Patents by Inventor Nobumasa Taniguchi

Nobumasa Taniguchi 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: 7258186
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle frame structure for a motorcycle having an appealing appearance, which structure can be assembled lightweight and compact in size and at a reduced cost. The vehicle frame structure includes a head block (2) including a head tube (3), a main frame (11) forked leftwards and rightwards from the head block (2) to form a pair of main frame half portions (11a, 11b) extending rearwardly thereof, and swing arm brackets (8) extending downwardly from rear ends of the main frame half portions (11a, 11b). An inner frame portion (21) of the main frame (11) and the swing arm brackets (8) in their entirety or respective inner portions of the swing arm brackets (8) are integrally formed by an inner member (19) prepared from a metal casting, and at least an outer frame portion of the main frame (11) is formed by an outer member (20) prepared from a sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Okabe, Nobumasa Taniguchi, Ryo Iwata, Takeshi Moritomo
  • Patent number: 7137722
    Abstract: To provide a motorcycle front body structure of a simplified design, which contributes to reduction in motorcycle height and air resistance, by the employment of a dedicated removable cover for selectively opening and closing the access opening defined in an undersurface of the lamp unit, the motorcycle front body structure includes a fairing (21) having a lamp opening (21a), a lamp unit (23) positioned in the lamp opening (21a) and having an undersurface formed with an access opening (23c), and a cover (24) removably fitted to the lamp unit (23) for covering the access opening (23c). The lamp unit (23) and the cover (24) have respective undersurfaces exposed to an air flow passage (40) above a front wheel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Ryota Obuki, Nobumasa Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20050263334
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle frame structure for a motorcycle having an appealing appearance, which structure can be assembled lightweight and compact in size and at a reduced cost. The vehicle frame structure includes a head block (2) including a head tube (3), a main frame (11) forked leftwards and rightwards from the head block (2) to form a pair of main frame half portions (11a, 11b) extending rearwardly thereof, and swing arm brackets (8) extending downwardly from rear ends of the main frame half portions (11a, 11b). An inner frame portion (21) of the main frame (11) and the swing arm brackets (8) in their entirety or respective inner portions of the swing arm brackets (8) are integrally formed by an inner member (19) prepared from a metal casting, and at least an outer frame portion of the main frame (11) is formed by an outer member (20) prepared from a sheet metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Okabe, Nobumasa Taniguchi, Ryo Iwata, Takeshi Moritomo
  • Publication number: 20050174787
    Abstract: To provide a motorcycle front body structure of a simplified design, which contributes to reduction in motorcycle height and air resistance, by the employment of a dedicated removable cover for selectively opening and closing the access opening defined in an undersurface of the lamp unit, the motorcycle front body structure includes a fairing (21) having a lamp opening (21a), a lamp unit (23) positioned in the lamp opening (21a) and having an undersurface formed with an access opening (23c), and a cover (24) removably fitted to the lamp unit (23) for covering the access opening (23c). The lamp unit (23) and the cover (24) have respective undersurfaces exposed to an air flow passage (40) above a front wheel (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Takumi Uemoto, Ryota Obuki, Nobumasa Taniguchi