Patents by Inventor Shigeyuki Iwata

Shigeyuki Iwata 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: 11124260
    Abstract: A saddle type vehicle (e.g., a motorcycle) includes first, second, and third frames and a storage member. The second frame is connected to the first frame and extends rearward from a connecting position between the second and first frames. A seat is fixed to the second frame. The third frame is connected to the first frame at a position lower than the connecting position between the second and first frames, extends rearward from the connecting position between the third and first frames, and then connected to the second frame. The storage member includes a first storage portion storing a battery and a second storage portion storing a tool casing and which is positioned below the first storage portion. In the side view, the first and second storage portions are arranged in an internal space surrounded by the first, second, and third frames. The first and second storage portions are arranged side by side in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20200250401
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor configured to: recognize an attribute of a subject in a target area of an original image which is represented by original image data; convert the target area by applying a filter corresponding to the attribute to the target area such that personal information on the subject becomes unrecognizable and the attribute of the subject is recognizable; and output converted image data representing a converted image including the converted target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: ZENRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo KANEISHI, Shigeyuki IWATA, Kenichiro MOTOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190176924
    Abstract: A saddle type vehicle (e.g., a motorcycle) includes first, second, and third frames and a storage member. The second frame is connected to the first frame and extends rearward from a connecting position between the second and first frames. A seat is fixed to the second frame. The third frame is connected to the first frame at a position lower than the connecting position between the second and first frames, extends rearward from the connecting position between the third and first frames, and then connected to the second frame. The storage member includes a first storage portion storing a battery and a second storage portion storing a tool casing and which is positioned below the first storage portion. In the side view, the first and second storage portions are arranged in an internal space surrounded by the first, second, and third frames. The first and second storage portions are arranged side by side in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Patent number: 10308305
    Abstract: An improved structure for mounting a luggage basket on a vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle or the like is provided. Mounting portions for detachably mounting a luggage basket on any mounting place (a desired position on the vehicle body such as a pannier stay) of the vehicle body are formed on the luggage basket. The mounting portions are formed on both left and right sides of the luggage basket mounted on the vehicle body respectively. With such the configuration, one kind of the luggage basket having one same shape can be mounted on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle body. That is, it is unnecessary to prepare luggage baskets having different shapes corresponding to the left and the right sides of the vehicle body and hence, the number of parts can be reduced, and thereby a manufacturing cost can be lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Iwata, Motoki Kaji
  • Patent number: 10054087
    Abstract: A saddle vehicle includes an engine that is between a front wheel and a rear wheel and is mounted on a vehicle frame. The saddle vehicle includes: a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; and an air cleaner between the rear fender and the engine; wherein the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shigeki Yamamoto, Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Patent number: 9694870
    Abstract: A motorcycle comprises a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a front frame unit supporting a motor, and a rear frame unit supporting a seat; and a swing arm which is rotatably connected to the front frame unit and supports the rear wheel, wherein the rear frame unit includes: a front section which supports the seat and extends rearward from the front frame unit; a pair of right and left branch sections extending rearward from a rear end portion of the front section to be spaced apart from each other in a rightward and leftward direction; and a pair of rear sections which extend rearward from rear end portions of the pair of right and left branch sections, respectively, and are placed rightward and leftward relative to the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawai, Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20170183051
    Abstract: An improved structure for mounting a luggage basket on a vehicle body of a two-wheeled vehicle or the like is provided. Mounting portions for detachably mounting a luggage basket on any mounting place (a desired position on the vehicle body such as a pannier stay) of the vehicle body are formed on the luggage basket. The mounting portions are formed on both left and right sides of the luggage basket mounted on the vehicle body respectively. With such the configuration, one kind of the luggage basket having one same shape can be mounted on either the left side or the right side of the vehicle body. That is, it is unnecessary to prepare luggage baskets having different shapes corresponding to the left and the right sides of the vehicle body and hence, the number of parts can be reduced, and thereby a manufacturing cost can be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeyuki IWATA, Motoki KAJI
  • Publication number: 20170152821
    Abstract: A saddle type vehicle includes an engine that is disposed between front and rear wheels and is mounted on a vehicle frame. The vehicle includes: a rear fender at least partially covering the rear wheel from above; and an air cleaner disposed between the rear fender and the engine; wherein the air cleaner is fixed to the rear fender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Shigeki YAMAMOTO, Shigeyuki IWATA
  • Patent number: 9663168
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a main seat on which a rider is seated; a sub-seat on which a passenger is seated, the sub-seat being separate from the main seat and placed behind the main seat; a bracket which is separate from the main seat and to which the sub-seat is mountable; and a first fastening member which fastens the bracket to the vehicle body frame such that the bracket is detachable from the vehicle body frame, wherein the main seat includes a stay protruding rearward, and wherein the stay and the bracket are fastened together to the vehicle body frame by use of the first fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Patent number: 9598130
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises a fender unit which covers an upper portion of a wheel from above; and a mounting member placed inward in a vehicle width direction relative to the fender unit and including a mounting section by which an accessory component is detachably mounted to a vehicle body, wherein the fender unit includes: a first cover member which has an opening through which the mounting section of the mounting member is exposed, and covers a portion of the mounting member which is other than the mounting section, from outside in the vehicle width direction; and a second cover member which is detachably mounted to the first cover member and covers the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawai, Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160101819
    Abstract: A straddle-type vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame; a main seat on which a rider is seated; a sub-seat on which a passenger is seated, the sub-seat being separate from the main seat and placed behind the main seat; a bracket which is separate from the main seat and to which the sub-seat is mountable; and a first fastening member which fastens the bracket to the vehicle body frame such that the bracket is detachable from the vehicle body frame, wherein the main seat includes a stay protruding rearward, and wherein the stay and the bracket are fastened together to the vehicle body frame by use of the first fastening member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160096572
    Abstract: A vehicle comprises a fender unit which covers an upper portion of a wheel from above; and a mounting member placed inward in a vehicle width direction relative to the fender unit and including a mounting section by which an accessory component is detachably mounted to a vehicle body, wherein the fender unit includes: a first cover member which has an opening through which the mounting section of the mounting member is exposed, and covers a portion of the mounting member which is other than the mounting section, from outside in the vehicle width direction; and a second cover member which is detachably mounted to the first cover member and covers the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawai, Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160096582
    Abstract: A motorcycle comprises a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a front frame unit supporting a motor, and a rear frame unit supporting a seat; and a swing arm which is rotatably connected to the front frame unit and supports the rear wheel, wherein the rear frame unit includes: a front section which supports the seat and extends rearward from the front frame unit; a pair of right and left branch sections extending rearward from a rear end portion of the front section to be spaced apart from each other in a rightward and leftward direction; and a pair of rear sections which extend rearward from rear end portions of the pair of right and left branch sections, respectively, and are placed rightward and leftward relative to the rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hideaki Kawai, Shigeyuki Iwata
  • Publication number: 20140084643
    Abstract: There is provided a simplified grip portion structure for fellow passenger of a motorcycle, the grip portion structure having improved aesthetic appearance with no protrusion from a vehicle body. The grip portion structure for fellow passenger of a motorcycle (1) has a motorcycle seat including a front seat portion (12) on which a driver sits and a rear seat portion (13) on which a fellow passenger sits at the front and rear of the motorcycle, and a recessed portion (150) that is disposed between the front seat portion (12) and the rear seat portion (13) and is recessed toward the inside of a vehicle body, and a grip portion for the fellow passenger is disposed in the recessed portion (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Iwata, Toshiyuki Nishihara
  • Publication number: 20120207443
    Abstract: A video outputting apparatus that is provided with a content executing unit that executes a content and generates information regarding the content execution; a subapplication executing unit that executes a subapplication and that generates information regarding the subapplication execution, the subapplication being an application to be executed simultaneously with the content; an association determining unit that determines the degree of association between the subapplication currently being executed by the subapplication executing unit and the content currently being executed by the content executing unit, based on at least one of the information regarding the subapplication execution and information regarding the content execution; and a display form deciding unit that decides a display form of the content and the subapplication based on the degree of the association.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Shigeyuki Iwata, Jiro Kiyama