Patents by Inventor Ryu TATE

Ryu TATE 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: 20260307455
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an air-conditioning control device, an air-conditioning control method, and a program for enabling appropriate control of air conditioning in a case where a user has moved from a place where the user stayed into a space where air-conditioning is controlled, such as an interior of a vehicle. The air-conditioning control device according to the present technology includes a parameter calculation unit that calculates an air-conditioning control parameter associated with control of an air-conditioning system, on the basis of stay information that includes a place of stay of a user before the user moves to a space where the air-conditioning system is provided. For example, the present technology is applicable to an air-conditioning control device which controls an air-conditioning system for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Inventors: RYU TATE, TOSHIHIRO HIRAO, HIROYUKI UEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20260287382
    Abstract: Navigation more suited to a driving situation is achieved. A navigation information acquisition unit acquires navigation information, the navigation information including information related to a next action of a vehicle and information related to a driving environment of the vehicle, a vibration timing determination unit determines a vibration timing based on the navigation information, the vibration timing being a timing for generating vibration to notify the next action of the vehicle, and a vibration parameter setting unit sets a vibration parameter for controlling the vibration based on the navigation information. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an in-vehicle system of a vehicle with vibration devices mounted on its steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Applicant: SONY HONDA MOBILITY INC.
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Hiroki TSUTSUMI, Junichi NAGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20260285389
    Abstract: A user experience of improved vibration effects is provided. A vibration pattern determination unit determines vibration pattern data to be used to generate vibration with a vibration effect selected by a user from among a plurality of vibration effects to be generated in a steering wheel of a vehicle, and a signal generation unit generates a signal for generating vibration according to the vibration pattern data supplied from the vibration pattern determination unit. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an in-vehicle system of a vehicle with vibration devices mounted on its steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Applicant: SONY HONDA MOBILITY INC.
    Inventor: Ryu TATE
  • Publication number: 20260229070
    Abstract: A control device, a control method, and a recording medium for enabling an immersive feeling during driving to be produced are provided. A control device (100) includes a processor. The processor executes a program to acquire a detection result of a vehicle sensor group (40) that detects at least one of a driving situation of a vehicle and behavior of the vehicle and cause a vibration device (VD1 or VD2) mounted on a steering wheel (SW) of the vehicle to generate vibrations corresponding to at least one of the driving situation of the vehicle and the behavior of the vehicle in accordance with the acquired detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventors: Ryu Tate, Yasuhisa Ito
  • Publication number: 20260229075
    Abstract: A control device, a control method, and a recording medium for enabling a texture during driving to be reproduced are provided. A control device (100) includes a processor. The processor executes a program to acquire a detection result of a vehicle sensor group (40) that detects at least one of a surrounding situation of the vehicle and a state of the vehicle and cause a vibration device (VD1 or VD2) mounted on a steering wheel (SW) of the vehicle to generate vibrations simulating a texture indicating at least one of the surrounding situation of the vehicle and the state of the vehicle in accordance with the acquired detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventors: Ryu Tate, Yasuhisa Ito
  • Publication number: 20260229097
    Abstract: A control device, a control method, and a recording medium for enabling desired vibrations to be reproduced at a predetermined point on a driving manipulation element are provided. A control device (100) includes a processor. The processor executes a program to decompose vibrations reproduced at a predetermined point on a steering wheel (SW) of a vehicle into frequency components, perform a filtering process corresponding to at least one of a vibration characteristic of the vibration device (VD1 or VD2) mounted on the steering wheel (SW) and a vibration transmission characteristic of the steering wheel (SW) from the vibration device (VD1 or VD2) to the predetermined point on the frequency components into which the vibrations are decomposed, synthesize the frequency components on which the filtering process has been performed, and cause the vibration device (VD1 or VD2) to generate vibrations corresponding to the synthesized frequency components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Masaki NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20260070418
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which are capable of improving operability of a vehicle. The information processing apparatus includes a function setting unit that sets a function to be carried out by an operation unit, on the basis of a setting condition based on at least one of the state of a vehicle and the state of an occupant of the vehicle, and a display control unit that controls display, on the operation unit, of function information regarding the function set for the operation unit. The present technology is applicable to, for example, vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Hirao, Ryu Tate
  • Publication number: 20260045152
    Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable improving the effectiveness of alerts. The information processing apparatus includes an alert event detection unit configured to detect an alert event that is an event for which an alert is output, an alert control condition detection unit configured to detect an alert control condition that is a condition for controlling an output method for the alert, and an alert control unit configured to control the output method for the alert for the alert event on the basis of the alert control condition. The present technology can be applied to vehicles, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: TOSHIHIRO HIRAO, RYU TATE
  • Patent number: 12451546
    Abstract: A power storage apparatus includes: a tubular casing extending in a first direction; a cell group configured by stacking a plurality of battery cells in the first direction; opening parts arranged at both ends of the tubular casing in the first direction; a housing part arranged inside the tubular casing and housing the cell group; an end plate fixed to the tubular casing so as to close the opening party; and a reinforcement member fixed across the tubular casing and the end plate, wherein one end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a first fixation part provided on an outer wall part, of the tubular casing, the outer wall part being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and another end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a second fixation part provided on an outer part of the end plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryu Tate, Shoshi Hidaka
  • Patent number: 12441200
    Abstract: A power storage device comprises: a cell group in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a cylindrical housing part that houses the cell group and has an opening at each end in a stacking direction of the battery cells; an end plate that covers the opening in the housing part; a vehicle body fastening member that is formed separately from the housing part and fastens the housing part to a vehicle body; and a bolt that fastens the end plate to the housing part, wherein the vehicle body fastening member has a threaded portion to be threadedly engaged with the bolt, and is fixed to the housing part by threadedly engaging the threaded portion with the bolt provided through the end plate and the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryu Tate, Shoshi Hidaka
  • Publication number: 20250308351
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling vibration generated by a vibration device mounted on a driving operator of a vehicle, the control device including a control unit that lowers a vibration effect of a vibration having a low priority among a plurality of types of vibration on the basis of priorities defined for the plurality of types of vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventor: Ryu Tate
  • Publication number: 20250308350
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling vibrations generated by a vibration device group including at least a first vibration device and a second vibration device which are mounted on a driving operator of a vehicle, the control device including: a setting unit that sets a profile of vibration output by the second vibration device on the basis of measurement data related to vibration at a predetermined point on the driving operator which is generated in association with the vibration of the first vibration device; and a control unit that vibrates the second vibration device in accordance with the profile when vibrating the first vibration device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventors: Ryu Tate, Yoshikazu Sato
  • Publication number: 20250304157
    Abstract: Provided is a control device for controlling vibrations generated by a vibration device group including at least a first vibration device and a second vibration device which are mounted on a driving operator of a vehicle, the control device including a control unit that causes the vibration device group to reproduce vibrations in a predetermined direction using the vibration of the first vibration device and the vibration of the second vibration device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
    Inventor: Ryu Tate
  • Publication number: 20250206233
    Abstract: A center console for a vehicle includes a plurality of control units disposed inside the vehicle at the front in the center console, and a sound source disposed inside the vehicle at the rear in the center console. The sound source is disposed facing toward lateral sides of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Takahiro Sato, Ryu Tate, Takeshi Matsushita, Yoshiki Misawa
  • Patent number: 12266774
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a plurality of battery cell groups that are arranged in parallel between the two outer side walls and that are each composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; and holding mechanisms that are arranged between the plurality of battery cell groups and that hold the plurality of respective battery cell groups in the exterior body by applying, to the plurality of battery cell groups, a pressing force in a direction in which the battery cell groups are separated from each other and are pressed towards the two opposite outer side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Miyoshi, Shoshi Hidaka, Ryu Tate, Hideaki Sakai, Yoshiatsu Asai, Satoshi Takada
  • Patent number: 11735785
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyosuke Miyoshi, Satoshi Takada, Shoshi Hidaka, Ryu Tate, Hideaki Sakai, Yoshiatsu Asai
  • Publication number: 20220140430
    Abstract: This end end plate securing structure comprises a battery case capable of housing a plurality of battery cells in a stacked state, and an end plate for pressing the plurality of battery cells in a stacking direction, and holds the plurality of battery cells in the battery case by securing the end plate to the battery case. The end plate has a recessed groove that is provided in an end surface, a securing member that is disposed in the recessed groove to be projectable from and retractable into the end surface, and a biasing member that is disposed in the recessed groove and biases the securing member in a projection direction. The battery case has an engagement part that engages with the securing member. The end plate is secured to the battery case by engagement of the securing member of the end plate with the engagement part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Satoshi TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20210305649
    Abstract: A power storage apparatus includes: a tubular casing extending in a first direction; a cell group configured by stacking a plurality of battery cells in the first direction; opening parts arranged at both ends of the tubular casing in the first direction; a housing part arranged inside the tubular casing and housing the cell group; an end plate fixed to the tubular casing so as to close the opening part; and a reinforcement member fixed across the tubular casing and the end plate, wherein one end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a first fixation part provided on an outer wall part, of the tubular casing, the outer wall part being arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and another end part of the reinforcement member is fixed to a second fixation part provided on an outer part of the end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Ryu TATE, Shoshi HIDAKA
  • Publication number: 20210265681
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; at least one battery cell group that is arranged between the two outer side walls of the exterior body and that is composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; a first temperature-adjusting medium flow path that is provided in at least one of the two outer side walls of the exterior body and in which a temperature-adjusting medium capable of exchanging heat with the battery cells via the outer side wall flows; and a holding mechanism that brings the battery cell group into contact with the outer side wall so that heat can be exchanged and that holds the battery cell group in the exterior body by applying, to the battery cell group in the exterior body, a pressing force in a direction towards the outer side wall having the first temperature-adjusting medium flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Satoshi TAKADA, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI
  • Publication number: 20210234211
    Abstract: A battery device is provided with: an exterior body having two outer side walls; a plurality of battery cell groups that are arranged in parallel between the two outer side walls and that, are each composed of a plurality of laminated battery cells; and holding mechanisms that are arranged between the plurality of battery cell groups and that hold the plurality of respective battery cell groups in the exterior body by applying, to the plurality of battery cell groups, a pressing force in a direction in which the battery cell groups are separated from each other and are pressed towards the two opposite outer side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke MIYOSHI, Shoshi HIDAKA, Ryu TATE, Hideaki SAKAI, Yoshiatsu ASAI, Satoshi TAKADA