Patents by Inventor Shinjiro Azuma

Shinjiro Azuma 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: 8434580
    Abstract: A utility vehicle with an air-intake apparatus for an engine. The air-intake apparatus includes an air-intake duct connected to the engine, the air-intake duct extending in a bonnet chamber, and an air cleaner case connected to an air-intake upstream portion of the air-intake duct. The air cleaner case accommodates a tubular filter element. The air cleaner case is arranged so as to be inclined in the bonnet chamber so that a central axis of the filter element is inclined forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinjiro Azuma
  • Patent number: 8316975
    Abstract: A four wheeled vehicle capable of preventing mud, sand, water or other foreign substances, which are splashed by front wheels, from coming into an air cleaner with a simple structure and also shortening an air-intake route. The air-intake apparatus includes an air-intake duct connected to an air-intake portion of an engine, and an air cleaner provided in an upstream air-intake portion of the air-intake duct. An air taking portion of the air cleaner opens in the dashboard of the vehicle. The air-intake duct is arranged at a higher position relative to a floor face of the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinjiro Azuma
  • Publication number: 20120152632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a utility vehicle with an air-intake apparatus for an engine. The air-intake apparatus includes an air-intake duct connected to the engine, the air-intake duct extending in a bonnet chamber, and an air cleaner case connected to an air-intake upstream portion of the air-intake duct, the air cleaner case accommodating a tubular filter element, the air cleaner case being arranged to be inclined in the bonnet chamber so that a central axis of the filter element is inclined forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Shinjiro AZUMA
  • Publication number: 20110240250
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a four wheeled vehicle capable of preventing mud, sand, water or other foreign substances which are splashed by front wheels from coming into an air cleaner with a simple structure and also shortening an air-intake route. In the four wheeled vehicle, an air-intake apparatus includes an air-intake duct connected to an air-intake portion of an engine, the air-intake duct extending forward in a cabin, and an air cleaner provided in an upstream air-intake portion of the air-intake duct, and an air taking portion of the air cleaner opens in the dashboard. The air-intake duct is arranged at a higher position relative to a floor face of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Shinjiro AZUMA