Patents by Inventor Shosei Nishikawa

Shosei Nishikawa 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).

  • Storage system for flying object
    Patent number: 11370560
    Abstract: A storage system for a flying object is equipped with a landing portion having a landing surface on which the flying object can land, and a storage main body for storing the flying object that has landed on the landing surface. The storage main body includes opening and closing portions that cover the landing surface. The storage system is further equipped with retaining mechanisms adapted to retain the flying object in a state of having landed on the landing surface from a direction perpendicular to the landing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shosei Nishikawa, Yuji Ishitsuka, Akinori Kita, Yuya Ishihara, Koji Muraoka
  • Charging apparatus
    Patent number: 10647217
    Abstract: A charging apparatus includes a charging section configured to perform charging on a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) and a conveyor group arranged around the charging section. The conveyor group are arranged at positions adjacent to the charging section and include a first conveyor section placed at a position adjacent to the charging section and configured to move the drone in a first direction toward the charging section, and a second conveyor section placed at a position adjacent to the first conveyor section and configured to move the drone in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shosei Nishikawa
  • CHARGING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190152326
    Abstract: A charging apparatus includes a charging section configured to perform charging on a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle) and a conveyor group arranged around the charging section. The conveyor group are arranged at positions adjacent to the charging section and include a first conveyor section placed at a position adjacent to the charging section and configured to move the drone in a first direction toward the charging section, and a second conveyor section placed at a position adjacent to the first conveyor section and configured to move the drone in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Shosei Nishikawa
  • STORAGE SYSTEM FOR FLYING OBJECT
    Publication number: 20190106224
    Abstract: A storage system for a flying object is equipped with a landing portion having a landing surface on which the flying object can land, and a storage main body for storing the flying object that has landed on the landing surface. The storage main body includes opening and closing portions that cover the landing surface. The storage system is further equipped with retaining mechanisms adapted to retain the flying object in a state of having landed on the landing surface from a direction perpendicular to the landing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Shosei Nishikawa, Yuji Ishitsuka, Akinori Kita, Yuya Ishihara, Koji Muraoka