Patents by Inventor Toshio Araki
Toshio Araki 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).
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Patent number: 11001349Abstract: A personal watercraft includes: a watercraft body including an internal accommodation space and a front portion provided with an opening through which the accommodation space is open upward, the watercraft body further including a baffle portion and a recessed portion, the baffle portion being spaced at least forward from a peripheral portion of the opening and projecting upward, the recessed portion being formed between the peripheral portion and the baffle portion; a hatch cover including a closing portion and an overhanging portion extending at least forward from the closing portion to cover the recessed portion and the baffle portion; a first sealing member configured to seal a gap between the peripheral portion of the opening and the hatch cover when the hatch cover is in a closed state; and a second sealing member configured to seal a gap between the overhanging portion and the baffle portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazumasa Hisada, Hironori Kato, Toshio Araki, Masaaki Miyoshi
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Patent number: 10689069Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck; and a seat disposed on the deck at a location that is forward of a rear end of the deck. The deck includes a depressed part formed by depressing a portion of the deck which is rearward of the seat. The depressed part includes a bottom wall surface extending in a forward and rearward direction and in a rightward and leftward direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Tadao Minesaki, Minoru Kanamori
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Patent number: 10625829Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck; and a seat disposed on the deck at a location that is forward of a rear end of the deck, wherein the deck includes a deck floor extending in a forward and rearward direction and in a rightward and leftward direction, at a location that is lateral of the seat, and wherein when viewed from a side, inclined parts which are inclined in an upward direction from a front to a rear, are provided in regions of the deck floor, the regions vertically overlapping with a portion of the seat, the portion being rearward of a center of the seat in the forward and rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Tadao Minesaki, Minoru Kanamori
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Patent number: 10611438Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a handle which is operated by a rider to steer a body of the personal watercraft; a steering shaft connecting the handle to the body; and a holder capable of holding a drink bottle, and a separating wall with a height larger than a height of an edge of the holder is provided between the steering shaft and the holder.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Toru Sato
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Publication number: 20200086954Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a handle which is operated by a rider to steer a body of the personal watercraft; a steering shaft connecting the handle to the body; and a holder capable of holding a drink bottle, and a separating wall with a height larger than a height of an edge of the holder is provided between the steering shaft and the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Toru Sato
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Publication number: 20200062353Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck; and a seat disposed on the deck at a location that is forward of a rear end of the deck. The deck includes a depressed part formed by depressing a portion of the deck which is rearward of the seat. The depressed part includes a bottom wall surface extending in a forward and rearward direction and in a rightward and leftward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Tadao Minesaki, Minoru Kanamori
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Publication number: 20200062352Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck; and a seat disposed on the deck at a location that is forward of a rear end of the deck, wherein the deck includes a deck floor extending in a forward and rearward direction and in a rightward and leftward direction, at a location that is lateral of the seat, and wherein when viewed from a side, inclined parts which are inclined in an upward direction from a front to a rear, are provided in regions of the deck floor, the regions vertically overlapping with a portion of the seat, the portion being rearward of a center of the seat in the forward and rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Tadao Minesaki, Minoru Kanamori
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Publication number: 20200062354Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a front end section lying on a front portion of a deck, the front end section having a tapered shape, a first section lying in a region posterior to the front end section, and a second section lying in a region posterior to the first section, the second section including a surface inclining outward in a body width direction from a front to a rear by an angle larger than an angle of inclination of the first section.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Toshio Araki, Toru Sato
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Publication number: 20200062355Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a recess formed in a deck and a lid member having a mesh-like appearance and made of elastic members crossing each other, wherein the lid member is removably attached to cover an opening of the recess. The recess is formed in a seat supporting section configured to support a seat for an operator to sit during an operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Hiroshi Yagii
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Patent number: 10569845Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a recess formed in a deck and a lid member having a mesh-like appearance and made of elastic members crossing each other, wherein the lid member is removably attached to cover an opening of the recess. The recess is formed in a seat supporting section configured to support a seat for an operator to sit during an operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Hiroshi Yagii
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Patent number: 10279876Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a seat support section in which a storage is accommodated; a front seat which is mountable on the seat support section; a rear seat which covers the storage in a state in which the rear seat is secured onto the seat support section; an opening/closing mechanism including a pivot section provided at a front end portion of the rear seat and opens and closes the rear seat and a slider section which guides the pivot section and slides the rear seat in a rearward direction. In a closed state in which the front seat and the rear seat are secured onto the seat support section, a rear end of the front seat is located rearward of and above a front end of the rear seat, and the pivot section is located below and forward of the rear end of the front seat.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Toru Sato, Azusa Onohata
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Patent number: 10227123Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a rider operation member operated by a rider to be movable to an acceleration position for providing a forward movement command, a deceleration position for providing a rearward movement command, and a neutral position for providing an idling command, the neutral position being set to a position between the acceleration position and the deceleration position. The first operation section protrudes forward of an axis of the grip and the second operation section protrudes rearward of the axis of the grip. The first operation section and the second operation section are provided on an inner side of the grip, and the tip end of the second operation section is located inward of the tip end of the first operation section in a rightward and leftward direction. The upper end of an operation surface of the second operation section is located below the grip.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hideaki Ebisui, Kenichi Okita, Kazuma Komura
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Publication number: 20190061894Abstract: A personal watercraft includes a rider operation member operated by a rider to be movable to an acceleration position for providing a forward movement command, a deceleration position for providing a rearward movement command, and a neutral position for providing an idling command, the neutral position being set to a position between the acceleration position and the deceleration position. The first operation section protrudes forward of an axis of the grip and the second operation section protrudes rearward of the axis of the grip. The first operation section and the second operation section are provided on an inner side of the grip, and the tip end of the second operation section is located inward of the tip end of the first operation section in a rightward and leftward direction. The upper end of an operation surface of the second operation section is located below the grip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Toshio Araki, Hideaki Ebisui, Kenichi Okita, Kazuma Komura
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Patent number: 10086908Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck and a hull, the hull includes a bottom surface facing downward and side surfaces facing outward in a rightward and leftward direction, the bottom surface has a shape in which a width in the rightward and leftward direction is reduced from its center portion in a forward and rearward direction to its rear portion, in a center portion of the hull in a forward and rearward direction, each of the side surfaces includes an upper side surface and a lower side surface, the lower side surface and the bottom surface are connected to each other to form an obtuse angle in a cross-section viewed from a rear, and an inclination angle formed between the lower side surface and a vertical line is set to be greater than an inclination angle formed between the upper side surface and the vertical line.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironori Kato, Toshio Araki, Minoru Kanamori
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Patent number: 10040518Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body; a driving power source mounted in the body; a water jet pump driven by the driving power source to eject a water jet in a rearward direction; a handle bar gripped by a rider; a rider operation member provided on the handle bar, the rider operation member being operated by the rider to be movable to an acceleration position for providing a forward movement command, a deceleration position for providing a rearward movement command, and a neutral position for providing an idling command, the neutral position being set to a position between the acceleration position and the deceleration position in a movement path of the rider operation member; and a control unit which controls the driving power source in response to the rider's operation for moving the rider operation member.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshimoto Matsuda, Toshio Araki
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Patent number: 9926065Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a deck and a hull, the body being provided with an engine room; an engine disposed in the engine room; a maintenance opening provided in the deck and located above the engine to in such a manner that an outside region of the body is in communication with an interior of the engine room through the maintenance opening; at least one duct mounting hole provided in the deck at a location different from a location of the maintenance opening in such a manner that the outside region is in communication with the interior of the engine room through the duct mounting hole; at least one ventilation duct fitted to the duct mounting hole to guide air from the outside region to the engine room; and an engine hood covering the maintenance opening and an air inlet of the ventilation duct.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato
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Patent number: 9873498Abstract: A stand-up type personal watercraft comprises: a body including a hull and a deck; a standing deck provided in a rear portion of the deck; an engine hood attached to the deck and located in front of the standing deck; a pole storage section formed as a recess on an outer upper surface of the engine hood and extending in a forward and rearward direction; a handle pole which is rotatably attached at a front end portion thereof to the deck, and is pivotable between a stowed position at which the handle pole is stowed in the pole storage section, and an up position at which a rear end portion of the handle pole is placed above and away from the pole storage section; and a storage provided in the engine hood by depressing a portion of an upper surface of the pole storage section.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshio Araki, Hironori Kato, Masaki Yoshinaka
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Patent number: 9764797Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a hull and a deck; a joining section including a horizontal portion protruding horizontally from the body, and a vertical portion protruding downward from an outer end portion of the horizontal portion, the joining section joining the hull to the deck; and a stabilizer mounted to the joining section. The joining section includes right and left joining sections, and a stern joining section. The stabilizer is mounted to a rear portion of at least one of the right and left joining sections. The stabilizer has an inclined bottom surface which is located below a bottom surface of the horizontal portion and extends in a forward and rearward direction such that the inclined bottom surface is inclined in a downward direction as the inclined bottom surface extends in a rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironori Kato, Toshio Araki, Minoru Kanamori, Kenichi Ohkita
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Publication number: 20170210445Abstract: A personal watercraft comprises a body including a hull and a deck; a joining section including a horizontal portion protruding horizontally from the body, and a vertical portion protruding downward from an outer end portion of the horizontal portion, the joining section joining the hull to the deck; and a stabilizer mounted to the joining section. The joining section includes right and left joining sections, and a stern joining section. The stabilizer is mounted to a rear portion of at least one of the right and left joining sections. The stabilizer has an inclined bottom surface which is located below a bottom surface of the horizontal portion and extends in a forward and rearward direction such that the inclined bottom surface is inclined in a downward direction as the inclined bottom surface extends in a rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Hironori Kato, Toshio Araki, Minoru Kanamori, Kenichi Ohkita
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Patent number: 9708046Abstract: A water muffler of a personal watercraft comprises: a muffler body; and an inlet pipe which is connected to the muffler body and guides an exhaust gas and cooling water to an inner space of the muffler body. The inlet pipe includes: a center pipe wall; an outer pipe wall provided to surround the center pipe wall; an exhaust passage provided inside the center pipe wall; and a water passage surrounded by the center pipe wall and the outer pipe wall. The center pipe wall has in a downstream end portion of the inlet pipe, a protruding portion protruding from the outer pipe wall in an axial direction of the inlet pipe, and an outlet of the water passage is located to be apart from an outlet of the exhaust passage in an axial direction of the inlet pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshio Araki, Kazuma Komura