Patents by Inventor Chad Enger
Chad Enger 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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Patent number: 9919643Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a headlamp including a first connector, a headlamp housing accommodating the headlamp, and a harness including a second connector configured to be connected with the first connector, in which the headlamp housing includes a connector holding portion holding the first and second connectors connected with each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura, Chad Enger
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Patent number: 9896134Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a main frame, a front grille, and right and left headlight assemblies each provided between the front grille and a portion of the main frame facing the front grille in an anteroposterior direction of the utility vehicle, and including a front end attached to a rear side of the front grille and a rear end attached to the portion of the main frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Takashi Hisamura, Chad Enger
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Publication number: 20170327156Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a main frame, a front grille, and right and left headlight assemblies each provided between the front grille and a portion of the main frame facing the front grille in an anteroposterior direction of the utility vehicle, and including a front end attached to a rear side of the front grille and a rear end attached to the portion of the main frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA, Chad ENGER
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Publication number: 20170327029Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a headlamp including a first connector, a headlamp housing accommodating the headlamp, and a harness including a second connector configured to be connected with the first connector, in which the headlamp housing includes a connector holding portion holding the first and second connectors connected with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Yoshinori TSUMIYAMA, Takashi HISAMURA, Chad ENGER
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Patent number: 9481311Abstract: An accessory mounting structure to a vehicle dashboard, the structure includes: a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction at a front portion of a riding space and provided with an accessory location opening for locating an accessory; and an accessory mount panel detachably provided to the dashboard and closing the accessory location opening. The accessory mount panel has an accessory mount portion for mounting the accessory that is located through the accessory location opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Chad Enger
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Patent number: 9422008Abstract: A front cover assembly of a utility vehicle including a riding space surrounded with a R. O. P. S. (rollover protective structure) and a cargo bed. The front cover assembly includes a left side front fender, right side front fender, a front grille, and a hood covering the top of a front chamber. These members are provided separately from one another. The hood is configured to be detached from other members or be opened and closed independently.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Chad Enger
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Patent number: 8905168Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a driver seat; a passenger seat positioned such that the passenger seat and the driver seat are arranged side by side in a rightward and leftward direction; a console box provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat; a shift lever operated by a driver to perform a shifting operation; and a grab member provided in the vicinity of the passenger seat and secured to the vehicle body frame; wherein the shift lever is provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat and is positioned closer to the driver seat than a center of the console box in the rightward and leftward direction; and the grab member is provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat and is positioned closer to the passenger seat than the center of the console box in the rightward and leftward direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidetoshi Kaku, Chad Enger, Brian Butler, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Jun Takagi
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Patent number: 8556331Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body; a seat provided on the vehicle body; a pair of right and left entrances through which a user to be seated on the seat gets into and out of the vehicle, the entrances being provided at both sides of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction; and a pair of right and left doors for opening and closing the pair of right and left entrances, respectively; each of the pair of right and left doors including a door body closing at least a portion of a corresponding entrance and a hinge for coupling the door body to the vehicle body such that the door body is rotatable around the hinge; and the door body including a door component which is substantially symmetric in shape in a rightward and leftward direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Hidetoshi Kaku, Chad Enger, Kazuhiro Maeda, Naoki Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8459724Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body including a main frame, a seat, and an entrance, and a door including a door body, a hinge, and a latch device. The latch device includes a striker member mounted to the vehicle body to protrude outward in a vehicle width direction, a latch member attached to the door body and actuated to switch between a first state where the latch member engages with the striker member and a second state where the latch member disengages from the striker member, and an operation member attached to the door body to operate the latch member. The operation member is positioned on an outer surface of the door body in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Chad Enger
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Publication number: 20130087395Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a driver seat; a passenger seat positioned such that the passenger seat and the driver seat are arranged side by side in a rightward and leftward direction; a console box provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat; a shift lever operated by a driver to perform a shifting operation; and a grab member provided in the vicinity of the passenger seat and secured to the vehicle body frame; wherein the shift lever is provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat and is positioned closer to the driver seat than a center of the console box in the rightward and leftward direction; and the grab member is provided between the driver seat and the passenger seat and is positioned closer to the passenger seat than the center of the console box in the rightward and leftward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidetoshi Kaku, Chad Enger, Brian Butler, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Jun Takagi
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Publication number: 20120161427Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body including a main frame, a seat, and an entrance, and a door including a door body, a hinge, and a latch device. The latch device includes a striker member mounted to the vehicle body to protrude outward in a vehicle width direction, a latch member attached to the door body and actuated to switch between a first state where the latch member engages with the striker member and a second state where the latch member disengages from the striker member, and an operation member attached to the door body to operate the latch member. The operation member is positioned on an outer surface of the door body in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Chad Enger
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Publication number: 20120161468Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body; a seat provided on the vehicle body; a pair of right and left entrances through which a user to be seated on the seat gets into and out of the vehicle, the entrances being provided at both sides of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction; and a pair of right and left doors for opening and closing the pair of right and left entrances, respectively; each of the pair of right and left doors including a door body closing at least a portion of a corresponding entrance and a hinge for coupling the door body to the vehicle body such that the door body is rotatable around the hinge; and the door body including a door component which is substantially symmetric in shape in a rightward and leftward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Hidetoshi Kaku, Chad Enger, Kazuhiro Maeda