Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Onagi

Tomoaki Onagi 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: 9617901
    Abstract: An exhaust control device for an engine performs exhaust control of an exhaust system composed of exhaust pipes connected to a plurality of cylinders respectively and gathering to a collecting pipe. The exhaust control device includes at least two kinds of exhaust valves that perform the exhaust control at different parts in the exhaust system; and a single actuator that drives the exhaust valves to open and close.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Sasaki, Tomoaki Onagi, Yoshisato Inayama, Takanori Chino, Toshihiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7818964
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a motorcycle having an engine mounted on a front half of a body frame of the motorcycle includes a plurality of first exhaust pipes extending from exhaust ports of the engine, a collecting section at which the first exhaust pipes are collected, a second exhaust pipe including a substantially straight portion connected to a downstream side of the collecting section and disposed under a crankcase of the engine, an expansion chamber connected to a downstream side of the second exhaust pipe and located under a rear wheel suspension arranged behind the engine, an exhaust outlet disposed on a most downstream portion of the expansion chamber, and an exhaust throttle valve and an exhaust gas sensor disposed on the straight portion of the second exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Muramatsu, Yoshisato Inayama, Kazutatsu Suzuki, Tomoaki Onagi
  • Publication number: 20060242952
    Abstract: An exhaust system for a motorcycle having an engine mounted on a front half of a body frame of the motorcycle includes a plurality of first exhaust pipes extending from exhaust ports of the engine, a collecting section at which the first exhaust pipes are collected, a second exhaust pipe including a substantially straight portion connected to a downstream side of the collecting section and disposed under a crankcase of the engine, an expansion chamber connected to a downstream side of the second exhaust pipe and located under a rear wheel suspension arranged behind the engine, an exhaust outlet disposed on a most downstream portion of the expansion chamber, and an exhaust throttle valve and an exhaust gas sensor disposed on the straight portion of the second exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: SUZUKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Muramatsu, Yoshisato Inayama, Kazutatsu Suzuki, Tomoaki Onagi