Patents by Inventor Kohei Kuyama

Kohei Kuyama 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: 7753980
    Abstract: The present air cleaner includes: a cleaner case having a bottom wall, a circumferential side wall provided with an air inlet in its lower part, and a support wall formed on the bottom wall inside the circumferential side wall; and a cylindrical cleaner element supported on an upper end portion of the support wall. An air chamber is defined by the cleaner case, the support wall, and the cleaner element so as to surround the cleaner element and the support wall. A bottom of the cleaner element is inclined at an angle to the bottom wall of the cleaner case so that a distance between the bottom wall of the cleaner case and the bottom of the cleaner element increases from a side opposite to the air inlet toward an air inlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama, Kiyohito Takano
  • Patent number: 7384440
    Abstract: The present air cleaner for an engine of a vehicle, includes: a cleaner case; and a filter assembly disposed in the cleaner case. The filter assembly includes a cylindrical cleaner element, an element supporting member supporting a lower end of the cleaner element and an inner circumferential surface of the cleaner element so that the cleaner element is kept in a predetermined cylindrical shape, and a plate-shaped top cover detachably fastened on an upper surface of the element supporting member so as to press an upper end of the cleaner element downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyohito Takano, Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama
  • Patent number: 7162992
    Abstract: The present air intake device for a straddle-type vehicle, includes: an air cleaner case including an outer wall having an outer surface; and an air intake case of a fixed volume having an open end. The open end is disposed opposite to the outer surface of the outer wall so that a predetermined gap is formed between the open end of the air intake case and the outer surface of the outer wall. Thereby, an air intake chamber is formed in the air intake case and the gap forms an air intake inlet. The air intake chamber communicates with an air inlet of an apparatus mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama, Kiyohito Takano
  • Publication number: 20050241609
    Abstract: The present air intake device for a straddle-type vehicle, includes: an air cleaner case including an outer wall having an outer surface; and an air intake case of a fixed volume having an open end. The open end is disposed opposite to the outer surface of the outer wall so that a predetermined gap is formed between the open end of the air intake case and the outer surface of the outer wall. Thereby, an air intake chamber is formed in the air intake case and the gap forms an air intake inlet. The air intake chamber communicates with an air inlet of an apparatus mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama, Kiyohito Takano
  • Publication number: 20050241610
    Abstract: The present air cleaner for an engine of a vehicle, includes: a cleaner case; and a filter assembly disposed in the cleaner case. The filter assembly includes a cylindrical cleaner element, an element supporting member supporting a lower end of the cleaner element and an inner circumferential surface of the cleaner element so that the cleaner element is kept in a predetermined cylindrical shape, and a plate-shaped top cover detachably fastened on an upper surface of the element supporting member so as to press an upper end of the cleaner element downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyohito Takano, Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama
  • Publication number: 20050241608
    Abstract: The present air cleaner includes: a cleaner case having a bottom wall, a circumferential side wall provided with an air inlet in its lower part, and a support wall formed on the bottom wall inside the circumferential side wall; and a cylindrical cleaner element supported on an upper end portion of the support wall. An air chamber is defined by the cleaner case, the support wall, and the cleaner element so as to surround the cleaner element and the support wall. A bottom of the cleaner element is inclined at an angle to the bottom wall of the cleaner case so that a distance between the bottom wall of the cleaner case and the bottom of the cleaner element increases from a side opposite to the air inlet toward an air inlet side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kobayashi, Kohei Kuyama, Kiyohito Takano