Patents by Inventor Makio Koike

Makio Koike 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).

  • Straddle-type vehicle
    Patent number: 8418794
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle includes a canister that is arranged to be warmed up during an operation of an engine and is arranged to be cooled down during a stop of the engine. In the straddle-type vehicle, a fuel tank is arranged over an engine, at least a portion of a carburetor that constitutes a throttle body is arranged below the fuel tank and behind a cylinder and a cylinder head, and at least a portion of a canister is arranged between the fuel tank and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Shibata, Takeshi Okada, Takayuki Oishi, Makio Koike
  • STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110100742
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle includes a canister that is arranged to be warmed up during an operation of an engine and is arranged to be cooled down during a stop of the engine. In the straddle-type vehicle, a fuel tank is arranged over an engine, at least a portion of a carburetor that constitutes a throttle body is arranged below the fuel tank and behind a cylinder and a cylinder head, and at least a portion of a canister is arranged between the fuel tank and the cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Shibata, Takeshi Okada, Takayuki Oishi, Makio Koike