Patents by Inventor Manabu KOYBAYASHI

Manabu KOYBAYASHI 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: 9840297
    Abstract: A fuel filling device of a motorcycle can receive a high pressure gas only when it is ensured that the motorcycle is in a stable position. The device includes a fuel tank that stores and/or supplies a high pressure gas and is mounted on the motorcycle, a filling port through which the high pressure gas is fed to the fuel tank, a center stand that swings between a raised position in which the center stand supports the motorcycle in an upright position and a retracted position, a stand sensor that senses that the center stand is in the raised position, and a fuel filling valve provided between the fuel tank and the filling port and allowing a flow of the high pressure gas between the fuel tank and the filling port if the stand sensor senses that the center stand is in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventor: Manabu Koybayashi
  • Publication number: 20160339980
    Abstract: A fuel filling device of a motorcycle can receive a high pressure gas only when it is ensured that the motorcycle is in a stable position. The device includes a fuel tank that stores and/or supplies a high pressure gas and is mounted on the motorcycle, a filling port through which the high pressure gas is fed to the fuel tank, a center stand that swings between a raised position in which the center stand supports the motorcycle in an upright position and a retracted position, a stand sensor that senses that the center stand is in the raised position, and a fuel filling valve provided between the fuel tank and the filling port and allowing a flow of the high pressure gas between the fuel tank and the filling port if the stand sensor senses that the center stand is in the raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Manabu KOYBAYASHI