Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-22
2007-05-22
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3618)
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
C180S065100
Reexamination Certificate
active
10726255
ABSTRACT:
An electric motor-driven vehicle comprises a seat disposed centrally on a vehicle body, a loading platform located over a loading platform receiving frame and behind the seat, and a plurality of main frame rails connected to the loading platform receiving frame. The vehicle further comprises a fuel supply piping system, at least one battery, a fuel cell and at least one fuel tank, all disposed so as to efficiently use the space within the vehicle body, and all protected from external forces by the loading platform receiving frame. A plurality of partition walls separate the at least one battery and the fuel cell from the at least one fuel tank and provide additional protection against external forces to the fuel cell and the at least one fuel tank.
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Adachi Shuhei
Fujii Takashi
Guidry Michael
Inagawa Hiroyuki
Muramatsu Yasuyuki
Avery Bridget
Ellis Christopher P.
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
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