ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,099, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Saddled vehicle" was invented by Akiyuki Karashima (Asaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saddled vehicle including front forks and a steering handlebar that steers the front forks includes a stroke adjuster that adjusts the stroke amount of the front forks, a lever is attached to the steering handlebar, and the stroke adjuster is connected to the lever via a cable. The stroke adjuster includes a release mechanism that returns the stroke amount that has been adjusted by operating the lever to its initial state by operating the lever again."
The patent w...