Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Sekimoto

Toshifumi Sekimoto 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).

  • Saddle-ride type electric vehicle
    Patent number: 8833495
    Abstract: A two-wheeled electric vehicle includes a main frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe, a swing arm swingably supported by a rear portion of the main frame, and an electric motor serving as a drive source. In the two-wheeled electric vehicle, a battery unit for supplying electric power to the electric motor is disposed above the main frame, and a PDU for performing drive control of the electric motor is disposed below the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kobue Iwata, Hisafumi Shako, Toshifumi Sekimoto
  • SADDLE-RIDE TYPE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120097463
    Abstract: A two-wheeled electric vehicle includes a main frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe, a swing arm swingably supported by a rear portion of the main frame, and an electric motor serving as a drive source. In the two-wheeled electric vehicle, a battery unit for supplying electric power to the electric motor is disposed above the main frame, and a PDU for performing drive control of the electric motor is disposed below the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kobue Iwata, Hisafumi Shako, Toshifumi Sekimoto