Patents by Inventor Hideyoshi Kosuge

Hideyoshi Kosuge 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: 4881610
    Abstract: A four wheeled buggy operated by a driver in a sitting posture. A front body is mounted on an elongated main frame structure so as to cover a radiator mounted on the front end portion of the main frame structure. The front body includes a body upper member of a generally inverted U-shaped cross-section and a pair of generally inverted L-shaped cover members formed of elastic material. Each cover member has a top panel section connected to a corresponding one of a pair of side panel sections of the body upper member and located above a corresponding one of a pair of front wheels, and a side panel section depending from the top panel section. The side panel sections of the respective cover members are located between the front wheels respectively adjacent them. A plate member extending between the side panel sections cooperates therewith to define a guide passage for guiding hot air having passed through the radiator toward a driver's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4832399
    Abstract: A front body for a four wheeled vehicle operated by a driver in a sitting posture includes a flat upper portion having an inverted U-shaped cross-section and inclined toward the front end thereof, the upper portion being mounted on the upper portion of a steering device supporting frame mounted on the front portion of an underframe-shaped main frame, an inner portion or a floor having an L-shaped cross-section as viewed from the side thereof and a rearwardly open U-shaped horizontal cross-section, the inner portion or floor being disposed behind and below the upper portion and connected to the steering device supporting frame and a floor plate for a driver's seat, side panels connected to flanges provided on two side edges of the inner portion or floor, rubber covers having an inverted L-shaped transverse cross-section, the rubber covers being disposed below the two sides of the upper portion and connected to the lower ends of two side plates of the upper portion, and fender flaps each of which has an inwardl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4798400
    Abstract: A vehicle frame for a four wheeled buggy having a steering wheel operated by a driver seated, comprises a main frame having a narrower front portion, a support frame for supporting a steering apparatus, a flat floor support portion, a pair of step frames, a seat frame, an engine supporting frame, an oblique frame supporting the engine supporting frame, and an accommodating space for accommodating a driving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4773661
    Abstract: A four wheeled buggy operated by a driver in a sitting posture. A steering apparatus is supported by a support frame structure mounted on a longitudinal front end portion of an elongated main frame structure. The support frame structure has a pair of opposite sides positioned between a pair of front wheels, and a pair of extension frames located respectively above the front wheels. A front body has a front inner member fixedly mounted behind the front wheels. A pair of flexible plate-like members formed of elastic material form respectively a pair of front fenders associated respectively with the front wheels. Each plate-like member is bent into a generally inverted L-shape having top and side panel sections detachably mounted respectively to the corresponding extension frame and the corresponding side of the support frame structure. Rear edge portions of the respective top and side panel sections of each plate-like member are detachably mounted to the front inner member of the front body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4773675
    Abstract: A supporting frame for a driving apparatus of a four wheeled buggy having a steering wheel and operated by a seated driver, comprises an oblique frame, an engine supporting frame, a removable rear frame, a removable lower frame, and to enclose an accommodating space for a driving apparatus. The driving apparatus accommodated in accommodating space is prevented from being damaged even when the buggy runs on a severely irregular land and the driving apparatus can be removed from the buggy to facilitate maintenance of the driving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: 4749211
    Abstract: A supporting structure for a shift-control apparatus of a four wheeled buggy having a main frame and a steering wheel operated by a driver from a sitting posture, comprising a lower pipe, a pair of suspension pipes, an upper pipe, a pair of steering column pipes, a bracket supporting pipe, and brackets for supporting a shift-control apparatus, whereby the shift-control apparatus can be arranged in a central position of the main frame to facilitate the driver's manipulation with respect to a shift lever of the shift-control apparatus and to facilitate and simplify the wiring operation of a operation cable for a control system and electric wires for an electric system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideyoshi Kosuge
  • Patent number: D421737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Takeshi Usui, Kazuhiro Maeda, Jiro Kitao, Kazumasa Hisada, Teruhito Momoi, Naoki Hashimoto