Patents by Inventor Takero Arima
Takero Arima 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: 20250042281Abstract: A charging apparatus for charging of electric vehicles is provided. The charging apparatus includes a support structure disposed at a height above a floor surface. The charging apparatus further includes a cable holder disposed on the support structure. The cable holder includes an electric cable. The charging apparatus further includes an actuation mechanism coupled to the cable holder. The actuation mechanism controls a movement of the electric cable from the cable holder. The charging apparatus further include a power supply equipment coupled to the actuation mechanism. The power supply equipment, the actuation mechanism and the cable holder are coupled to each other, to form a unitary structure that is configured to move on the support structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: RYUTA MATSUI, TAKERO ARIMA
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Patent number: 11698637Abstract: A method and system for providing a companion autonomous vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a method includes linking a companion autonomous vehicle to at least one vehicle, device, or user. The companion autonomous vehicle is tethered to the at least one vehicle, device, or user such that the companion autonomous vehicle is configured to stay within a predetermined range of the at least one vehicle, device, or user. The method further includes operating the companion autonomous vehicle to travel along with the tethered at least one vehicle, device, or user within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takero Arima, Christopher Tarchala
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Publication number: 20220366094Abstract: A method for vehicle design includes accessing a plurality of confidential documents secured by at least one access mechanism. The method also includes extracting a set of parallel data including at least one of: a vehicle feature implementing the innovative vehicle technology, a vehicle feature cost, and a vehicle feature production time, and storing each set of parallel data in a parallel data store. The method includes mapping a customer vehicle attribute to the vehicle feature in each set of parallel data by applying a customer core values model. Further, the method includes identifying potential vehicle features from the parallel data store that satisfy one or more production constraints and optimizes customer value according to the customer vehicle attributes. The method also includes generating a vehicle feature production list for the new vehicle model based on the potential vehicle features.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Sayaka DELANEY, Makoto SEGAWA, Takero ARIMA
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Publication number: 20220342418Abstract: A method and system for providing a companion autonomous vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a method includes linking a companion autonomous vehicle to at least one vehicle, device, or user. The companion autonomous vehicle is tethered to the at least one vehicle, device, or user such that the companion autonomous vehicle is configured to stay within a predetermined range of the at least one vehicle, device, or user. The method further includes operating the companion autonomous vehicle to travel along with the tethered at least one vehicle, device, or user within the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Takero ARIMA, Christopher TARCHALA
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Patent number: 11454972Abstract: A method and system for providing a companion autonomous vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a method includes linking a companion autonomous vehicle to at least one vehicle, device, or user. The companion autonomous vehicle is tethered to the at least one vehicle, device, or user such that the companion autonomous vehicle is configured to stay within a predetermined range of the at least one vehicle, device, or user. The method further includes operating the companion autonomous vehicle to travel along with the tethered at least one vehicle, device, or user within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takero Arima, Christopher Tarchala
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Patent number: 11403952Abstract: A method and system provides an equipped autonomous vehicle to a destination. In one embodiment, a method for providing an equipped autonomous vehicle to a destination includes receiving a request from a user for an equipped autonomous vehicle. The request includes at least one selected activity and a destination. The method includes determining, from the request, a set of equipment for the at least one selected activity and providing the equipped autonomous vehicle with the set of equipment for the at least one selected activity. The method also includes instructing the equipped autonomous vehicle to travel to the destination requested by the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takero Arima
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Patent number: 11135938Abstract: According to one aspect, energy management or battery pack distribution may be achieved by receiving a location associated with a portable battery dispensing vehicle which carries or stocks modular battery replacement packs for electric vehicles, determining a location of a mobile device associated with the system for energy management, displaying the location associated with the portable battery dispensing vehicle and the location associated with the mobile device, receiving a request associated with a purchase of one of the modular battery replacement packs carried by the portable battery dispensing vehicle, and generating an instruction to credit an associated account with a virtual energy credit based on the request associated with the purchase of one or more of the modular battery replacement packs.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takero Arima, James Marion Cournyer, Robert Uyeki, Geoffrey Woo Honda
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Publication number: 20210031647Abstract: According to one aspect, energy management or battery pack distribution may be achieved by receiving a location associated with a portable battery dispensing vehicle which carries or stocks modular battery replacement packs for electric vehicles, determining a location of a mobile device associated with the system for energy management, displaying the location associated with the portable battery dispensing vehicle and the location associated with the mobile device, receiving a request associated with a purchase of one of the modular battery replacement packs carried by the portable battery dispensing vehicle, and generating an instruction to credit an associated account with a virtual energy credit based on the request associated with the purchase of one or more of the modular battery replacement packs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Takero Arima, James Marion Cournyer, Robert Uyeki, Geoffrey Woo Honda
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Publication number: 20200342763Abstract: A method and system for providing an equipped autonomous vehicle to a destination are described. In one embodiment, a method for providing an equipped autonomous vehicle to a destination includes receiving a request from a user for an equipped autonomous vehicle. The request includes at least one selected activity and a destination. The method includes determining, from the request, a set of equipment for the at least one selected activity and providing the equipped autonomous vehicle with the set of equipment for the at least one selected activity. The method also includes instructing the equipped autonomous vehicle to travel to the destination requested by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventor: Takero Arima
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Publication number: 20200341468Abstract: A method and system for providing a companion autonomous vehicle are described. In one embodiment, a method includes linking a companion autonomous vehicle to at least one vehicle, device, or user. The companion autonomous vehicle is tethered to the at least one vehicle, device, or user such that the companion autonomous vehicle is configured to stay within a predetermined range of the at least one vehicle, device, or user. The method further includes operating the companion autonomous vehicle to travel along with the tethered at least one vehicle, device, or user within the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Takero ARIMA, Christopher TARCHALA
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Patent number: 10060261Abstract: An engine system is provided, including a housing, multiple shafts in alignment and in parallel with each other, vertically penetrating through the housing, multiple wing sections integratively attached around the multiple shafts, respectively, and configured to engage with each adjacent one to drive axial rotation, and multiple ducts attached to the housing and communicating with inside of the housing, each duct being for use for passing an air-fuel mixture or outputting exhaust gases. The air-fuel mixture is collected in at least two open sections associated with the first wing section, and the collected air-fuel mixture is compressed and ignited for combustion when each of the at least two open sections has a minimum volume. Chemical energy generated by the combustion is used to drive the axial rotation of each wing section, thereby individually rotating the multiple shafts to transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Inventors: Takayuki Arima, Takero Arima
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Publication number: 20170159438Abstract: An engine system is provided, including a housing, multiple shafts in alignment and in parallel with each other, vertically penetrating through the housing, multiple wing sections integratively attached around the multiple shafts, respectively, and configured to engage with each adjacent one to drive axial rotation, and multiple ducts attached to the housing and communicating with inside of the housing, each duct being for use for passing an air-fuel mixture or outputting exhaust gases. The air-fuel mixture is collected in at least two open sections associated with the first wing section, and the collected air-fuel mixture is compressed and ignited for combustion when each of the at least two open sections has a minimum volume. Chemical energy generated by the combustion is used to drive the axial rotation of each wing section, thereby individually rotating the multiple shafts to transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Takayuki Arima, Takero Arima
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Patent number: 5435858Abstract: This invention is of a Cr--Mo steel pipe of a wall thickness of 13 mm or less, containing C: 0.03-0.10 wt %, Si: 0.50-1.00 wt %, Mn: 0.30-0.60 wt %, P.ltoreq.0.007 wt %, S.ltoreq.0.020 wt %, Cr: 1.00-1.50 wt %, Mo: 0.45-0.65 wt %, Al: 0.002-0.010 wt % and N: 0.002-0.010 wt % and the remainder consisting of Fe and unavoidable impurities for which preheating and postheating treatments for the prevention of weld cracking and stress corrosion cracking can be effectively omitted, said steel pipe of this invention being suitable for steam piping applications such as STPA23 used in power generation plants, etc.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1992Date of Patent: July 25, 1995Assignee: NKK CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Takamura, Yukio Nishino, Kozo Teraoka, Motoaki Oyama, Koji Akiyama, Takero Arima