Patents by Inventor Keishi Fukumoto

Keishi Fukumoto 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: 7686318
    Abstract: A passenger footrest structure (30) includes a footrest support bracket (31) for supporting a passenger footrest (33) and an accessory mount (37) formed therewith for supporting an accessory part (40, 50, 60, 70, 80) other than the footrest (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kaoru Kouchi, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 7270207
    Abstract: To provide an air intake system for a vehicle, so simple in structure as to reduce the cost and effective to increase the ram pressure, a front cowling (19) is mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body structure (1). This front cowling (19) has left and right headlight windows (20 and 21) aligned with left and right headlights (22 and 23), respectively, and also has an air intake opening (24) defined therein at a location above the headlight windows (20 and 21) for introducing an external combustion air (A) towards the vehicle engine (E). An intake air passage (35) is provided for introducing the combustion air (A), then entering the air intake opening (24), towards an air cleaner (30) by way of opposite lateral portions of a head tube (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Idei, Keishi Fukumoto, Masashi Fukuuchi, Takashi Fukami
  • Publication number: 20070062327
    Abstract: A passenger footrest structure (30) includes a footrest support bracket (31) for supporting a passenger footrest (33) and an accessory mount (37) formed therewith for supporting an accessory part (40, 50, 60, 70, 80) other than the footrest (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Kaoru Kouchi, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 7119764
    Abstract: To provide a combination indicator assembly (1) of a minimized size to provide a sporty feeling and easy to view various displayed parameters while having an increased display functionality, the combination indicator assembly (1) includes a generally arcuate analog display unit (2) for displaying the number of revolutions of a vehicle engine, and a generally rectangular digital display unit (7) disposed inside the analog display unit (2). The digital display unit (7) includes a speedometer region (8), a distance meter region (9) for displaying the distance of travel of the vehicle or a coolant temperature display region (10) for displaying the temperature of a coolant used to cool an engine of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Tanaka, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 6971659
    Abstract: To provide a fuel tank capable of permitting the motorcycle rider to hang deep over the top of the fuel tank and also allowing the motorcycle rider to fix his or her position with respect to a direction laterally of the fuel tank, the fuel tank (14) has a groove-like recess (14a) defined in a portion of the top surface thereof generally intermediate of the width of the fuel tank (14), so that when the motorcycle rider (R) takes a forward tilting position, his or her head (r1) and chest (r2) can be received therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20050023817
    Abstract: To provide a fuel tank capable of permitting the motorcycle rider to hang deep over the top of the fuel tank and also allowing the motorcycle rider to fix his or her position with respect to a direction laterally of the fuel tank, the fuel tank (14) has a groove-like recess (14a) defined in a portion of the top surface thereof generally intermediate of the width of the fuel tank (14), so that when the motorcycle rider (R) takes a forward tilting position, his or her head (r1) and chest (r2) can be received therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D500564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto, Ryota Obuki
  • Patent number: D501164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D517958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikazu Matsumura, Keishi Fukumoto, Shunji Tanaka
  • Patent number: D529832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Ichihara, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D531093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikazu Matsumura, Takeshi Miyatake, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D534466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Tanaka, Keishi Fukumoto, Kaoru Kouchi
  • Patent number: D537387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Tanaka, Keishi Fukumoto, Takumi Uemoto
  • Patent number: D546744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keishi Fukumoto, Toshiyuki Nishihara
  • Patent number: D549138
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Tanaka, Keishi Fukumoto, Kaoru Kouchi
  • Patent number: D562997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D570744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunji Tanaka, Keishi Fukumoto, Kaoru Kouchi, Toshiya Furuta
  • Patent number: D496309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keishi Fukumoto, Shoji Idei
  • Patent number: D498727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: D499671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Keishi Fukumoto