Patents by Inventor Osami Inomata

Osami Inomata 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: 9988121
    Abstract: In an off road vehicle having a cradle type vehicle body frame, an electrical component is arranged forwardly of rider's legs. A vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame, a pivot frame, a down frame and a lower frame so as to be formed in a cradle of a closed loop shape in a side view. An engine is supported inside the cradle, and a fuel tank is arranged above the cradle. A vehicle body cover for covering the engine and the fuel tank includes a tank shroud, a side cover and an under cover. A portion of the side cover swells laterally and has an apex located within the cradle on the lateral side of a cylinder section. A fuel pump or an ABS unit as a heavy electrical component is arranged on the inside of the apex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osami Inomata, Koji Miwa
  • Publication number: 20160264201
    Abstract: In an off road vehicle having a cradle type vehicle body frame, an electrical component is arranged forwardly of rider's legs. A vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame, a pivot frame, a down frame and a lower frame so as to be formed in a cradle of a closed loop shape in a side view. An engine is supported inside the cradle, and a fuel tank is arranged above the cradle. A vehicle body cover for covering the engine and the fuel tank includes a tank shroud, a side cover and an under cover. A portion of the side cover swells laterally and has an apex located within the cradle on the lateral side of a cylinder section. A fuel pump or an ABS unit as a heavy electrical component is arranged on the inside of the apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Osami Inomata, Koji Miwa
  • 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: D601927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokumaru Watanabe, Osami Inomata
  • Patent number: D660201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motors Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsuoka, Osami Inomata
  • Patent number: D662859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsuoka, Osami Inomata
  • Patent number: D774962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Wakita, Osami Inomata
  • Patent number: D786137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Miwa, Osami Inomata, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D933535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Martin Petersson, Osami Inomata
  • Patent number: D981912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsutaro Takasugi, Osami Inomata, Rafael C. De Araujo