Patents by Inventor Satoshi Kono
Satoshi Kono 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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Publication number: 20240104478Abstract: To reduce a power surplus of fluctuating renewable energy. Data center candidate management information indicates a characteristic of renewable energy supplied to each data center candidate. Application program type candidate management information indicates a characteristic of each application program type candidate. The system determines, with reference to the data center candidate management information and the application program type candidate management information, a plurality of combinations each including one or more data center candidates and one or more application program type candidates, determines a score of each combination based on a characteristic of renewable energy supplied to each of the one or more data center candidates and a characteristic of each of the one or more application program type candidates, and selects, based on the score, a combination to be presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Yoji OZAWA, Satoshi KANEKO, Hiro TANAKA, Yasutaka KONO
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Patent number: 11914444Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system comprises a core ECU (Electronic Control Unit) mounted in a vehicle and a plurality of slave ECUs that is capable of communicating with the core ECU through an in-vehicle communication network, wherein the core ECU is configured to manage a current time while a main power source of the vehicle is in an off state and manage an activation time of each of the plurality of slave ECUs in a sleep state with a management table while the main power source is in an off state, wherein the core ECU is configured to send an activation signal to each slave ECU through the in-vehicle communication network when the current time becomes the activation time of each of the plurality of slave ECUs while the main power source is in an off state.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoya Tokunaga, Yusuke Yoshimura, Satoshi Kono
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Publication number: 20230315419Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a vehicle control unit which includes a first memory and controls a function unit installed in a vehicle by executing a program stored in the memory and a master control unit which is connected with the vehicle control unit, and the master control unit includes a second memory, stores writing data for writing the program to the first memory in the second memory, is capable of executing a writing process of writing the program to the first memory provided to the vehicle control unit based on the writing data, selects a processing target control unit, which is set as a target of the writing process, from plural vehicle control units based on a predetermined selection condition, transmits a wake-up request to the processing target control unit, and subsequently performs the writing process for the processing target control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Yosuke Shionoya, Satoshi Kono
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Patent number: 11708894Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is to provide a shift apparatus that performs switching of shift ranges of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: an operation member; a shift control section; and a regulation mechanism, wherein the shift control section is configured to select a second range when the operation member moves from a first position to a second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and the shift control section is configured to select a first range when that a shift mechanism is in a shift restriction state and the operation member moves from the first position to the second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and to allow an operation control section to execute the regulation by the regulation mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Kimura, Satoshi Kono, Masashi Misawa
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Patent number: 11476543Abstract: An alkaline storage battery includes a plurality of foil electrodes that each have a metal foil and an active material layer. The active material layers are arranged in such a manner that adjacent two of the active material layers face each other. Separators which are each interposed between the adjacent two of the active material layers. The separators are each a nonwoven fabric including fibers as protruding portions. The active material layers have a large number of active material particles which adhere to each other, and spaces formed between the active material particles, as fitting portions. The fibers are engaged with the spaces while the fibers enter the spaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Satoshi Kono, Motoaki Okuda, Atsushi Minagata
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Publication number: 20220314930Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system is mounted to a vehicle. The in-vehicle electronic system includes one or more sensors used to determine a security state of the vehicle, an alarm apparatus configured to issue an alarm when the security state is abnormal, and a first ECU directly connected to the sensor and the alarm apparatus without the intermediation of another ECU and also connected to a plurality of other ECUs, in which the first ECU includes a processor configured to determine a security state based on at least information received from the sensor, and cause the alarm apparatus to operate when it is determined that the security state is abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Hisahiro KATO, Satoshi KONO, Kanako SAITO, Yusuke TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20220317753Abstract: An in-vehicle electronic system comprises a core ECU (Electronic Control Unit) mounted in a vehicle and a plurality of slave ECUs that is capable of communicating with the core ECU through an in-vehicle communication network, wherein the core ECU is configured to manage a current time while a main power source of the vehicle is in an off state and manage an activation time of each of the plurality of slave ECUs in a sleep state with a management table while the main power source is in an off state, wherein the core ECU is configured to send an activation signal to each slave ECU through the in-vehicle communication network when the current time becomes the activation time of each of the plurality of slave ECUs while the main power source is in an off state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Tomoya TOKUNAGA, Yusuke YOSHIMURA, Satoshi KONO
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Patent number: 11415215Abstract: A driver is enabled to, even if a range selected by the driver and an actual range of the vehicle are different from each other, correctly recognize the actual range of the vehicle without occurrence of disagreement between an indicated range and the actual range of the vehicle. A display means is capable of indicating a range irrespective of a rotation operation of a shift member, and a range of the vehicle is capable of being switched to the range irrespective of the rotation operation of the shift member; and an instruction to the display means and an instruction to switch the range of the vehicle are provided from either one of first control means for indication control or second control means for vehicle range switching control.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kono, Fumitaka Abe
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Patent number: 11376933Abstract: A sunroof panel for a vehicle includes a mounting surface at which a first roof element is mounted, a first frame including a first plate that includes a first mounting surface, the first frame including a first stepped plate that extends from a longitudinal end portion of the first plate to generate a step relative to the first plate, a second frame including a second plate that includes a second mounting surface, a joining portion joining the first frame and the second frame in a state where the first stepped plate and an end portion of the second plate overlap each other to cause the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface to be coplanar with each other, and a film attached to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface to cover a gap formed between the first plate and the second plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Aisin CorporationInventors: Hirotaka Yoshikawa, Makoto Muranaka, Tatsuya Matsui, Satoshi Kono
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Publication number: 20220190327Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy suitable for a negative electrode of an on-board alkaline storage battery, an alkaline storage battery using this hydrogen storage alloy, and a vehicle; wherein a fine-grained hydrogen storage alloy is used for an alkaline storage battery that has a crystal structure of an A2B7-type structure as a main phase and is represented by a general formula: (La1-aSma)1-bMgbNicAldCre (where suffixes a, b, c, d, and e meet the following conditions: 0?a?0.35, 0.15?b?0.30, 0.02?d?0.10, 0?e?0.10, 3.20?c+d+e?3.50, and 0<a+e), and an alkaline storage battery using this hydrogen storage alloy for a negative electrode. A vehicle also includes this alkaline storage battery as an electricity supply source for a motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicants: JAPAN METALS AND CHEMICALS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Takao SAWA, Saki NOTOYAMA, Tomoki SOUMA, Katsuyuki KUDO, Takuya WATANABE, Masato HOZUMI, Motoyoshi OKUMURA, Masashi KODAMA, Takuro KIKUCHI, Takeo OKANISHI, Atsushi MINAGATA, Shuhei MOCHIDA, Hiroyuki SASAKI, Satoshi KONO
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Publication number: 20210301919Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is to provide a shift apparatus that performs switching of shift ranges of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: an operation member; a shift control section; and a regulation mechanism, wherein the shift control section is configured to select a second range when the operation member moves from a first position to a second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and the shift control section is configured to select a first range when that a shift mechanism is in a shift restriction state and the operation member moves from the first position to the second position before being regulated by the regulation mechanism, and to allow an operation control section to execute the regulation by the regulation mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Hiroki Kimura, Satoshi Kono, Masashi Misawa
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Publication number: 20210301921Abstract: To provide a shift apparatus capable of preventing a vehicle from entering a different travel state even when a state in which a range position cannot be identified occurs due to the range position being set between ranges or due to a fault. A shift apparatus of a vehicle, the shift apparatus including: a shift member that is enabled to switch to any of a plurality of predetermined ranges by performing a rotation operation of a dial-type operation member; and range position detection means configured to detect a predetermined range position of the shift member; wherein, if a state in which the range position cannot be detected continues for a predetermined time or more, notification means is operated irrespective of the rotation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Hiroki KIMURA, Satoshi KONO, Fumitaka ABE, Yuki HONZAWA
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Publication number: 20210301917Abstract: A driver is enabled to, even if a range selected by the driver and an actual range of the vehicle are different from each other, correctly recognize the actual range of the vehicle without occurrence of disagreement between an indicated range and the actual range of the vehicle. A display means is capable of indicating a range irrespective of a rotation operation of a shift member, and a range of the vehicle is capable of being switched to the range irrespective of the rotation operation of the shift member; and an instruction to the display means and an instruction to switch the range of the vehicle are provided from either one of first control means for indication control or second control means for vehicle range switching control.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Satoshi KONO, Fumitaka ABE
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Publication number: 20210301918Abstract: To provide such a shift apparatus that, even if, at the time of electrically applying a reaction force to a rotation operation of a shift apparatus, an abnormality occurs in a control device that provides an instruction to apply this reaction force, it is not enabled to switch to a range the operation of which is originally restricted. In a case where an abnormality occurs in reaction force application instruction means, reaction force application control means applies a reaction force against a rotation operation in a direction opposite to a parking range relative to a current range. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a vehicle travels with an instruction to apply reaction force remaining in an abnormal state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Fumitaka ABE, Satoshi KONO
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Publication number: 20210301916Abstract: To provide such a shift apparatus that, at the time of electrically applying a reaction force to a rotation operation of the shift apparatus, a driver is not disabled to perform intended range switching when the application of the reaction force continues. If reaction force application means continues application of a reaction force for a predetermined time or more, reaction force application control means suppresses the application of the reaction force by the reaction force application means. When the reaction force application means has trouble, the driver may want to intentionally switch a range. In this case, the driver's intention to perform an operation is hindered. However, if application of a reaction force is suppressed when the application of the reaction force is continued for a predetermine time, it is possible to avoid the operation by the driver from being hindered.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Satoshi KONO, Fumitaka ABE, Masahiko AKIYAMA
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Publication number: 20210020888Abstract: An alkaline storage battery includes a plurality of foil electrodes that each have a metal foil and an active material layer. The active material layers are arranged in such a manner that adjacent two of the active material layers face each other. Separators which are each interposed between the adjacent two of the active material layers. The separators are each a nonwoven fabric including fibers as protruding portions. The active material layers have a large number of active material particles which adhere to each other, and spaces formed between the active material particles, as fitting portions. The fibers are engaged with the spaces while the fibers enter the spaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Satoshi KONO, Motoaki OKUDA, Atsushi MINAGATA
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Patent number: 10756379Abstract: A power storage module includes a cylindrical resin portion that extends in a direction in which a plurality of bipolar electrodes is stacked and that accommodates therein the plurality of the bipolar electrodes. The resin portion includes a first seal portion that has a cylindrical shape and is joined to peripheral edge portions of a plurality of electrode plate, and a second seal portion that has a cylindrical shape and is disposed outside the first seal portion in a direction that crosses the stacking direction of the bipolar electrodes. A plurality of separators is disposed such that outer peripheral ends of the separators are located between an outer peripheral end of the first seal portion and an inner peripheral end of the first seal portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Atsushi Minagata, Satoshi Kono, Kojiro Tamaru, Satoshi Hamaoka
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Publication number: 20200262277Abstract: A sunroof panel for a vehicle includes a mounting surface at which a first roof element is mounted, a first frame including a first plate that includes a first mounting surface, the first frame including a first stepped plate that extends from a longitudinal end portion of the first plate to generate a step relative to the first plate, a second frame including a second plate that includes a second mounting surface, a joining portion joining the first frame and the second frame in a state where the first stepped plate and an end portion of the second plate overlap each other to cause the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface to be coplanar with each other, and a film attached to the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface to cover a gap formed between the first plate and the second plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hirotaka YOSHIKAWA, Makoto MURANAKA, Tatsuya MATSUI, Satoshi KONO
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Patent number: 10578189Abstract: An ACM-ECU executes a first switching control for switching from a phase fixed control to a phase variable control, or a second switching control for switching from the phase variable control to the phase fixed control, simultaneously with detecting or after having detected switching of a gear position by a gear position detecting function. A current waveform map is used at a time of execution of the phase variable control, and a correction map is used at a time of execution of the phase fixed control.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Fumitaka Abe, Satoshi Kono, Takashi Yamaguchi, Takashi Tooyama
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Patent number: 10557517Abstract: A computer of an active vibration damping device calculates operation command values for an actuator from rotation information of a drive source, and corrects the operation command values in accordance with an internal temperature of the actuator. The computer applies a drive voltage to the actuator using a voltage duty ratio based on the corrected operation command values. The computer also estimates the internal temperature on the basis of an average duty ratio as an average of the voltage duty ratios in a predetermined interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kono, Takashi Yamaguchi, Hirotomi Nemoto