Patents by Inventor Fumio Inomata

Fumio Inomata 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: 5494726
    Abstract: A decal assembly for applying a decal onto a surface includes a decal having an adhesive layer on a back side thereof and an opaque application tape layer positioned on a front side of the decal, opposite the back side, wherein the opaque application layer includes aligning elements for properly aligning the decal on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumio Inomata
  • Patent number: 4878555
    Abstract: In a vehicle in which an air cleaner is disposed above an engine and connected with the engine through an intake pipe, an air intake passage for guiding air into the air cleaner is provided on the upper surface of a front fender covering a front wheel of the vehicle, so that particulates such as dust or the like entrained in running air is separated from the running air to admit the air free of the particulates into the air cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Honad Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Yasunaga, Kazuharu Wakusaka, Fumio Inomata, Toshio Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 4757872
    Abstract: In a vehicle in which front and rear wheels are suspended on a body frame and a power unit for driving the wheels via a drive shaft is carried on the central portion of the body frame, a fuel tank and an exhaust muffler are juxtaposed on left and right sides below the body frame in such a manner to be contained within the vertical projection plane of the body frame, and a heat insulating plate is interposed between the fuel tank and the exhaust muffler. The power unit is offset to one side in the widthwise direction of a vehicle body to define a space on the opposite side in which the drive shaft and exhaust pipes are disposed inside the outermost frame portion in vertically spaced relation to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumio Inomata
  • Patent number: 4687069
    Abstract: A cooling structure for an engine in a straddled type vehicle provided with steerable left and right front wheels and an engine positioned at the center in a forth-back direction of a vehicle body is improved in that a cooling fan is disposed in front of the engine and an engine radiator is disposed contiguously to an upper half section of the cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1987
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Inomata, Tooru Iwadate
  • Patent number: 4573550
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe apparatus for a vehicle in which an exhaust pipe for an engine is disposed below an occupant's seat. The apparatus includes an auxiliary exhaust pipe having a bent portion which is bent at a substantially right angle with respect to the axis of the exhaust pipe. The auxiliary exhaust pipe is water-tightly connected to the rear end portion of the exhaust pipe in such a manner that the auxiliary exhaust pipe is pivotable between a reclining position where it is reclined below the seat and an erect position where it is erected above the seat. This arrangement makes it possible to effectively prevent water from entering the exhaust pipe when the vehicle is running through a ford, for example, by pivoting the auxiliary exhaust pipe, which is normally placed at a relatively low position, to the erect position and retaining the auxiliary exhaust pipe in this position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Inomata, Kazuharu Wakusaka