Patents by Inventor Noriya Shimozato

Noriya Shimozato 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: 9328703
    Abstract: An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Katsuhiro Kunikiyo, Yuki Mizukura, Takashi Sasaki, Yosuke Matsuoka, Masashi Saito, Jun Tanaka, Yoshiaki Noda, Toshitaka Akita, Naoki Serizawa
  • Patent number: 9156515
    Abstract: An intake structure for a motorcycle provides an intake air flow passage in a fuel tank arranged at an upper portion of a vehicle body. Left and right upper tank members are provided at an upper portion of a vehicle body. The upper tank portions are each provided with a recessed portion that is opened upward and inward. A tank wall, having an L-shaped cross section, extends rearward and subsequently downward. An upper opening of the recessed portion is covered with a lid member, and thereby, the recessed portion effectively functions as an air-supply passage leading to an interior portion of an air cleaners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sasaki, Yotaro Mori, Katsuhiro Kunikiyo, Yuki Mizukura, Noriya Shimozato
  • Publication number: 20150101558
    Abstract: An air intake system for a saddle-ride vehicle for facilitating the intake of fresh air and for enabling a discharge of excess pressure in an air cleaner box. The system includes an air cleaner box with an air cleaner element housed in an air cleaner case and an intake duct connected to the air cleaner box with an intake port open toward a vehicle front side, in which the intake duct has a duct opening oriented outward of the duct between the intake port and the air cleaner box. The air cleaner box includes parts for connecting the intake duct, a connecting tube and also case openings oriented outward of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya SHIMOZATO, Katsuhiro KUNIKIYO, Yuki MIZUKURA, Takashi SASAKI, Yosuke MATSUOKA, Masashi SAITO, Jun TANAKA, Yoshiaki NODA, Toshitaka AKITA, Naoki SERIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150014078
    Abstract: An intake structure for a motorcycle provides an intake air flow passage in a fuel tank arranged at an upper portion of a vehicle body. Left and right upper tank members are provided at an upper portion of a vehicle body. The upper tank portions are each provided with a recessed portion that is opened upward and inward. A tank wall, having an L-shaped cross section, extends rearward and subsequently downward. An upper opening of the recessed portion is covered with a lid member, and thereby, the recessed portion effectively functions as an air-supply passage leading to an interior portion of an air cleaners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi SASAKI, Yotaro MORI, Katsuhiro KUNIKIYO, Yuki MIZUKURA, Noriya SHIMOZATO
  • Patent number: 7798273
    Abstract: To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Satoru Ikami, Kengo Yano, Shohei Takiguchi, Chikashi Iizuka
  • Patent number: 7789186
    Abstract: An engine suspension device for a motorcycle can be increased in design flexibility and weight. An engine suspension device for a motorcycle has a suspension link provided between a body frame and an engine for pivotably supporting the engine. The suspension link includes a link body. Two pairs of right and left cylindrical members are provided at opposite ends of the link body and are connected to the body frame and the engine, respectively. The pairs of right and left cylindrical members are spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the motorcycle. The suspension link further includes a right connecting member for connecting the right cylindrical members and a left connecting member for connecting the left connecting members. The right and left connecting members are connected to each other by the link body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Satoru Ikami, Yuichiro Morikawa, Jun Fujii, Susumu Michisaka
  • Publication number: 20080236926
    Abstract: To enhance a degree of freedom in the shape and the design of a swing arm without being influenced by the variation of a part for supporting an exhaust muffler on the side of the swing arm and a part for coupling a rear cushion unit to the side of the swing arm in a compact vehicle, a cushion bracket coupled to a lower end of the rear cushion unit and a muffler bracket that supports the exhaust muffler are provided as separate elements from the swing arm and are attached to the swing arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Noriya Shimozato, Satoru Ikami, Kengo Yano, Shohei Takiguchi, Chikashi Tizuka
  • Publication number: 20080202840
    Abstract: An engine suspension device for a motorcycle can be increased in design flexibility and weight. An engine suspension device for a motorcycle has a suspension link provided between a body frame and an engine for pivotably supporting the engine. The suspension link includes a link body. Two pairs of right and left cylindrical members are provided at opposite ends of the link body and are connected to the body frame and the engine, respectively. The pairs of right and left cylindrical members are spaced apart from each other in the lateral direction of the motorcycle. The suspension link further includes a right connecting member for connecting the right cylindrical members and a left connecting member for connecting the left connecting members. The right and left connecting members are connected to each other by the link body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Noriya SHIMOZATO, Satoru Ikami, Yuichiro Morikawa, Jun Fujii, Susumu Michisaka