Patents by Inventor Shinichi Kokubu

Shinichi Kokubu 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: 7850221
    Abstract: A cowling structure is provided for a motorcycle in which a radiator is disposed behind a front wheel of the motorcycle. The cowling structure includes a main cowling and a sub cowling. The main cowling covers a periphery of the radiator from the front of a handlebar. The sub cowling is provided in the rear of the cowling through a space. The sub cowling is separate from the cowling. The cowling structure allows wind to effectively hit a radiator, and reduces a force necessary for inclining a vehicle body at the time of cornering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Nakata, Takanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Hiromasa Yamaguchi, Yasushi Sato, Hiroto Yoshiki
  • Patent number: 7730987
    Abstract: A motorcycle is provided having an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel and functional components, e.g., a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber, etc., are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft, serving as a center, to a corner of an oil pan, serving as a part of the engine most distant from the crankshaft, to concentrate the functional components of the motorcycle at positions substantially equidistant from the crankshaft of the engine whereby a mass concentration toward the vehicle body center of a motorcycle is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Masato Nakata, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080012391
    Abstract: A cowling structure is provided for a motorcycle in which a radiator is disposed behind a front wheel of the motorcycle. The cowling structure includes a main cowling and a sub cowling. The main cowling covers a periphery of the radiator from the front of a handlebar. The sub cowling is provided in the rear of the cowling through a space. The sub cowling is separate from the cowling. The cowling structure allows wind to effectively hit a radiator, and reduces a force necessary for inclining a vehicle body at the time of cornering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato NAKATA, Takanori OKUMA, Shinichi KOKUBU, Hiromasa YAMAGUCHI, Yasushi SATO, Hiroto YOSHIKI
  • Publication number: 20070199754
    Abstract: In a motorcycle having an engine between a front wheel and a rear wheels, functional components (a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber) are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft, serving as a center, to a corner of an oil pan, serving as a part most distant from the engine, to thereby concentrate the functional components of the motorcycle at positions substantially equidistant from the crankshaft of the engine. To achieve a mass concentration toward the vehicle body center of a motorcycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Masato Nakata, Takeo Yokoyama