Patents by Inventor Lihua Rao

Lihua Rao 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).

  • Publication number: 20230191901
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a vehicle cover, a prime mover assembly, an intake manifold, and an electrical control unit. An intake seat for the intake manifold is positioned above one of the rear side plates of the vehicle cover. An air filter for the intake manifold is positioned behind a rear baffle of the vehicle cover, which in turn is positioned behind the seat(s). The rear baffle defines an air filter access port, allowing the filter element in the air filter to be accessed and changed from within the cabin. Covers of the air filter access port and the air filter allow changing of the filter element without requiring any tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Lihua Rao, Yibin Yang, Zhaoyang Cheng, Hangyu Liu, Mei Zhong
  • Publication number: 20230148013
    Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame; front and rear wheels; a front suspension assembly; a front torsion bar assembly, a rear suspension assembly and a rear torsion bar assembly. The front suspension assembly comprises a front lower rocker arm, a front upper rocker arm, and a front wheel shaft support assembly mounted between the front lower and the front upper rocker arms. The front torsion bar assembly is located above the front upper rocker arm, and is movably connected to the front upper rocker arm. The rear suspension assembly comprises a rear lower rocker arm, a rear upper rocker arm, a control arm assembly, and a rear wheel shaft support assembly mounted between the rear lower and rear upper rocker arms. The rear torsion bar assembly is located between the rear upper and lower rocker arms, and is movably connected to the rear upper rocker arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: An He, Lihua Rao, Jianyong Wang, Xiayang Hu
  • Patent number: D844492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Zhejiang CFMOTO Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minjie Lai, An He, Zhangping Yuan, Yibin Yang, Zhiwei Feng, Lihua Rao, Xiayang Hu, Dahua Li