Patents by Inventor Yumio Shibata

Yumio Shibata 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: 7445075
    Abstract: A four-wheeled vehicle includes a steering mechanism having a bar handle, right and left front wheels, and right and left rear wheels. The vehicle includes a front cover and a windshield disposed in front of the bar handle. The vehicle includes a driver's seat, and a rear passenger seat disposed behind the driver's seat and between the rear wheels. The rear passenger seat is directed forwardly. The vehicle includes a power unit part disposed below the rear passenger seat, and a body cover disposed rearwardly of the driver's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Ozawa, Oumi Iida, Seiji Higashihara, Yumio Shibata, Koichi Sugioka, Kiyotaka Fujiwara, Paolo Allasia, Marco Ferrario, Raffaele Vergano, Andreas Wachtler
  • Patent number: 7121623
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided which enables rear occupants to sit on a rear seat in a vehicle provided with seats arranged in a substantially longitudinal direction while simultaneously securing the comfort and safety of the rear occupants in a relatively small vehicle. The seat structure of the vehicle includes a wide rear seat provided with right and left seated parts for rear occupants M2, M2 at a rear side of a front seat for a driver. A backrest corresponding to the right and left seated parts is provided on the rear seat that extends diagonally rearward from a center portion thereof toward sides of the vehicle body. Raised, convex portions for regulating the lateral movement of the occupants are provided between each seated part in the rear seat, at the center of the backrest and in the front seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Fujihara, Koichi Sugioka, Mamoru Otsubo, Eiji Ozawa, Toshikazu Saito, Yumio Shibata, Hiroshi Inokawa
  • Publication number: 20050116517
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided which enables rear occupants to sit on a rear seat in a vehicle provided with seats arranged in a substantially longitudinal direction while simultaneously securing the comfort and safety of the rear occupants in a relatively small vehicle. The seat structure of the vehicle includes a wide rear seat provided with right and left seated parts for rear occupants M2, M2 at a rear side of a front seat for a driver. A backrest corresponding to the right and left seated parts is provided on the rear seat that extends diagonally rearward from a center portion thereof toward sides of the vehicle body. Raised, convex portions for regulating the lateral movement of the occupants are provided between each seated part in the rear seat, at the center of the backrest and in the front seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Fujihara, Koichi Sugioka, Mamoru Otsubo, Eiji Ozawa, Toshikazu Saito, Yumio Shibata, Hiroshi Inokawa
  • Patent number: 6793384
    Abstract: A tail lamp unit is disposed inside a rear end portion of a rear cowl of a motorcycle. The rear end portion has a shape whose lateral width narrows or tapers toward an upper end of the rear cowl. A tail lamp is disposed on an upper portion of the tail lamp structure and a brake lamp is disposed beneath the tail lamp, thereby ensuring a sufficient lighting area of the brake lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ban, Yumio Shibata
  • Publication number: 20040079561
    Abstract: A four-wheeled vehicle includes a steering mechanism having a bar handle, right and left front wheels, and right and left rear wheels. The vehicle includes a front cover and a windshield disposed in front of the bar handle. The vehicle includes a driver's seat, and a rear passenger seat disposed behind the driver's seat and between the rear wheels. The rear passenger seat is directed forwardly. The vehicle includes a power unit part disposed below the rear passenger seat, and a body cover disposed rearwardly of the driver's seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiji Ozawa, Oumi Iida, Seiji Higashihara, Yumio Shibata, Koichi Sugioka, Kiyotaka Fujiwara, Paolo Allasia, Marco Ferrario, Raffaele Vergano, Andreas Wachtler
  • Publication number: 20030063472
    Abstract: A tail lamp unit is disposed inside a rear end portion of a rear cowl of a motorcycle. The rear end portion has a shape whose lateral width narrows or tapers toward an upper end of the rear cowl. A tail lamp is disposed on an upper portion of the tail lamp structure and a brake lamp is disposed beneath the tail lamp, thereby ensuring a sufficient lighting area of the brake lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ban, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D504373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kuboshima, Yumio Shibata, Hirotsugu Ueno
  • Patent number: D444420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shunya Takeshita, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D516468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kuboshima, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D470439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuo Ban, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D555543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumio Shibata, Witoon Rerksiriwan, Seksith Uchchin, Suriya Kwamchob
  • Patent number: D560581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yumio Shibata, Witoon Rerksiriwan, Seksith Uchchin, Suriya Kwamchob
  • Patent number: D298744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Saito, Mitsuru Yamamoto, Tetsuya Nakazawa, Shigeru Kuroda, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D600838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kuboshima, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D361741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichi Sofue, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D394233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Yamamoto, Yumio Shibata
  • Patent number: D786137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Miwa, Osami Inomata, Yumio Shibata