Patents by Inventor Zentaro KATSUNO

Zentaro KATSUNO 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: 8978809
    Abstract: A saddle-ride vehicle includes a steering shaft, a head pipe, a main frame, a top bridge and a bottom bridge, an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing, a potentiometer, a bracket, and a thread nut. The steering shaft has a shaft axis. The head pipe supports the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The main frame extends from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The top bridge and the bottom bridge are fixed to upper and lower ends of the steering shaft, respectively. The upper end bearing and the lower end bearing are provided inside the head pipe at upper and lower ends of the head pipe, respectively to support the steering shaft rotatably. The potentiometer includes a cable and is configured to output an electric signal in accordance with a pullout amount of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yotaro Mori, Kineo Tomura, Zentaro Katsuno
  • Publication number: 20140291960
    Abstract: A saddle-ride vehicle includes a steering shaft, a head pipe, a main frame, a top bridge and a bottom bridge, an upper end bearing and a lower end bearing, a potentiometer, a bracket, and a thread nut. The steering shaft has a shaft axis. The head pipe supports the steering shaft to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The main frame extends from the head pipe toward a rear side of a vehicle body. The top bridge and the bottom bridge are fixed to upper and lower ends of the steering shaft, respectively. The upper end bearing and the lower end bearing are provided inside the head pipe at upper and lower ends of the head pipe, respectively to support the steering shaft rotatably. The potentiometer includes a cable and is configured to output an electric signal in accordance with a pullout amount of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yotaro MORI, Kineo TOMURA, Zentaro KATSUNO
  • Patent number: 8657049
    Abstract: In a harness wiring structure, a covering member which covers electric wires has a mesh-like portion 80 which is formed of a mesh-like member and covers a wire connection portion where the electric wires are connected with each other. The mesh-like portion is formed on a horizontally extending portion. The mesh-like portion is arranged in the inside defined between left and right main frames. The mesh-like portion is covered with a seat and a fuel tank from above, and is covered with a rear fender from behind. The mesh-like portion is arranged below a cross pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zentaro Katsuno, Nobuyuki Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20120061159
    Abstract: In a harness wiring structure, a covering member which covers electric wires has a mesh-like portion 80 which is formed of a mesh-like member and covers a wire connection portion where the electric wires are connected with each other. The mesh-like portion is formed on a horizontally extending portion. The mesh-like portion is arranged in the inside defined between left and right main frames. The mesh-like portion is covered with a seat and a fuel tank from above, and is covered with a rear fender from behind. The mesh-like portion is arranged below a cross pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Zentaro KATSUNO, Nobuyuki TAKENAKA