Patents by Inventor Yusuke MAINO

Yusuke MAINO 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).

  • Patent number: 10655976
    Abstract: A replenishment recommendation system (1) is provided with a recommendation generation trigger point computation unit (32) configured to compute a recommendation generation trigger point given as a remaining amount of energy that triggers an energy replenishment recommendation to the driver to replenish energy based on past remaining amounts stored in a storage unit, and a recommendation generation unit (33) configured to display a replenishment recommendation indication on a display unit when a current energy remaining amount of the vehicle has become equal to or less than the recommendation generation trigger point. The storage unit stores, as the past remaining amount, a remaining amount of energy of the vehicle when a replenishment intent switch (38) is operated by a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keizo Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Tomosugi, Yusuke Maino, Takayuki Iimura, Masahiro Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20190072401
    Abstract: A replenishment recommendation system (1) is provided with a recommendation generation trigger point computation unit (32) configured to compute a recommendation generation trigger point given as a remaining amount of energy that triggers an energy replenishment recommendation to the driver to replenish energy based on past remaining amounts stored in a storage unit, and a recommendation generation unit (33) configured to display a replenishment recommendation indication on a display unit when a current energy remaining amount of the vehicle has become equal to or less than the recommendation generation trigger point. The storage unit stores, as the past remaining amount, a remaining amount of energy of the vehicle when a replenishment intent switch (38) is operated by a driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Keizo YAMANAKA, Hiroyuki TOMOSUGI, Yusuke MAINO, Takayuki IIMURA, Masahiro YOSHINO