Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Suita

Yoshikazu Suita 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: 7896378
    Abstract: A motorcycle with reduced fatigue due to vibrations in travel. A handle bracket is connected to an upper end of a steering shaft through a damper member, and left and right handle bodies are fixed to left and right ends of the handle bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Suita
  • Patent number: 7798091
    Abstract: A meter device for a vehicle with enhanced visibility that is easily discriminated from other meter devices. A speedometer includes a meter panel having an indication surface that indicates a running speed, and a finger moving in an area above the meter panel. A light guide surrounds a rim part of the meter panel. The light guide is formed with a light guiding member which guides light from a light source. A rim frame section of the light guide protrudes over the indication surface from a back side of the meter panel toward a front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Suita, Pairuch Worakasemsuk
  • Patent number: 7766522
    Abstract: A headlight device for a vehicle that improves external appearance by varying irradiation light reflected by a reflector. The reflector is in a shape of a bowl opening to a front side of the vehicle. An outer housing supports the reflector so that the reflector can swing back and forth. A ring member formed separately from the outer housing covers an opening edge of the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Suita
  • Patent number: 7607712
    Abstract: A motorcycle has a frame cover that covers at least a part of a body frame. A body cover is disposed on left and right sides of the body frame. A front cover covers a region below a steering handle. A leg shield is attached to the front cover and is formed with an opening that opens toward a front part of the motorcycle to allow wind in to cool the engine. The frame cover has a cable crossing portion that extends in a direction crossing an extension direction of a cable extending along the body frame, in order to prevent exposure and projection of cables toward the outside. The frame cover also has a forwardly extending support member that is inserted into the opening of the leg shield and supports the leg shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Suita, Unnop Kongnakorn, Pisithsak Surawichai
  • Patent number: 7588356
    Abstract: A tail light unit for a vehicle with a bulb that is not visible without decreased visual recognizability from the rear. A light blocking wall covers the bulb such that the bulb is not visible from the rear. An emission region provided outside the light blocking wall allows light emitted from the bulb to be seen from the rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Suita
  • Publication number: 20080236474
    Abstract: A meter device for a vehicle with enhanced visibility that is easily discriminated from other meter devices. A speedometer includes a meter panel having an indication surface that indicates a running speed, and a finger moving in an area above the meter panel. A light guide surrounds a rim part of the meter panel. The light guide is formed with a light guiding member which guides light from a light source. A rim frame section of the light guide protrudes over the indication surface from a back side of the meter panel toward a front side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu SUITA, Pairuch WORAKASEMSUK
  • Publication number: 20080203698
    Abstract: A motorcycle with reduced fatigue due to vibrations in travel. A handle bracket is connected to an upper end of a steering shaft through a damper member, and left and right handle bodies are fixed to left and right ends of the handle bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshikazu SUITA
  • Publication number: 20080205073
    Abstract: A tail light unit for a vehicle with a bulb that is not visible without decreased visual recognizability from the rear. A light blocking wall covers the bulb such that the bulb is not visible from the rear. An emission region provided outside the light blocking wall allows light emitted from the bulb to be seen from the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshikazu SUITA
  • Publication number: 20080202835
    Abstract: A motorcycle has a frame cover that covers at least a part of a body frame. A body cover is disposed on left and right sides of the body frame. A front cover covers a region below a steering handle. A leg shield is attached to the front cover and is formed with an opening that opens toward a front part of the motorcycle to allow wind in to cool the engine. The frame cover has a cable crossing portion that extends in a direction crossing an extension direction of a cable extending along the body frame, in order to prevent exposure and projection of cables toward the outside. The frame cover also has a forwardly extending support member that is inserted into the opening of the leg shield and supports the leg shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Suita, Unnop Kongnakorn, Pisithsak Surawichai
  • Publication number: 20080192498
    Abstract: A headlight device for a vehicle that improves external appearance by varying irradiation light reflected by a reflector. The reflector is in a shape of a bowl opening to a front side of the vehicle. An outer housing supports the reflector so that the reflector can swing back and forth. A ring member formed separately from the outer housing covers an opening edge of the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicants: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshikazu Suita