ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,488, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Saddle-ride type vehicle" was invented by Takeshi Kashihara (Akashi, Japan) and Taro Iwamoto (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a saddle-ride type vehicle including: a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame including a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle width direction; a swing arm connecting the pivot shaft and the rear wheel; and a housing structure having a housing space of fluid inside the housing structure. The housing structure is disposed between the pivot shaft and the rear wheel and at a position overlapping the swing arm in...