Patents by Inventor Hisafumi Shako

Hisafumi Shako 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: 8833495
    Abstract: A two-wheeled electric vehicle includes a main frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe, a swing arm swingably supported by a rear portion of the main frame, and an electric motor serving as a drive source. In the two-wheeled electric vehicle, a battery unit for supplying electric power to the electric motor is disposed above the main frame, and a PDU for performing drive control of the electric motor is disposed below the main frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kobue Iwata, Hisafumi Shako, Toshifumi Sekimoto
  • Publication number: 20120097463
    Abstract: A two-wheeled electric vehicle includes a main frame extending rearward and downward from a head pipe, a swing arm swingably supported by a rear portion of the main frame, and an electric motor serving as a drive source. In the two-wheeled electric vehicle, a battery unit for supplying electric power to the electric motor is disposed above the main frame, and a PDU for performing drive control of the electric motor is disposed below the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kobue Iwata, Hisafumi Shako, Toshifumi Sekimoto
  • Patent number: 8141672
    Abstract: A canister layout structure in a motorcycle includes a swing arm vertically swingably supported to a rear portion of a body frame and supporting a wheel, a canister located below the swing arm for trapping an evaporative fuel evaporated in a fuel tank, and a center stand pivotably supported to a lower portion of the body frame for making the body frame stand on a road surface when parking. The center stand is retractable to keep a horizontal position substantially parallel to a road surface during running. The canister is located above the center stand in its retracted condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kuramochi, Hisafumi Shako, Hikaru Yokomura
  • Publication number: 20100051369
    Abstract: A canister layout structure in a motorcycle includes a swing arm vertically swingably supported to a rear portion of a body frame and supporting a wheel, a canister located below the swing arm for trapping an evaporative fuel evaporated in a fuel tank, and a center stand pivotably supported to a lower portion of the body frame for making the body frame stand on a road surface when parking. The center stand is retractable to keep a horizontal position substantially parallel to a road surface during running. The canister is located above the center stand in its retracted condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kuramochi, Hisafumi Shako, Hikaru Yokomura
  • Patent number: 4579190
    Abstract: A power unit swing type motorcycle provided with a foot floor positioned lower than a line connecting the center of the front wheel axle and that of the rear wheel axle, and a power unit disposed so that its center of gravity is located substantially on the said line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Michiyoshi Hashimoto, Katsumi Kimura, Hisafumi Shako