Patents by Inventor Tetsuji Natsume

Tetsuji Natsume 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: 6213514
    Abstract: A fuel tank system of a motor bicycle according to the present invention comprises: a tank main body made of a synthetic resin, which is formed into a reverse U-letter shape in its longitudinal section in a manner of riding on a front head portion of a vehicle-body frame; a fuel supply port which is provided on an upper portion of the tank main body; a receiving pan portion which is provided in the fuel supply port; a relay joint which is arranged in a vicinity of a bottom portion of the tank main body and whose attaching direction is the substantially same as an attaching direction of the receiving pan portion; and a drain pipe which comprises a soft hose, passes through an interior of the tank main body, and connects between the receiving pan portion and the relay joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Suzuki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tetsuji Natsume, Katsuhiko Tokunaga