Patents by Inventor Yuki Monde

Yuki Monde 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).

  • Publication number: 20240157902
    Abstract: A work vehicle of the present invention includes a connection mechanism connecting ends of a first pipe and the second pipe. The connection mechanism includes a plate-shaped first joint member provided at the end of the first pipe, a plate-shaped second joint member provided at the end of the second pipe, and a coupling bolt coupling the first joint member and the second joint member to each other. The first joint member and the second joint member each have a coupling hole into which the coupling bolt is insertable, at a position exposed from the corresponding first or second pipe, and the first joint member and the second joint member are coupled to each other by the coupling bolt passed through the coupling holes while the plate surfaces of the first joint member and the second joint member overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki Monde, Kohta Nakao
  • Publication number: 20240083379
    Abstract: A ROPS frame for a work vehicle includes: a first pipe having an end; a second pipe having an end facing the end of the first pipe; a plate-shaped first joint coupled to the end of the first pipe and oriented orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of the pipes; a plate-shaped second joint coupled to the end of the second pipe and oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the pipes, the second joint being placed on the first joint; and a bolt extending through the first and second joints and fastening the first and second joints to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kohta Nakao, Yuki Monde
  • Patent number: 11807182
    Abstract: A ROPS frame for a work vehicle includes: a first pipe having an end; a second pipe having an end facing the end of the first pipe; a plate-shaped first joint coupled to the end of the first pipe and oriented orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of the pipes; a plate-shaped second joint coupled to the end of the second pipe and oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the pipes, the second joint being placed on the first joint; and a bolt extending through the first and second joints and fastening the first and second joints to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kohta Nakao, Yuki Monde
  • Publication number: 20230278642
    Abstract: A multipurpose vehicle, including: a drain outlet for waste fluid; a skid plate covering a body of the multipurpose vehicle from below and having an opening in an area facing the drain outlet; and a spread prevention section surrounding the opening and configured to prevent spread of liquid near the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Yuki Monde
  • Publication number: 20230091826
    Abstract: A joint includes: a first coupling section configured to be coupled to an end of a first pipe; and a second coupling section configured to be coupled to an end of a second pipe. The first coupling section has: a first sealing portion configured to be continuous with a first sealing surface or a second sealing surface of the first pipe; and a first non-sealing portion configured to be continuous with a first non-sealing surface or a second non-sealing surface of the first pipe. The second coupling section has: a second sealing portion configured to be continuous with a first sealing surface or a second sealing surface of the second pipe; and a second non-sealing portion configured to be continuous with a first non-sealing surface or a second non-sealing surface of the second pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Yusuke Endo, Yumi Kushimoto, Yuki Monde
  • Publication number: 20230093636
    Abstract: A ROPS frame for a work vehicle includes: a first pipe having an end; a second pipe having an end facing the end of the first pipe; a plate-shaped first joint coupled to the end of the first pipe and oriented orthogonally to a longitudinal direction of the pipes; a plate-shaped second joint coupled to the end of the second pipe and oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the pipes, the second joint being placed on the first joint; and a bolt extending through the first and second joints and fastening the first and second joints to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kohta Nakao, Yuki Monde