Patents by Inventor Munehiro Sugimoto

Munehiro Sugimoto 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: 9834272
    Abstract: A saddle-ride-type vehicle includes a vehicle body lower portion protective member for increasing the rigidity thereof and for protecting a vehicle body frame. A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a head pipe and a pair of left and right lower frames extending from the head pipe for supporting an engine. An engine guard extends from an area in front of the engine to an area below the engine. The engine guard includes an engine protective portion for covering the engine and a frame protective portion for protecting the lower frame. The engine protective portion and the frame protective portion are disposed with a step formed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyohei Hosoya, Tomoya Matsuo, Munehiro Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20160272266
    Abstract: A saddle-ride-type vehicle includes a vehicle body lower portion protective member for increasing the rigidity thereof and for protecting a vehicle body frame. A saddle-ride type vehicle includes a head pipe and a pair of left and right lower frames extending from the head pipe for supporting an engine. An engine guard extends from an area in front of the engine to an area below the engine. The engine guard includes an engine protective portion for covering the engine and a frame protective portion for protecting the lower frame. The engine protective portion and the frame protective portion are disposed with a step formed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyohei HOSOYA, Tomoya MATSUO, Munehiro SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 8783399
    Abstract: In a saddle-riding type vehicle including a shroud, efficiency is achieved by disposing a vehicle component in a space shielded by the shroud, and the vehicle component is suitably protected from, for example, rainwater, while ventilation for the vehicle component is ensured. A regulator is disposed on a first side of the vehicle, at a position at which the regulator does not overlap a fuel tank as seen in a top plan view. The regulator is covered by a right shroud from above and from outside in the vehicle width direction. The right shroud has an opening formed therein at a portion where the regulator faces upwardly. The opening overlaps with, and is covered by from above by part of the right shroud that is different from the portion of the right shroud at which the opening is formed in a top plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Maeda, Kumi Okazaki, Munehiro Sugimoto, Takeshi Kamiyama, Osami Inomata
  • Publication number: 20130026784
    Abstract: In a saddle-riding type vehicle including a shroud, efficiency is achieved by disposing a vehicle component in a space shielded by the shroud, and the vehicle component is suitably protected from, for example, rainwater, while ventilation for the vehicle component is ensured. A regulator is disposed on a first side of the vehicle, at a position at which the regulator does not overlap a fuel tank as seen in a top plan view. The regulator is covered by a right shroud from above and from outside in the vehicle width direction. The right shroud has an opening formed therein at a portion where the regulator faces upwardly. The opening overlaps with, and is covered by from above by part of the right shroud that is different from the portion of the right shroud at which the opening is formed in a top plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi MAEDA, Kumi OKAZAKI, Munehiro SUGIMOTO, Takeshi KAMIYAMA, Osami INOMATA
  • Patent number: D513718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Asao Itaya, Damien B. Basset, Hideaki Yamazumi, Udo Karl Heinz Kolter, Munehiro Sugimoto, Anthony Peter Mascadri
  • Patent number: D516961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Asao Itaya, Damien B. Basset, Hideaki Yamazumi, Udo Karl Heinz Kolter, Munehiro Sugimoto, Anthony Peter Mascadri
  • Patent number: D517706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Asao Itaya, Damien B. Basset, Hideaki Yamazumi, Udo Karl Heinz Kolter, Munehiro Sugimoto, Anthony Peter Mascadri, Cory S. Jasak, Dragoslav Popovic, Rebecca Anne Beier, David Allen Venhaus
  • Patent number: D545461
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Asao Itaya, Damien B. Basset, Hideaki Yamazumi, Udo Karl Heinz Kolter, Munehiro Sugimoto, Anthony Peter Mascadri
  • Patent number: D497332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munehiro Sugimoto, Timothy H. Prentice
  • Patent number: D498199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munehiro Sugimoto, Timothy H. Prentice
  • Patent number: D499994
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munehiro Sugimoto, Timothy H. Prentice
  • Patent number: D325363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Yamada, Shuichi Etoh, Munehiro Sugimoto
  • Patent number: D428363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Munehiro Sugimoto, Kazuhiko Yokoyama, Takeshi Tajima