Patents by Inventor Masao Mikasa

Masao Mikasa 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: 6705417
    Abstract: A straddle type four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle includes: an engine mounted on a body frame and disposed between front wheels and rear wheels, having a crankcase; a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on a side of the crankcase and covered with a V-belt drive cover, the V-belt drive cover having an upper wall provided with a cooling air discharge port opening upward; and a cooling air exhaust duct disposed within a right-and-left width of the body frame. The cooling air exhaust duct communicates with the cooling air discharge port and has an air outlet located in front of a seat so that a cooling air is discharged through the air outlet into a space under the seat. Cooling air is discharged through the air outlet of the cooling air exhaust duct into a space under the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruo Kitai, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Masao Mikasa
  • Publication number: 20020112905
    Abstract: A straddle type four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle includes: an engine mounted on a body frame and disposed between front wheels and rear wheels, having a crankcase; a variable-speed V-belt drive disposed on a side of the crankcase and covered with a V-belt drive cover, the V-belt drive cover having an upper wall provided with a cooling air discharge port opening upward; and a cooling air exhaust duct disposed within a right-and-left width of the body frame. The cooling air exhaust duct communicates with the cooling air discharge port and has an air outlet located in front of a seat So that a cooling air is discharged through the air outlet into a space under the seat. Cooling air is discharged through the air outlet of the cooling air exhaust duct into a space under the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruo Kitai, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Masao Mikasa
  • Patent number: 6382196
    Abstract: A V-type two cylinder engine comprises: cylinders arranged forward and rearward such that they are inclined in V shape; a downdraft carburetor unit placed between the cylinders and including twin venturi bores provided for the respective cylinders and an air vent system making interior of carburetors communicate with atmosphere; intake manifolds each connecting a venturi bore of each of the carburetors to an intake port of a corresponding cylinder; and an air cleaner placed above the carburetors such that it covers the carburetors, and the carburetor unit is placed obliquely seen in a plan view according to positional difference between the cylinders in a direction of a crank shaft of the engine such that the venturi bore of each of the carburetors is closer to the intake port formed in a corresponding cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Kuji, Masao Mikasa
  • Publication number: 20010003980
    Abstract: A V-type two cylinder engine comprises: cylinders arranged forward and rearward such that they are inclined in V shape; a downdraft carburetor unit placed between the cylinders and including twin venturi bores provided for the respective cylinders and an air vent system making interior of carburetors communicate with atmosphere; intake manifolds each connecting a venturi bore of each of the carburetors to an intake port of a corresponding cylinder; and an air cleaner placed above the carburetors such that it covers the carburetors, and the carburetor unit is placed obliquely seen in a plan view according to positional difference between the cylinders in a direction of a crank shaft of the engine such that the venturi bore of each of the carburetors is closer to the intake port formed in a corresponding cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Inventors: Yuichi Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Kuji, Masao Mikasa