Patents by Inventor Michihito Okado

Michihito Okado 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: 20240262305
    Abstract: A control device controls a partition of a moving object including a first seat provided in the moving object, a second seat provided in the moving object, and the partition positioned between the first seat and the second seat and which is projectable. The control device includes a moving state determination unit that determines whether or not the moving object has transitioned to a predetermined moving state, and a partition control unit that automatically project the partition when the moving state determination unit determines that the moving object has transitioned to the predetermined moving state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michihito Okado, Victor Alcahud Guim, Takao Kanki
  • Publication number: 20240262505
    Abstract: A moving object includes a seat installed on a floor of a passenger cabin, and a storage portion provided below the seat and capable of storing baggage of a passenger seated on the seat. At least a part of the storage portion is located below a floor surface of the passenger cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Victor Alcahud Guim, Michihito Okado, Takao Kanki
  • Publication number: 20240262507
    Abstract: A moving object includes a passenger cabin. The passenger cabin is defined by a first side wall and a second side wall. The first side wall is formed with a doorway through which passengers can enter and exit the passenger cabin. The moving object further includes a first seat disposed between a center line LA and the second side wall so as to face forward, the center line extending in a region between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a second seat disposed between the center line and the second side wall and disposed rearward of the first seat so as to face rearward. At least a part of the first seat and at least a part of the second seat overlap the doorway in a side view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michihito Okado, Victor Alcahud Guim, Takao Kanki
  • Patent number: 11893517
    Abstract: Provided are an arrangement information acquisition unit that acquires arrangement information indicating a position where a charging device for charging one or more storage batteries is arranged, a user position acquisition unit that acquires user position information indicating a position of the user, a charge state acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a charge state of at least one of the one or more storage batteries at specific time, and a state information generation unit that generates information to which (i) a charge state at the specific time and (ii) a charge state at an estimated time of arrival of the user at the charging device are associated for at least one of the one or more storage batteries, in accordance with (i) the arrangement information acquired by the arrangement information acquisition unit and (ii) the user position information acquired by the user position acquisition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Patent number: 11603002
    Abstract: A charge and discharge device for an electric vehicle includes a cable, a holder, and a cable suspending portion. The cable has a distal end at which a charge connector is provided. The charge connector is coupled to an electric vehicle to charge and discharge. The holder holds the charge connector. The cable suspending portion suspends and holds the cable. The holder and the cable suspending portion are disposed at a housing installed on a wall surface. The cable is extracted from the housing. The housing has a side portion at which a tapered surface as a surface facing obliquely ahead is disposed. The holder is mounted on the tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: KAWAMURA ELECTRIC, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Murase, Norio Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, Michihito Okado
  • Patent number: 11565599
    Abstract: A charge and discharge device for an electric vehicle includes a cable, a holder, and a cable suspending portion. The cable has a distal end at which a charge connector is provided. The charge connector is coupled to an electric vehicle to charge and discharge. The holder holds the charge connector. The cable suspending portion suspends and holds the cable. The holder and the cable suspending portion are disposed at a housing installed on a wall surface. The cable is extracted from the housing. The housing has a side portion at which a tapered surface as a surface facing obliquely ahead is disposed. The holder is mounted on the tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: KAWAMURA ELECTRIC, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Murase, Norio Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, Michihito Okado
  • Patent number: 11408941
    Abstract: Provided are an abnormality detection unit that detects abnormality or stop of at least one of a plurality of storage battery housing devices, a storage device extraction unit that extracts, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality or the stop, one or more storage battery housing devices related to the storage battery housing device in which the abnormality or the stop is detected from among the plurality of storage battery housing devices, and an adjustment unit that determines adjustment of utilization rate of at least one of the one or more storage battery housing devices extracted by the storage device extraction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Patent number: 11254235
    Abstract: Provided are a deterioration information acquisition unit that acquires deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of a plurality of storage batteries, a temperature condition determination unit that determines a temperature condition allowable at the start of charging or during charging for each of the plurality of storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the plurality of storage batteries, and a charge target extraction unit that extracts a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the plurality of storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Shiiyama, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Patent number: 11056806
    Abstract: A housing device is provided which houses a storage battery having a first connector. The housing device may include a storage battery holding part which holds a storage battery and a drive part which (i) moves a second connector that is to be connected to the first connector of the storage battery toward the first connector and/or (ii) moves a second connector that has been connected to the first connector of the storage battery in a direction away from the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Etsunagi, Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama
  • Patent number: 10875506
    Abstract: A housing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part arranged at different heights, each housing part to house a storage battery, and a first guide and a second guide to assist insertion of the storage battery into a respective one of the first housing part and the second housing part. The first guide and the second guide assist the insertion of the storage batteries in different respective manners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Koketsu, Kenichi Etsunagi, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama, Ryo Oshima, Ryuichi Kimata
  • Publication number: 20200018800
    Abstract: Provided are an abnormality detection unit that detects abnormality or stop of at least one of a plurality of storage battery housing devices, a storage device extraction unit that extracts, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality or the stop, one or more storage battery housing devices related to the storage battery housing device in which the abnormality or the stop is detected from among the plurality of storage battery housing devices, and an adjustment unit that determines adjustment of utilization rate of at least one of the one or more storage battery housing devices extracted by the storage device extraction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo OSHIMA, Tomoyuki KOKETSU, Kenichi ETSUNAGI, Michihito OKADO, Takumi SHIIYAMA, Ryuichi KIMATA
  • Publication number: 20200009983
    Abstract: Provided are an arrangement information acquisition unit that acquires arrangement information indicating a position where a charging device for charging one or more storage batteries is arranged, a user position acquisition unit that acquires user position information indicating a position of the user, a charge state acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a charge state of at least one of the one or more storage batteries at specific time, and a state information generation unit that generates information to which (i) a charge state at the specific time and (ii) a charge state at an estimated time of arrival of the user at the charging device are associated for at least one of the one or more storage batteries, in accordance with (i) the arrangement information acquired by the arrangement information acquisition unit and (ii) the user position information acquired by the user position acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ryo OSHIMA, Tomoyuki KOKETSU, Kenichi ETSUNAGI, Michihito OKADO, Takumi SHIIYAMA, Ryuichi KIMATA
  • Publication number: 20200009990
    Abstract: Provided are a deterioration information acquisition unit that acquires deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of a plurality of storage batteries, a temperature condition determination unit that determines a temperature condition allowable at the start of charging or during charging for each of the plurality of storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the plurality of storage batteries, and a charge target extraction unit that extracts a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the plurality of storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Takumi SHIIYAMA, Tomoyuki KOKETSU, Kenichi ETSUNAGI, Michihito OKADO, Ryo OSHIMA, Ryuichi KIMATA
  • Publication number: 20200001836
    Abstract: A housing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part arranged at different heights, each housing part to house a storage battery, and a first guide and a second guide to assist insertion of the storage battery into a respective one of the first housing part and the second housing part. The first guide and the second guide assist the insertion of the storage batteries in different respective manners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoyuki KOKETSU, Kenichi ETSUNAGI, Michihito OKADO, Takumi SHIIYAMA, Ryo OSHIMA, Ryuichi KIMATA
  • Publication number: 20190393627
    Abstract: A housing device is provided which houses a storage battery having a first connector. The housing device may include a storage battery holding part which holds a storage battery and a drive part which (i) moves a second connector that is to be connected to the first connector of the storage battery toward the first connector and/or (ii) moves a second connector that has been connected to the first connector of the storage battery in a direction away from the first connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kenichi ETSUNAGI, Ryo OSHIMA, Tomoyuki KOKETSU, Michihito OKADO, Takumi SHIIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180086218
    Abstract: A charge and discharge device for an electric vehicle includes a cable, a holder, and a cable suspending portion. The cable has a distal end at which a charge connector is provided. The charge connector is coupled to an electric vehicle to charge and discharge. The holder holds the charge connector. The cable suspending portion suspends and holds the cable. The holder and the cable suspending portion are disposed at a housing installed on a wall surface. The cable is extracted from the housing. The housing has a side portion at which a tapered surface as a surface facing obliquely ahead is disposed. The holder is mounted on the tapered surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicants: KAWAMURA ELECTRIC, INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruhiko Murase, Norio Takahashi, Makoto Ogawa, Michihito Okado
  • Patent number: D780810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michihito Okado
  • Patent number: D829169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Michihito Okado
  • Patent number: D966142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michihito Okado, Jun Itoh
  • Patent number: D1045752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Oyama, Michihito Okado