one of them is a double bond and the other is a single bond. In formula (B), R? is R1. R1 represents a specific alkyl group, a specific alkenyl group, a specific alkynyl group, or an aryl group. In formulas (A) and (B), n is 0 or 1.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hisanori Itoh, Takaji Matsumoto, Makoto Harada
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Patent number: 11365676Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankcase that defines a crank chamber, a crankshaft that has a crank housed in the crank chamber and is rotatably supported on the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and defines a plurality of cylinders in a horizontally-opposed arrangement, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that extends through the crankcase from an upper face of the crankcase, is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body, and generates a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. Thus, in a so-called horizontally-opposed internal combustion engine, a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ikebe, Makoto Harada, Fumihiko Matsubara, Toshiaki Deguchi
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Patent number: 11344488Abstract: A cooling agent composition contains a 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1). The symbol * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. X represents NH, N(ZAr2), O or S, Z represents a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, Ar2 represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms which may have a substituent. Y each independently represents a methylene group which may have a substituent, and n represents an integer of 0 to 3. Ar1 represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Takaji Matsumoto, Hisanori Itoh, Tomoharu Sato, Masashi Otsuka, Makoto Harada
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Patent number: 11236042Abstract: A cooling agent composition includes a methyl menthol derivative represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula (1), a symbol * indicates an asymmetric carbon atom, X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Y represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hisanori Itoh, Takaji Matsumoto, Tomoharu Sato, Makoto Harada, Masaya Otake, Masashi Otsuka
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Patent number: 11181019Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft that is rotatably supported on the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and defines a plurality of cylinders in a V-type arrangement in which the cylinders are disposed above a virtual horizontal plane including a rotational axis of the crankshaft and intersect each other at a bank angle, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that is mounted from an outside at a position, lower than the virtual horizontal plane, of a front face of the crankcase that receives air flow, is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body, and generates a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. Thereby provided is a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision in a so-called V-type internal combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ikebe, Makoto Harada, Fumihiko Matsubara, Toshiaki Deguchi
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Patent number: 10975787Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankcase that rotatably supports a crankshaft, a case cover that liquid-tightly covers a side of the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and divides a plurality of cylinders in a V-type arrangement in which the cylinders are disposed above a virtual horizontal plane including a rotational axis of the crankshaft and intersect each other at a bank angle, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that is mounted from the outside on the crankcase at a position higher than the virtual horizontal plane and is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body to generate a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. This provides, in a so-called V-type internal combustion engine, a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Ikebe, Makoto Harada, Fumihiko Matsubara, Toshiaki Deguchi
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Publication number: 20210047283Abstract: A lactone compound is represented by general formula (A), and an ether compound is represented by general formula (B). In formula (A), R is a hydrogen atom or R1. When R is a hydrogen atom, R? is R1, the carbon bond (1) is a single bond or a double bond, and the carbon bond (2) is a single bond. When R is R1, R? is a hydrogen atom or R1, both the carbon bonds (1) and (2) are a single bond, or one of them is a double bond and the other is a single bond. In formula (B), R? is R1. R1 represents a specific alkyl group, a specific alkenyl group, a specific alkynyl group, or an aryl group. In formulas (A) and (B), n is 0 or 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hisanori ITOH, Takaji MATSUMOTO, Makoto HARADA
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Publication number: 20200318536Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankcase that defines a crank chamber, a crankshaft that has a crank housed in the crank chamber and is rotatably supported on the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and defines a plurality of cylinders in a horizontally-opposed arrangement, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that extends through the crankcase from an upper face of the crankcase, is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body, and generates a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. Thus, in a so-called horizontally-opposed internal combustion engine, a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Yoshiyuki IKEBE, Makoto HARADA, Fumihiko MATSUBARA, Toshiaki DEGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200297607Abstract: A cooling agent composition contains a 2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexanecarboxylic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1). The symbol * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. X represents NH, N(ZAr2), O or S, Z represents a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, Ar2 represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms which may have a substituent. Y each independently represents a methylene group which may have a substituent, and n represents an integer of 0 to 3. Ar1 represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 2 to 15 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2018Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Takaji MATSUMOTO, Hisanori ITOH, Tomoharu SATO, Masashi OTSUKA, Makoto HARADA
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Publication number: 20200132005Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankcase that rotatably supports a crankshaft, a case cover that liquid-tightly covers a side of the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and divides a plurality of cylinders in a V-type arrangement in which the cylinders are disposed above a virtual horizontal plane including a rotational axis of the crankshaft and intersect each other at a bank angle, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that is mounted from the outside on the crankcase at a position higher than the virtual horizontal plane and is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body to generate a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. This provides, in a so-called V-type internal combustion engine, a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki IKEBE, Makoto HARADA, Fumihiko MATSUBARA, Toshiaki DEGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200040780Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a crankshaft that is rotatably supported on the crankcase, a cylinder block that is joined to the crankcase and defines a plurality of cylinders in a V-type arrangement in which the cylinders are disposed above a virtual horizontal plane including a rotational axis of the crankshaft and intersect each other at a bank angle, a to-be-detected body that rotates integrally with the crankshaft, and a detection sensor that is mounted from an outside at a position, lower than the virtual horizontal plane, of a front face of the crankcase that receives air flow, is made to face a trajectory of the to-be-detected body, and generates a pulse signal in response to movement of the to-be-detected body. Thereby provided is a structure for disposing a detection sensor that can detect the angular velocity of a crankshaft with high precision in a so-called V-type internal combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki IKEBE, Makoto HARADA, Fumihiko MATSUBARA, Toshiaki DEGUCHI
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Publication number: 20200024221Abstract: A cooling agent composition includes a methyl menthol derivative represented by the following general formula (1). In the formula (1), a symbol * indicates an asymmetric carbon atom, X represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and Y represents an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Hisanori ITOH, Takaji MATSUMOTO, Tomoharu SATO, Makoto HARADA, Masaya OTAKE, Masashi OTSUKA
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Patent number: 10041394Abstract: An air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine capable of increasing accuracy in detection of the temperature of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine by a temperature sensor and carrying out the warm-up operation after the start-up of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine favorably. The air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine includes cooling fins that are provided on the circumferences of a cylinder block and a cylinder head; and a cooling passage that is provided in a combustion chamber upper wall covering a combustion chamber of the cylinder head and is used for cooling the combustion chamber upper wall with lubrication oil. The air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine has a temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine by detecting the temperature of oil. The temperature sensor faces a cooling oil outlet portion of the cooling passage.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Harada, Yuki Nagata, Teppei Hakamata
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Publication number: 20170009640Abstract: An air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine capable of increasing accuracy in detection of the temperature of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine by a temperature sensor and carrying out the warm-up operation after the start-up of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine favorably. The air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine includes cooling fins that are provided on the circumferences of a cylinder block and a cylinder head; and a cooling passage that is provided in a combustion chamber upper wall covering a combustion chamber of the cylinder head and is used for cooling the combustion chamber upper wall with lubrication oil. The air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine has a temperature sensor configured to detect the temperature of the air/oil-cooled internal combustion engine by detecting the temperature of oil. The temperature sensor faces a cooling oil outlet portion of the cooling passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Makoto Harada, Yuki Nagata, Teppei Hakamata
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Patent number: 9264757Abstract: A broadcast receiving terminal, which implements a service executing method, includes a receiver operable to receive a service that uses a plurality of resources, a recording medium, and a service executor operable to execute a service that uses the plurality of resources in a service execution environment intended for the service. The terminal also includes an associater operable to associate the service execution environment with resource set information indicating the plurality of resources used by the service, when an application requests the service executor to execute the service, and a storager operable to store a plurality of service execution environments together with the associated resource set information. The terminal further includes a resource manager operable to provide, to a selected service, the plurality of resources indicated in the resource set information in the associated service execution environment.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Harada, Yoshio Kawakami, Takakazu Shiomi, Takaaki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9062599Abstract: In a crankshaft support structure of an internal combustion engine, an oil pump can be miniaturized with miniaturizing the internal combustion engine by using a slide bearing. In the support structure for the crankshaft supported by right-left split crankcases 25 which are joined from both the sides in the axial direction of the crankshaft 41 so as to sandwich the crankshaft 41 therebetween, slide bearings 111 are applied to both crank bearings for supporting both the ends of the crankshaft 41, and a roller bearing 112 is applied to a bearing for a big end portion 42.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Makoto Harada
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Publication number: 20130191853Abstract: In a terminal apparatus including a first application that runs on first middleware and a second application that runs on second middleware and performs management of billing, and so on, the second application receives an instruction to execute the first application, obtains billing information of the first application and judges whether or not the first application can be executed, and activates the first application through the second middleware and the first middleware when judging that the execution is possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Makoto HARADA, Kimitaka Nanbu, Yasuhiro Yoshida
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Patent number: D871264Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Harada
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Patent number: D955303Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Harada
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Patent number: D956634Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Makoto Harada