Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Itani

Yoshinobu Itani 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: 5568840
    Abstract: A pair of upright portions are provided on the opposite side portions of a floor on which a driver of a small snowmobile stands. A pad extends inwardly from an upper portion of each of the upright portions to securely hold the feet of the driver while maintaining adequate floor surface area for the feet. Further, a radiator for cooling an engine is disposed along a lower face of the floor so that it melts snow lying on the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadaaki Nagata, Takao Kouchi, Yoshinobu Itani
  • Patent number: 4770262
    Abstract: A four-wheel buggy with a riding saddle seat includes a vehicle frame, a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels rotatably suspended from the vehicle frame and projecting laterally from the vehicle frame. An air-cooled engine is mounted on the vehicle frame substantially centrally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle frame. The four-wheel buggy also includes a pair of foot steps, a driver's seat mounted on an upper portion of the vehicle frame and supported by the vehicle frame, a handlebar operatively connected to the vehicle frame for steering the front wheels, and a body cover attached to the vehicle frame. The four-wheel buggy further includes a cooling fan unit mounted on the vehicle frame and including a fan and a drive unit for rotating the fan, and a control system for controlling the drive unit. The cooling fan unit is disposed in front of the engine for directing air from the cooling fan unit toward the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Osamu Yasunaga, Toru Iwadate, Sigelu Tazima, Eiji Hosoya, Takamasa Omino, Yoshinobu Itani