Patents by Inventor Yoshiki TONOOKA

Yoshiki TONOOKA 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: 10730566
    Abstract: A golf car includes a frame including main frames and cross members, an undercover that includes a front cover and a rear cover and is supported by the frame, and an engine room including an underside defined by the undercover. The front cover includes a rear end region provided with pawls. The rear cover includes a front end region provided with pawls. All of the pawls are engaged with the cross member. The front cover is fixed to the cross member and the main frames with fasteners, and the rear cover includes a rear end region fixed to the main frames with fasteners. The front cover and the rear cover include water drainage holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA MOTOR POWER PRODUCTS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagai, Yoshiki Tonooka, Masayuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 10406903
    Abstract: A golf car includes a floor panel between front wheels and rear wheels. The floor panel includes first and second panels. An opening is provided in the second panel. A groove communicates with the opening, and is continuous from the second panel to the first panel. The groove is covered by a lid. External air from the groove is supplied by a fan into a shroud which covers a cylinder body and also into a muffler cover which covers a muffler. External air from an air intake duct, which faces the groove, is cleaned by an air cleaner and then supplied into the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA MOTOR POWER PRODUCTS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Yoshio Ataka, Takeshi Ito, Yoshiki Tonooka
  • Publication number: 20190126992
    Abstract: A golf car includes a frame including main frames and cross members, an undercover that includes a front cover and a rear cover and is supported by the frame, and an engine room including an underside defined by the undercover. The front cover includes a rear end region provided with pawls. The rear cover includes a front end region provided with pawls. All of the pawls are engaged with the cross member. The front cover is fixed to the cross member and the main frames with fasteners, and the rear cover includes a rear end region fixed to the main frames with fasteners. The front cover and the rear cover include water drainage holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki NAGAI, Yoshiki TONOOKA, Masayuki KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190118631
    Abstract: A golf car includes a floor panel between front wheels and rear wheels. The floor panel includes first and second panels. An opening is provided in the second panel. A groove communicates with the opening, and is continuous from the second 104 to the first panel. The groove is covered by a lid. External air from the groove is supplied by a fan into a shroud which covers a cylinder body and also into a muffler cover which covers a muffler. External air from an air intake duct, which faces the groove, is cleaned by an air cleaner and then supplied into the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Yoshio ATAKA, Takeshi ITO, Yoshiki TONOOKA