ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,875, issued on May 27, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Saddle-ride type vehicle" was invented by Hiroki Yoshitomi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure that enables response with consideration to emergencies in a saddle-ride type vehicle including an electronic key authentication system. The saddle-ride type vehicle includes a smart lock module that enables a start operation for an engine and an unlocking operation for a handlebar and enables unlocking of a seat and a fuel lid, through an electronic key authentication system; and a vehicle body cover disposed around the smart lock module. The smart lock mod...