Patents by Inventor Masatomo KANEHARA

Masatomo KANEHARA 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).

  • Publication number: 20200216136
    Abstract: A straddled vehicle imparts tactile stimulation to a rider by adopting a technical concept that is different from a technical concept of imparting tactile stimulation by vibration of a general vibrator. The straddled vehicle includes a steerable wheel and a tactile stimulation actuator. The steerable wheel is supported by a vehicle body frame so as to be rotatable around a wheel axle. The steerable wheel is steered leftward by a rider rotating a bar handle counterclockwise as viewed in a downward direction, and is steered rightward by the rider rotating the bar handle clockwise as viewed in the downward direction. The tactile stimulation actuator communicates information to the rider by imparting a frontward or backward pressure to the left hand or right hand of the rider as a tactile stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuo HARA, Tomoyoshi MASUDA, Yukihide FUKUHARA, Masatomo KANEHARA, Hidekazu TSUBOI