ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,909, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Straddle vehicle" was invented by Yoshimoto Matsuda (Akashi, Japan) and Kohei Akita (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The straddle vehicle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, at least one tank, an internal combustion engine, a seat, and a steering handle. The front wheel is a steering wheel. The rear wheel is a drive wheel arranged located rearward of the front wheel. The tank is configured to be filled with a gaseous fuel. The internal combustion engine generates power using gaseous fuel filled in the tank. The driver sits on the seat. The ...