Patents by Inventor Satoru Kamijo

Satoru Kamijo 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: 20240126151
    Abstract: To provide a camera mounting structure that can protect a camera attached to the front of the body from bouncing stones or the like. In a camera mounting structure applied to a saddled vehicle with a body having a front to which a camera is attached, the camera is disposed at a position on the saddled vehicle below a headlamp and above a front fender. The camera is attached to a bracket fixed to the body. A yaw rotation shaft that allows a swinging motion in a yaw direction relative to the body is provided to the bracket. A pitch rotation shaft that allows a swinging motion in a pitch direction of the camera is provided to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru KAMIJO, Kyosuke INADA, Ko HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230365212
    Abstract: A straddle type vehicle includes a front detection unit configured to detect an object in front of a self-vehicle, a first determination unit configured to determine whether there is an avoidance space for avoiding contact with the object by turning in a case where there is a possibility of contact of the self-vehicle with the object, and a notification unit configured to give notification of information regarding the avoidance space in a case where the first determination unit determines that there is the avoidance space. The notification unit gives notification of information, as the information regarding the avoidance space, indicating that it is possible to avoid contact with the object by turning in a travel lane in which the self-vehicle is traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuki AKAMI, Satoru KAMIJO, Hiromi SUZUKI, Takashi DOI, Daiki KODAIRA, Satoshi OCHIAI
  • Patent number: 11072393
    Abstract: A transmission for a saddled vehicle with which a posture of a rider is easily held during driving of the vehicle and a speed change detection device can be protected. A step for the driver extends outward in a vehicle width direction from a lower frame; a gear change pedal is turn-operated by a rider's foot for speed change; and a link for detection is coupled with the gear change pedal. A speed change detection device is coupled with a tip of the link for detection, and detects a speed change operation by the gear change pedal. The gear change pedal is arranged on an outer side of a lower frame in the vehicle width direction, and the speed change detection device is arranged on an inner side of pivot frames and the lower frame in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoru Kamijo
  • Patent number: 10899411
    Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes: a body frame including a main frame extending rear-downward from a head pipe, a pivot frame extending downward from the main frame, and a lower frame which extends downward from the head pipe and extends rearward, and further, is connected to a lower portion of the pivot frame; a side stand which supports a vehicle body during parking; and a main step on which a foot of a rider is placed. A side stand bracket for supporting the side stand includes a first fixing portion connected only to the lower portion of the pivot frame and a second fixing portion connected only to a main step bracket for supporting the main step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Kojika, Satoru Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20200122806
    Abstract: A transmission for a saddled vehicle with which a posture of a rider is easily held during driving of the vehicle and a speed change detection device can be protected. A step for the driver extends outward in a vehicle width direction from a lower frame; a gear change pedal is turn-operated by a rider's foot for speed change; and a link for detection is coupled with the gear change pedal. A speed change detection device is coupled with a tip of the link for detection, and detects a speed change operation by the gear change pedal. The gear change pedal is arranged on an outer side of a lower frame in the vehicle width direction, and the speed change detection device is arranged on an inner side of pivot frames and the lower frame in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Satoru Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20190031272
    Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes: a body frame including a main frame extending rear-downward from a head pipe, a pivot frame extending downward from the main frame, and a lower frame which extends downward from the head pipe and extends rearward, and further, is connected to a lower portion of the pivot frame; a side stand which supports a vehicle body during parking; and a main step on which a foot of a rider is placed. A side stand bracket for supporting the side stand includes a first fixing portion connected only to the lower portion of the pivot frame and a second fixing portion connected only to a main step bracket for supporting the main step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken KOJIKA, Satoru KAMIJO
  • Publication number: 20030195928
    Abstract: A chat system of the present invention, which is constituted by a server device and client devices that are connected to each other through the Internet so as to communicate with each other, is provided with a comment contents extraction processing section which extracts the contents of a comment in each of chat rooms; a comment contents DB for storing the contents of the comment thus extracted, for each of the chat rooms or for each of the users; a retrieval processing section which generates reference information used as reference when the user makes a selection from chat rooms, based upon the contents of comments; and a communication control interface for informing the user of this reference information. The object of the present invention is to provide a chat system, etc., which allows the user to easily select a chat room that fits in with his or her tastes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Satoru Kamijo, Tetsuo Takakura