Patents by Inventor Yoji Fujihara

Yoji Fujihara 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: 5029668
    Abstract: A muffler system for a working vehicle, particularly a lawn mower, comprising a main muffler body connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine, and a curved muffler cover covering the main muffler body from below. An exhaust pipe extends from the main muffler body laterally outwardly of the vehicle body, and defines an exhaust outlet for discharging exhaust gas in a direction away from a front wheel and the ground. Cooling air is blown by a cooling fan from the engine into the muffler cover. The muffler cover defines air exhaust openings for directing the cooling air forwardly of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Kubota Ltd.
    Inventors: Masatake Murakawa, Nobuyuki Yamashita, Ryozo Imanishi, Yoji Fujihara