Patents by Inventor Takamasa Kojima

Takamasa Kojima 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: 10946920
    Abstract: A fuel tank structure of a straddle vehicle includes a fuel tank which accumulates fuel supplied from a fuel filler port, a fuel tray which is provided above the fuel tank so as to surround the fuel filler port, and a gas-liquid separator which is connected to the fuel tank and separates the fuel into gas and liquid. The gas-liquid separator is spaced apart from the fuel tank and provided on the fuel tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa Kojima, Ken Kojika, Daisuke Kuramochi
  • Publication number: 20190185098
    Abstract: A fuel tank structure of a straddle vehicle includes a fuel tank which accumulates fuel supplied from a fuel filler port, a fuel tray which is provided above the fuel tank so as to surround the fuel filler port, and a gas-liquid separator which is connected to the fuel tank and separates the fuel into gas and liquid. The gas-liquid separator is spaced apart from the fuel tank and provided on the fuel tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takamasa KOJIMA, Ken KOJIKA, Daisuke KURAMOCHI
  • Patent number: 8292021
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a muffler assembly including a muffler and a muffler cover arranged on one side of a rear wheel in a lateral direction. The motorcycle also includes a housing box resembling the muffler assembly and arranged substantially parallel to the muffler assembly on the other side of the rear wheel in the lateral direction. The housing box has a shape substantially similar to a shape of the muffler assembly, thereby forming a pseudo muffler assembly or replica muffler assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Fukuyama, Takamasa Kojima
  • Patent number: 8177250
    Abstract: A body cover structure of a motorcycle includes an upper cover arranged at a position above a front wheel operatively attached to a lower end of a front fork steerably supported by a head pipe at a front end of a body frame, and a pair of right and left cowls that cover at least a portion of a fuel tank mounted on the body frame. The upper cover includes a covering portion for covering a portion of a fuel tank, and each overhanging portion including a ridge line portion that ranges to a lower end of the upper cover, when viewed in a side view, is provided with a respective cowl connected to the upper cover with a portion of each cowl overlapped with the rear of the upper cover, such that the overhanging portion extends outwardly beyond the upper cover in a vehicle-width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Fukuyama, Takamasa Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100001551
    Abstract: A body cover structure of a motorcycle includes an upper cover arranged at a position above a front wheel operatively attached to a lower end of a front fork steerably supported by a head pipe at a front end of a body frame, and a pair of right and left cowls that cover at least a portion of a fuel tank mounted on the body frame. The upper cover includes a covering portion for covering a portion of a fuel tank, and each overhanging portion including a ridge line portion that ranges to a lower end of the upper cover, when viewed in a side view, is provided with a respective cowl connected to the upper cover with a portion of each cowl overlapped with the rear of the upper cover, such that the overhanging portion extends outwardly beyond the upper cover in a vehicle-width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Fukuyama, Takamasa Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100000818
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a muffler assembly including a muffler and a muffler cover arranged on one side of a rear wheel in a lateral direction. The motorcycle also includes a housing box resembling the muffler assembly and arranged substantially parallel to the muffler assembly on the other side of the rear wheel in the lateral direction. The housing box has a shape substantially similar to a shape of the muffler assembly, thereby forming a pseudo muffler assembly or replica muffler assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Fukuyama, Takamasa Kojima