Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056668 | Radiator mounting for a motorcycle A motorcycle including at least two wheels. The at least two wheels include a front wheel and a rear wheel, the rear wheel defining a rotational axis. The motorcycle includes an engine for driving at least one of the wheels. A radiator assembly includes a radiator c... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7975795 | Arrangement structure of radiator reservoir tank of motorcycle An arrangement structure for a radiator reservoir tank for a motorcycle that makes it possible to appropriately dispose a reservoir tank of a radiator in the vicinity of an engine. A main frame is provided that extends to the rear side from a head pipe disposed at t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7857084 | Front fender of motorcycle and motorcycle A front fender that increases the cooling effect of an apparatus disposed rearward of a front wheel of a motorcycle. The front fender is disposed above the front wheel and between left and right front suspensions supporting the front wheel. An upper surface part of ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7810600 | Motorcycle with intake duct for belt chamber arranged between seat and rear fender A motorcycle has a duct that is simple in construction to introduce cooling air into a belt chamber while simultaneously preventing invasion of dust, etc. into the belt chamber. A rear fender defines a wall that separates the seat and a rear tire. An outside-air int... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7743868 | Radiator mounting for a motorcycle A motorcycle includes a front wheel defining a forward direction, a rear wheel defining a rotational axis, an engine for driving at least one of the wheels, coolant positioned at least partially in the engine, and a radiator assembly containing at least a portion of... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7708099 | Motorcycle coolant reservoir and heat shield A motorcycle that secures engine cooling efficiency while reducing exposure of a radiator. A reserve tank disposed below the seat and inward of an exhaust pipe in the vehicle width direction exchanges cooling water with the radiator. A first heat blocking cover is d... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654357 | Radiator coil mounted on a motorcycle A motorcycle including a frame having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, and a centrally-located longitudinal axis extending through the front and the rear. The longitudinal axis defines a vertical plane. The motorcycle also includes an engine supported by the frame ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637342 | Straddle type vehicle A straddle-type vehicle with a radiator having heightened support stiffness. An engine bracket extends vertically and has an upper portion mounted to a front end of a body frame and a lower portion suspending a front wall of an engine. The radiator includes an upper... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7556115 | Vehicle body cooling structure for motorcycle and motorcycle A vehicle body cooling structure for a motorcycle comprises a cooling air passage that extends between an engine and a fuel tank in the front-and-rear direction. A cowling covers the front part of the vehicle body, which contains the engine. The vehicle body cooling... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7537077 | Shroud of a vehicle A shroud, typically of an off-road motorcycle is provided. The motorcycle includes a fuel tank provided in an upper front portion of the motorcycle body. The shroud structure includes an upper shroud that extends along a side face of the fuel tank and covers the fue... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7490689 | Vehicle body frame structure To easily secure a welding length when an opening is formed at a portion in the vicinity of a joint portion between a head pipe portion and a main frame portion. A front opening penetrating through a vehicle body frame across a head pipe portion and a main frame por... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7410025 | Vehicle A vehicle, such as an under-bone type motorcycle, can guide a sufficient amount of running wind to a core section of a radiator (heat exchanger). The vehicle includes a head pipe, a main frame connected to the head pipe to extend downward and rearward, an engine dis... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404463 | Motorcycle radiator arranging construction An object of the invention is to improve the motorcycle radiator arranging construction with a view to improving the external appearance characteristic of a motorcycle. In a motorcycle having a water-cooled engine 12 installed thereon, a radiator 75 is... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389584 | Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle and a method for manufacturing same A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, particularly a motorcycle in which a bent cooling element is disposed between a first and second collector tank. The bent cooling element is provided with a longer and a shorter side as well as lateral connecting planes for join... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387180 | Air guide structure in motor vehicle leg shield A vehicle includes a leg shield arranged to cover the front sides of the legs of a driver riding the vehicle and a heat exchanger arranged on the front surface side of the leg shield. The leg shield includes a wind guide space formed by a wall member of the leg shie... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377350 | Disposition structure of heat exchanger in motorcycle A disposition structure of a heat exchanger (oil cooler) in a motorcycle mounted in the central part in front of the upper part of the crankcase of an internal combustion engine E mounted on the motorcycle. When viewed from the front of the motorcycle, the oil coole... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370717 | Radiator device for two-wheeled motor vehicle In a motorcycle provided with a water-cooling type engine mounted to a lower portion of a motorcycle body, a radiator unit is arranged in front of the engine. The radiator unit is disposed so as to cover the front wheel and a cylinder head of the cylinder assembly f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367573 | All terrain vehicle A front frame portion of an underframe which constitutes a lower portion of a vehicle body frame is formed in a triangular shape, and, at the same time, the front frame portion of the underframe is formed in a peaked shape in a plan view. The underframe is integrall... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363886 | Power unit To achieve improved cooling in a power unit, a first fan is coupled with an end of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to cool at least a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and a second fan is coupled with another end of the crankshaft to cool at ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360620 | Engine mounting structure of low floor type vehicle In a low floor type vehicle 10, a banking angle θ1 of a longitudinal V-type engine 100 mounted below a low floor is set to an angle equal to or exceeding approximately 90°. The V-type engine is arranged with a bisector L1 of the banking angle ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358003 | Cooling structure for fuel cell vehicle The cooling structure for a fuel cell vehicle comprises a fuel cell, a drive motor for driving the fuel cell vehicle using the energy generated by the fuel cell, a first cooling flow passage for cooling the fuel cell using a main radiator, and a second cooling flow ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357211 | Steering system for off-road vehicle An off-road vehicle includes a frame and wheels. An engine powers the wheels through a drive system that includes a front differential gear unit. A housing encloses the front differential gear unit. The housing is positioned generally on a longitudinal center plane ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353899 | Snowmobile with improved air intake structure An improved snowmobile component layout structure includes an engine provided at front portion of the vehicle body, a cylinder head of the engine is inclined by an angle θ rearwards from a vertical axis, a steering shaft extends forwardly of the engine, and an air ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353902 | Air cleaner box for straddle vehicle A straddle vehicle having an under bone frame structure in which a portion positioned in front of a seat is recessed downward. An air cleaner is disposed behind a cylinder block of an engine to be interposed between a right and a left seat rail. An upper portion of ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353898 | Integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile An integrated heat exchanger and engine mount for a snowmobile that reinforces the snowmobile chassis is disclosed. The heat exchanger is formed with an internal passage through which a vehicle fluid may be circulated and cooled. The heat exchanger is also formed wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7328764 | Heat exchanger plenums for go-karts Heat exchanger systems for go-karts include a heat exchanger and a plenum that channels air to the heat exchanger to increase cooling efficiency while reducing drag. The plenum has an intake with an area less than a cross-sectional area of a portion of the plenum wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314107 | Air cleaner structure An air cleaner structure that is capable of achieving smooth air-intake capability while separating water contained in air to supply clean air to the engine side. A lower half member of an air-intake duct is, when viewed from above, provided with a central partition... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311067 | Implement A manually operated implement comprising a housing for accommodating a drive motor that drives a tool. A fan wheel is disposed in the housing and is driven by the drive motor. A fan wheel cover covers the fan wheel toward the outer side of the housing. Ribs are disp... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303034 | Removable cooling fan kit for a motorcycle engine A removable cooling fan kit for a motorcycle includes a base plate, at least one fan and an on-off switch. The base plate is secured adjacent the cylinder heads of the motorcycle engine. Each fan is positioned and attached to the base plate such that a stream of air... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7287615 | Front structure of motorcycle A load receiving pipe extends from a separate frame and has a closed portion at the extremity thereof. A meter unit is disposed immediately behind the closed portion. Accordingly, the meter unit can be accommodated in a limited space in front of a handle post cover ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284632 | Air discharge structure for motorcycles A motorcycle has a radiator disposed forwardly of the eingine, a raditor cover covering the radiator and having an air discharge port for discharging air from the radiator rearwardly of a vehicle body, and side covers disposed in a position facing the air discharge ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284508 | Intake air and carburetor heating arrangements for V-twin engines A V-twin engine having a crankcase and a pair of cylinders defining a V-space therebetween, wherein the V-space is substantially enclosed, and a carburetor is positioned within the V-space. An intake air preheating arrangement supplies heated intake air to the carbu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275611 | Aerodynamically constructed covering part for the underside of a passenger car, and method of making same An aerodynamically constructed covering part for the underside of a motor vehicle, particularly a passenger car, is provided with an inflow opening and an air guiding element arranged adjacent to the inflow opening. In the driving operation, a partial flow of the co... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270207 | Air intake system for vehicle combustion engine To provide an air intake system for a vehicle, so simple in structure as to reduce the cost and effective to increase the ram pressure, a front cowling (19) is mounted on a front portion of a vehicle body structure (1). This front cowling (19) h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267193 | Frame structure in motorcycle A frame structure for a motorcycle includes a front fork which journals a front wheel and that is capable of being steered and supported by a head pipe. Front end portions of a pair of right and left pipe members are connected contiguously to the head pipe and exten... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267162 | Laminated evaporator with optimally configured plates to align incident flow The invention provides a heat exchanger having a plurality of plates stacked in alternating mirrored relation with one another. Each of the plurality of plates has a plate length extending along a plate longitudinal axis between first and second ends. Each of the pl... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264073 | Battery mounting structure for an electric vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same A battery mounting structure is provided for an electric vehicle which is operated using a motor as a driving source in which running wind is effectively utilized for cooling the batteries, and the cooling efficiency of a battery unit is enhanced. The electric vehic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264072 | Air intake device for two-wheeled motor vehicle In an air intake apparatus for a two-wheeled motor vehicle, a body frame of the vehicle includes a hollow head box and a pair of right and left hollow main frames extending rearwards from the right and left sides of the head box. An air intake duct is positioned in ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261172 | Cooling structure of electric vehicle To efficiently cool accessory equipment used in controlling an electric motor of an electric vehicle. A storage box and a vehicle body cover are provided under a seat for a rider to sit thereon. The storage box and the vehicle body cover are formed in such a way as ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258186 | Vehicle body frame of motorcycles There is provided a vehicle frame structure for a motorcycle having an appealing appearance, which structure can be assembled lightweight and compact in size and at a reduced cost. The vehicle frame structure includes a head block (2) including a head tube ( | 08/21/2007 |
