Patents by Inventor Keikichi Shimokobe

Keikichi Shimokobe 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).

  • Motorcycle having a support for controlling vibrations transmitted to a seat thereof
    Patent number: 7497295
    Abstract: In a motorcycle in which an engine body of an internal combustion engine is rubber-mounted on a vehicle body frame, to permit the rider(s) to enjoy a feeling of pulses. A rod-like frame member mounted at its one end to an engine body is abutted at its other end on a bottom plate of a rider's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Sato, Hiroshi Yamaura, Naohisa Okawada, Keikichi Shimokobe
  • Motorcycle
    Publication number: 20060219457
    Abstract: In a motorcycle in which an engine body of an internal combustion engine is rubber-mounted on a vehicle body frame, to permit the rider(s) to enjoy a feeling of pulses. A rod-like frame member mounted at its one end to an engine body is abutted at its other end on a bottom plate of a rider's seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Katsumi Sato, Hiroshi Yamaura, Naohisa Okawada, Keikichi Shimokobe
  • Vibration dampening rearview mirror support structure
    Patent number: 6070846
    Abstract: A support structure for a motorcycle's rearview mirror includes a vibration dampening device. The support structure includes a mirror base attached to a fairing stay of the motorcycle. The vibration dampening device includes an isolated weight supported between two elastic members. The elastic members are attached to the fairing stay close to the attachment location of the mirror base to the fairing stay. Since the isolated weight is attached to the fairing stay, it can be large enough to sufficiently dampen vibrations which propagate along the fairing stay, without adversely affecting the outward appearance of the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keikichi Shimokobe, Yoshiteru Kinoshita
  • Rearview mirror support structure
    Patent number: 6036160
    Abstract: A support structure for a motorcycle's rearview mirror is constructed so as to dampen any vibrations which would normally be transmitted to the rearview mirror, and to reduce the risk of rattling noises in the rearview mirror assembly. The support structure includes a mirror stay, in the form of an elongated tubular extension, which serves to distance the rearview mirror from the motorcycle. One end of the mirror stay is connected to the motorcycle through a mirror stay supporting structure, which allows the mirror stay to rotate within a limited range. A rearview mirror housing is connected to the other end of the mirror stay. The connection between the mirror stay and the rearview mirror housing is accomplished by a rearview mirror main body supporting structure. The rearview mirror main body supporting structure allows the mirror housing to assume various orientations relative to the mirror stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keikichi Shimokobe, Yoshiteru Kinoshita, Kunihiro Osada, Osamu Sato