Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Awazu

Yoshitaka Awazu 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: 10001092
    Abstract: An air cleaner mounted on a motorcycle for purifying an engine intake air includes a lower casing forming a cleaner main body, a covering for covering an upward region of the lower casing, a cleaner element disposed inside the lower casing and positioned below a mating interface between the lower casing and the covering, and a partition wall formed in the lower casing for supporting the cleaner element and forming a part of a wall of a clean chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Soeda, Yota Katsukawa, Yoshitaka Awazu, Satoshi Matsumoto, Kenta Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20160069306
    Abstract: An air cleaner mounted on a motorcycle for purifying an engine intake air includes a lower casing forming a cleaner main body, a covering for covering an upward region of the lower casing, a cleaner element disposed inside the lower casing and positioned below a mating interface between the lower casing and the covering, and a partition wall formed in the lower casing for supporting the cleaner element and forming a part of a wall of a clean chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Akira Soeda, Yota Katsukawa, Yoshitaka Awazu, Satoshi Matsumoto, Kenta Matsubara
  • Patent number: 8955635
    Abstract: A motorcycle frame assembly (FR) for a motorcycle includes a main frame (1), which extends from above a combustion engine (E) in a direction rearwardly, and a subframe (4) having front and rear end portions connected with the main frame (1) and also having an intermediate portion positioned laterally outside of a cylinder block (26) of the combustion engine (E). The combustion engine (E) is fixed to a motorcycle frame assembly (FR) by means of first, second and third engine mounting areas (M1, M2, M3). The first engine mounting area (M1) is provided in the intermediate portion of the subframe (4) and, also, a damping unit (72) for suppressing vibrations of a to-be-damped region (76) is provided in the to-be-damped region (76) provided at a location remote from the first engine mounting area (M1) in the subframe (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Idaka, Shiken Hayashi, Yota Katsukawa, Yoshitaka Awazu
  • Publication number: 20140090919
    Abstract: A motorcycle frame assembly (FR) for a motorcycle includes a main frame (1), which extends from above a combustion engine (E) in a direction rearwardly, and a subframe (4) having front and rear end portions connected with the main frame (1) and also having an intermediate portion positioned laterally outside of a cylinder block (26) of the combustion engine (E). The combustion engine (E) is fixed to a motorcycle frame assembly (FR) by means of first, second and third engine mounting areas (M1, M2, M3). The first engine mounting area (M1) is provided in the intermediate portion of the subframe (4) and, also, a damping unit (72) for suppressing vibrations of a to-be-damped region (76) is provided in the to-be-damped region (76) provided at a location remote from the first engine mounting area (M1) in the subframe (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Idaka, Shiken Hayashi, Yota Katsukawa, Yoshitaka Awazu
  • Patent number: 8136857
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle includes a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction into a riding space, and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space. The screen shield is slidably supported by a vehicle body configuring portion, for example, a guide portion provided on an expandable side panel and extending in a front and rear direction, so as to be movable in a front and rear direction between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohito Shimizu, Masashi Kanai, Hideyuki Takahashi, Yoshitaka Awazu, Austin Stauffer, Shigeru Yamashita, Shigeto Nakamura, Mike Boyle, Takashi Miyauchi, Yoshiya Takehara, Kentaro Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20110156429
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a riding space, and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space. The screen shield is slidably supported by a vehicle body configuring portion, for example, a guide portion provided on an expandable side panel and extended in a front or rear direction, so as to be movable in a front or rear direction between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hirohito Shimizu, Masashi Kanai, Hideyuki Takahashi, Yoshitaka Awazu, Austin Stauffer, Shigeru Yamashita, Shigeto Nakamura, Mike Boyle, Takashi Miyauchi, Yoshiya Takehara, Kentaro Shimomura