Patents by Inventor Katsuiki Sanada

Katsuiki Sanada 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).

  • Position detecting device for a motorcycle side stand
    Patent number: 4883284
    Abstract: A switch for detecting various angular positions of a motorcycle side stand bar is a rotary switch so arranged that a movable contact therein is moved with respect to stationary contacts in response to movement of the side stand bar whereby the position of the side stand bar can be detected while the switch can be advantageously positioned to permit greater freedom of switch design and installation and protection of the side stand pivot member. Various switch configurations and modes of attachment are disclosed, as well as various modes of electrical application of the switch in the operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakazawa, Masayuki Kudou, Satoshi Iijima, Katsuiki Sanada, Yoshihiro Matsuo