Patents by Inventor Kenji Ohiwa

Kenji Ohiwa 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).

  • WORK VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150090517
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a reducing agent tank, a battery, a reducing agent tank mounting member, a battery cover and a first guide member. The battery and the tank are positioned in a row. The mounting member has a bottom plate, and a partition plate extending upward from the bottom plate between the tank and the battery. The tank is mounted on the bottom plate. The battery cover has an upper plate above the battery, and a side plate extending downward from a side of the upper plate between the tank and the battery. The first guide member extends from the side plate toward the tank and slopes downward. Preferably, a first end of a second guide member disposed below the first guide member is positioned closer to the battery than a distal end of the first guide member, with the second guide member sloping downward toward the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Kozo Okuda, Naoto Nakamura, Kiichirou Kouno, Kenji Ohiwa
  • Work vehicle having reducing agent tank, battery and partition plate positioned between tank and battery
    Patent number: 8973692
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a reducing agent tank, a battery, a reducing agent tank mounting member, a battery cover and a first guide member. The battery and the tank are positioned in a row. The mounting member has a bottom plate, and a partition plate extending upward from the bottom plate between the tank and the battery. The tank is mounted on the bottom plate. The battery cover has an upper plate above the battery, and a side plate extending downward from a side of the upper plate between the tank and the battery. The first guide member extends from the side plate toward the tank and slopes downward. Preferably, a first end of a second guide member disposed below the first guide member is positioned closer to the battery than a distal end of the first guide member, with the second guide member sloping downward toward the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Okuda, Naoto Nakamura, Kiichirou Kouno, Kenji Ohiwa