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Most, will never be used, but, it gives them some control over things. A big thing, was 'hiding' Patents / Patent Applications, in more obscure Patent offices. Not sure that is very effective in these days of E communications.
It's a double edged sword, in that they put it out there, and it can then be changed, just enough, by others for their own uses.
In line with this fender air flow thing, I wonder if Honda patented / applied for patent (quite different things) the XR front fenders of a few decades ago - remember the ones that valenced around the fork legs? I bet they did. That's what they do, even for largely 'style' items.
A few motorcycle mag sites make a habit of showing patents that are found, by many manufacturers. Some end up being put to use.
And, a patent that gave quite a few a chuckle, that most here may know about, that had a few other manufacturers doing things to avoid it (whilst many didn't give a fuck about the patent), was the front brake hose routing that Honda had.
In the last few weeks, during a big clean up of my workshop, I came across a copy of Honda's patent, that I had stored away, for their 4 link arm driven gearbox that was on their Works DH bicycle - the RN-01. 31 pages, showing the workings to achieve, by movement of links, varying gear ratios through the changes in pivot / arm positioning and the arcs created by those changes. The European Patent Application number was : 03006371.3, dated the 20.03.2003. Another number appearing at the top of the application is EP 1 366 978 A1.
What better 'real world' way to try the workings of a gearbox system than driving it with the human body? Any drag, bad shifting, power loss, would be felt / gauged , in a high torque, bugger all revs testing that is a pedaling human being. CAD / Computer testing is all well and good, but actual use will always be a key part of the process, especially when it's human powered.
That gearbox, was replaced by an (upside down) derailleur and cluster set up, inside a same looking 'shell'. You can find drawings of that as well.
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When I use to ride 2 strokes, I use to buy Pennzoil prefix. Simply for the same reason
Again, text discriptions, technical drawings, and schematics are not the same thing as trademarked signage, labeling, and graphical designs.
Maybe you didnt click the link in the original post. It had CRF graphics layered over the patent submission. Of course there will be text in a patent submission, and the name of the company, but there will never be trademarked graphical design, especially from a specific model, or anything else linking that technology to a specific model. And whatever drawings are used, are unrelated to anything else, technically speaking, no matter what models or equipment they may depict or reference.
The point is, Honda would rather not disclose any information about any of their designs to anyone for any reason. Especially when and where they're going to use them. They're only going to submit the very least amount of information they deem required for a motion to pend. Most likely they don't even care if a patent is granted. They certainly aren't going to "jazz" up a submission with trademarked graphics. It's 100% unnecessary, and counter productive to the idea of getting something patented in the first place...so someone else doesnt use the idea.
http://www.gizmag.com/honda-two-stroke-with-fuel-injection-patent-filin…
http://www.enginelabs.com/news/honda-files-patent-for-variable-displace…
Though, I think it uses a (very) few things from their early / mid 90s EXP2 / AR projects. You can find a fair amount about the EXP2 / AR 2ts, and their patents, on the web
2 links with a few pictures of the EXP2s :
http://www.parisdakar.it/en/honda-exp-2/
http://www.honda-museum.com/honda-exp-2/
5th outright - 1st under 500cc in the 95 Dakar under Jean Brucy, in an era of Works Twins (#100 is the 780cc V Twin outright winner - I think #680 XR is the winner of the 92 Baja 1000) . It has been 'alleged' that Honda held Jean / the bike back / in check, so as not to beat their 4ts. They ought to drag it out of the Honda Museum at Motegi, and use it in the current Dakar......
Just think how far they might have come with 2T development in the ensuing 21 years .
They made use of some of the patents, in producing the CRM250AR from 1996 to 1999.
It's a 1982 model, to me it still looks amazing.
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/honda/honda_nr750.htm
https://www.google.com/patents/US8584783?dq=supercharger+inassignee:kaw…
For those that are wondering what the priority date is. It is the date that the application was first made. This allows to company to protect the patent from other companies while hashing out the details and other legal issues until it is granted or denied.
A degree or two cooler, some of the time? I guess if it is just redesigning/ reshaping a piece of plastic, why not?
Maybe I'm not seeing it right.
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