Patents by Inventor Kensuke Taira

Kensuke Taira 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: 11052759
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle includes: a body; a steering wheel that is attached to the body and rotates around a rotating shaft; and a forward-reverse switching lever that switches between a forward position, a neutral position, and a reverse position. The forward-reverse switching lever includes: a lever main body that is pulled up at the neutral position and swings forward or rearward in a pulled-up state; and a grip mounted to an upper portion of the lever main body, the grip includes: a base portion including an upper face; and a protruding portion protruding downward from the base portion, and the protruding portion includes: a distal face that is opposite a rotating-shaft side of the protruding portion; a first side face; and a second side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Taira, Toyohiko Kumatori, Satoshi Yoshikawa, Takuya Inamori
  • Publication number: 20200001710
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle includes: a body; a steering wheel that is attached to the body and rotates around a rotating shaft; and a forward-reverse switching lever that switches between a forward position, a neutral position, and a reverse position. The forward-reverse switching lever includes: a lever main body that is pulled up at the neutral position and swings forward or rearward in a pulled-up state; and a grip mounted to an upper portion of the lever main body, the grip includes: a base portion including an upper face; and a protruding portion protruding downward from the base portion, and the protruding portion includes: a distal face that is opposite a rotating-shaft side of the protruding portion; a first side face; and a second side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Taira, Toyohiko Kumatori, Satoshi Yoshikawa, Takuya Inamori