Patents by Inventor Munemitsu Eguchi

Munemitsu Eguchi 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: 11161567
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a driving unit that transmits a driving force to at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, a battery housing area that is able to house a battery that supplies power to the driving unit, a head pipe, and a down frame extending from the head pipe in a diagonally downward and rearward direction of a vehicle body. The down frame includes a first extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and a second extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and provided side by side with the first extension in a width direction of the vehicle body. The battery housing area is located at least partially between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Munemitsu Eguchi
  • Publication number: 20200079471
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a driving unit that transmits a driving force to at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, a battery housing area that is able to house a battery that supplies power to the driving unit, a head pipe, and a down frame extending from the head pipe in a diagonally downward and rearward direction of a vehicle body. The down frame includes a first extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and a second extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and provided side by side with the first extension in a width direction of the vehicle body. The battery housing area is located at least partially between the first extension and the second extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Munemitsu EGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10464627
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a head pipe, a main frame that extends rearwardly and downwardly from the head pipe, and a V-type engine supported by the main frame. Further, the motorcycle includes a rear frame that is supported by the main frame and extends rearwardly from the main frame, a seat arranged upwardly of the rear frame and supported by the rear frame and a tank forming member attached to part of the rear frame via a gasket. The rear frame and the tank forming member are formed by casting. Part of the rear frame, the gasket and the tank forming member integrally form an oil tank. The oil tank is located at a position farther downward than the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uchida, Hiroki Yagi, Shojiro Ohama, Munemitsu Eguchi
  • Patent number: 10377440
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a handlebar, a handle stem on which the handlebar is disposed, a clamp that is attached to the handle stem to fix the handlebar on the handle stem, and a support extending forward and including a first attachment. The first attachment is located farther forward than the handlebar. A display is attached to the first attachment so that the display is placed at an appropriate height to improve visibility of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Munemitsu Eguchi
  • Publication number: 20190084640
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a handlebar, a handle stem on which the handlebar is disposed, a clamp that is attached to the handle stem to fix the handlebar on the handle stem, and a support extending forward and including a first attachment. The first attachment is located farther forward than the handlebar. A display is attached to the first attachment so that the display is placed at an appropriate height to improve visibility of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Munemitsu EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180346052
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a head pipe, a main frame that extends rearwardly and downwardly from the head pipe, and a V-type engine supported by the main frame. Further, the motorcycle includes a rear frame that is supported by the main frame and extends rearwardly from the main frame, a seat arranged upwardly of the rear frame and supported by the rear frame and a tank forming member attached to part of the rear frame via a gasket. The rear frame and the tank forming member are formed by casting. Part of the rear frame, the gasket and the tank forming member integrally form an oil tank. The oil tank is located at a position farther downward than the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Uchida, Hiroki Yagi, Shojiro Ohama, Munemitsu Eguchi