MUMBAI, India, March 15 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202414061585 A) filed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, on Aug. 13, 2024, for 'saddle-ride vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Sho Tanaka; Takeru Miyamoto; Yasufumi Yokura; Yutaka Yamakura; and Sadataka Okabe.

The application for the patent was published on March 14, under issue no. 11/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Provided is a saddle-ride vehicle capable of reducing the discomfort of a passenger by covering a metal rear grip in a state in which the metal rear grip is hardly peeled off while ensuring the appearance of the metal rear grip. A saddle-ride vehicle includes a vehicle body frame (11), a rear fende...