ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,262, issued on April 21, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Straddle vehicle and detecting structure" was invented by Mitsuru Kobayashi (Akashi, Japan) and Shinji Ikeda (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorcycle includes a radar device and a radar cover. The radar device is arranged below a front end portion of a vehicle body and includes a signal surface for wirelessly transmitting signals to a front area or wirelessly receiving signals from the front area. The radar device detects the front area. The radar cover covers at least the signal surface."
The patent was filed on March 8, 2023, under A...