Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki KUROGI

Nobuyuki KUROGI 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: 10946921
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and an ECU for controlling a drive source of the vehicle, wherein when viewed from above, the battery and the electronic control unit are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction between the left and right seat rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Haraguchi, Nobuyuki Kurogi, Shinobu Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 10843762
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and a regulator connected to the battery. In the saddle riding vehicle, when viewed from above, the battery and the regulator are arranged in a longitudinally aligned state between the left and right seat rails, the regulator and the battery are disposed such that the regulator is disposed below an upper surface of the battery in order to form a stepped portion, and an intake duct of an intake device is disposed in a space formed above the regulator by the stepped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Haraguchi, Nobuyuki Kurogi, Shinobu Miyagawa
  • Publication number: 20190152552
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and an ECU for controlling a drive source of the vehicle, wherein when viewed from above, the battery and the electronic control unit are arranged side by side in a vehicle width direction between the left and right seat rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chiaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Haraguchi, Nobuyuki Kurogi, Shinobu Miyagawa
  • Publication number: 20190152556
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a pair of left and right seat rails disposed below a seat for a passenger; a battery disposed below the seat; and a regulator connected to the battery. In the saddle riding vehicle, when viewed from above, the battery and the regulator are arranged in a longitudinally aligned state between the left and right seat rails, the regulator and the battery are disposed such that the regulator is disposed below an upper surface of the battery in order to form a stepped portion, and an intake duct of an intake device is disposed in a space formed above the regulator by the stepped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Chiaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Haraguchi, Nobuyuki Kurogi, Shinobu Miyagawa
  • Patent number: 10046822
    Abstract: A cover fastening structure for a motorcycle, including a cover member around a headlight that can be made smaller in size and, at the same time, with highly accurate fastening. The cover fastening structure for the motorcycle includes: a headlight for lighting the front side of the motorcycle; middle cowls as exterior parts for covering lateral sides of the motorcycle; a headlight under cover disposed under the headlight such as to be continuous with the middle cowls; and a center upper cowl disposed rearwardly of the headlight under cover such as to cover the lower side of the headlight. The headlight under cover includes a rearward extending wall fitted to the center upper cowl, and the rearward extending wall is provided with a cutout. The center upper cowl is provided with a solid cylindrical fitting-receiving section. The cutout of the headlight under cover and the fitting-receiving section of the center upper cowl are fastened together by being fitted to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kurogi, Shin Yokoyama, Kenji Morita
  • Publication number: 20170361889
    Abstract: A cover fastening structure for a motorcycle, including a cover member around a headlight that can be made smaller in size and, at the same time, with highly accurate fastening. The cover fastening structure for the motorcycle includes: a headlight for lighting the front side of the motorcycle; middle cowls as exterior parts for covering lateral sides of the motorcycle; a headlight under cover disposed under the headlight such as to be continuous with the middle cowls; and a center upper cowl disposed rearwardly of the headlight under cover such as to cover the lower side of the headlight. The headlight under cover includes a rearward extending wall fitted to the center upper cowl, and the rearward extending wall is provided with a cutout. The center upper cowl is provided with a solid cylindrical fitting-receiving section. The cutout of the headlight under cover and the fitting-receiving section of the center upper cowl are fastened together by being fitted to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki KUROGI, Shin YOKOYAMA, Kenji MORITA