Patents by Inventor Shigeru Odagi

Shigeru Odagi 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: 5101923
    Abstract: A motorcycle is provided with a body height adjustor capable of adjusting the body height of the motorcycle by changing lengths of front suspensions and a rear cushion unit. The body height adjustor includes a first hydraulic jack for extending and retracting the front suspensions, a second hydraulic jack for extending and retracting the rear cushion unit and a body height adjusting unit to transmit hydraulic pressure of hydraulic fluid in the rear cushion unit to the first and second hydraulic jacks through hydraulic hoses. The rear cushion unit is provided with a rear oil damper and a coil spring against which the second hydraulic jack abuts and the initial load of the coil spring is changed by the hydraulic pressure in the rear cushion unit. The second hydraulic jack is movable in a direction towards the coil spring with respect to the rear oil damper to change the initial load of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Odagi, Sadao Shirasagi, Masayoshi Matsumoto, Taiji Kasuya, Katsuhiko Tokunaga