Patents Assigned to Neutron Holdings, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11949075
    Abstract: The present application describes power tier management for a battery of a light electric vehicle. In examples, a power tier of a battery may have an associated threshold power and time to exert a battery energy over the time of the power tier. Power tiers may be adjusted to lengthen or shorten an overall battery life and remaining battery life of the battery of the light electric vehicle. In an aspect, a processor may control or limit power to specific components and/or functions of the light electric vehicle to stay within or enter a determined power tier. Information may be received and processed by the processor to determine and apply one or more power tiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Madjid Nakhjiri, Dave Butler
  • Patent number: 11908324
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a parking management system and a parking management method. The parking management system can comprise one or more servers in communication with one or more vehicles. The one or more vehicles can be configured to be shared and utilized by one or more users for transportation. The one or more servers can be configured to receive location data from the one or more vehicles, and determine, based on the received location data and for each vehicle, whether the vehicle is located within one or more predefined parking areas when (1) the vehicle is not in use or (2) upon completion of a transportation trip by the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xi Zhang, Yuxin Zhai, Xiaotao Xiao
  • Patent number: 11900487
    Abstract: A method of processing a charging information of a vehicle and system of processing a vehicle charging information comprises a user terminal transmitting a vehicle information to a cloud server; the cloud server obtaining a charging information of the vehicle; the cloud server transmitting a reward information corresponding to the vehicle identity information to the user terminal based on the state information of the vehicle, the information comprising the charging information; and the user terminal displaying the reward information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charlie Fang, Aaron Nojima, Zhao Zhang, Fuxing Luan, William Lee, Meng Xie, Colin McMahon, Nicholas S. Fong, Yuxin Zhai
  • Patent number: 11855480
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a rechargeable battery for a light electric vehicle. More specifically, this disclosure describes a rechargeable battery and a rechargeable battery holster that may be used to removably couple the rechargeable battery to a light electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Durkee, Andrew Titus
  • Patent number: 11842373
    Abstract: The present application describes systems and methods for tracking rides, using various signal inputs to determine automatically when a ride is terminated, and billing the rider an accurate amount for a vehicle was in use. Users may sometimes forget to terminate their rides via, for example, a smartphone application that allows a user to terminate a ride. Terminating the ride allows the user to stop the timer used to determine the ride price. Terminating a ride early and accurately if a user forgets to themselves also allows the vehicle to be put into a pool of available vehicles more quickly, resulting in more availability for additional users. Ride share vehicles are becoming more and more prevalent in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Murali, Omar Guenena
  • Patent number: 11811025
    Abstract: A safety mechanism of a rechargeable battery for light electric vehicles. The rechargeable battery may include a housing containing a battery management system and at least one battery cell, and a communication system communicatively coupled to the battery management system, to communicate information received from the battery management system to a device external to the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery may include a housing formed of a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member. The rechargeable battery may include a first protrusion portion extending from an interior surface of the first clamshell member and a second protrusion portion extending from the interior surface of the second clamshell member toward the first protrusion portion such that the first and second protrusion portions physically contact one another when a force is applied to an external surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mason Holden, Nicholas Foley, Andrew Titus, Ashley Cooper
  • Patent number: 11783574
    Abstract: Properly parking personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) is an important for safety and public satisfaction. The large number of daily rides of ride-share PMVs makes it impossible to verify manually that each PMV is properly parked. Aspects of this disclosure include systems and methods for verifying that PMVs are properly parked. These systems and methods can include training a machine learning model on a server. The system can request that users submit images to the server, such that the server can verify that the user properly parked the PMV. The server can transmit a finished indication when it determines that the user properly parked the vehicle. The server can transmit instructions to the user to take various actions when it determines that the user improperly parked the vehicle or when the image is insufficient to determine whether the user properly parked the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinsong Tan, Yi Su, Andrew Hanlin Xia
  • Patent number: 11735939
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery kiosk can dynamically alter a charging rate of one or more rechargeable batteries housed within the rechargeable battery kiosk to increase a probability that the rechargeable battery kiosk has an ample supply of fully charged, or mostly fully charged, rechargeable batteries based on an anticipated usage data for the rechargeable battery kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Cooper, Paul Durkee, Celina Mikolajczak
  • Patent number: 11728606
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe a flexible connector mechanism that may be used to form an electrical connection and/or a communication link between one or more devices. The flexible connector mechanism may comprise one or more interface components that may each comprise one or more contact portions. The interface components may be configured to be selectively coupled to one or more corresponding components of a coupleable object. The flexible connector mechanism may also comprise a flexible portion that enables the interface components to be manipulated along one or more planes or axes. The flexibility of the flexible portion may enable the interface components of the flexible connector mechanism to be adjusted into, and maintained in, an optimal (or operable) position when coupled to a coupleable object in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Foley, Andrew Titus, Shai Schechter
  • Patent number: 11693123
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system for dynamically determining an accurate location of a light electric vehicle. For example, if a light electric vehicle is within a predetermined distance of a location for which an accurate location determination is needed or required, a light electric vehicle management system may update the determined location of the light electric vehicle with a location correction factor that is based, at least in part, on a reference location provided by a stationary reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashley Cooper
  • Patent number: 11597463
    Abstract: An electric-powered personal transport vehicle with a board to support a weight of a user and one or more wheels driven by one or more electric motors is discussed. The electric motors are powered by one or more batteries. A throttle has a thumb wheel speed controller on a handlebar. The thumb wheel speed controller has a horizontal manipulation between accelerate, neutral, and brake input positions such that pressing the thumbwheel speed controller in a vertical direction will not result in an unintentional acceleration or braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: John Ulmen, Sean Michael Flanigan, Mark Frykman, Levi Jacob Price, Oliver Riihiluoma, Barrett Heyneman, Jason Bluhm, Mike McHugh, Jeff Russakow, Jukka Rautiainen, Noriko Morimoto, Julian Farnam
  • Patent number: 11541958
    Abstract: Systems and methods directed to a steering column clamp for securing a steering column to a steerer tube are provided. The steering column clamp may include an internal clamp portion having longitudinal slot disposed at least partially between a first end of the internal clamp portion and a second end of the internal clamp portion. The steering column clamp may include a tightening mechanism, when engaged, causes the internal clamp portion to compress about a steerer tube placed in a first end of the internal clamp portion. The steering column claim may also include an exterior wall portion at least partially enclosing the internal clamp portion such that a hollow portion is between the internal clamp portion and an internal surface of the exterior wall portion of the steering column clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Abram Burkholder
  • Patent number: 11524603
    Abstract: A bicycle information prompting method, a device, a server, and a user terminal are disclosed. The method comprises obtaining current power information of a target bicycle and sending the target bicycle to a user terminal associated with the target bicycle according to the current power information, so that the user terminal displays prompt information associated with the target bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xi Zhang, Yuxin Zhai, Xiaotao Xiao
  • Patent number: 11465704
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a wireless remote control or remote control application for controlling the lighting of an electronic personal transportation vehicle. Embodiments can solve problems related to sharing electronic personal transportation vehicles by uniquely identifying a user, and allowing that user to control the lighting of the electronic personal transportation vehicle. In this manner, other users can control the lighting at different times, depending on the specific person that is using the electronic personal transportation vehicle at any given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hillman, Blair Williams, Paul Jackson, Matthew J. Cheung, Angus Peart, Chris Rieger, John Ulmen, Brennan Vandenhoek, Peng Peng, Levi Price
  • Patent number: 11435246
    Abstract: The present application describes a portable or stationary light electric vehicle brake inspection device that may be used to check the brake system of a light electric vehicle. The light electric vehicle brake inspection device helps manufacturing staff or technicians take the guesswork out of determining whether the brake system of the light electric vehicle is operating as expected. Additionally, the light electric vehicle brake inspection device can remove or minimize brake check inconsistencies across a manufacturing and maintenance team as the light electric vehicle brake inspection device described herein can consistently produce light electric vehicle brake systems and run the same test on a brake system across an entire fleet of light electric vehicles during their manufacturing or field operation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammadreza Yassan, John Bogler
  • Patent number: 11411417
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a battery kiosk that houses and distributes rechargeable batteries for light electric vehicles. The battery kiosk includes various visual indicators that are activated based on the individual's progress with a rechargeable battery exchange process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Steiner, David Krawczyk
  • Patent number: 11374421
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery kiosk can dynamically alter a charging rate of one or more rechargeable batteries housed within the rechargeable battery kiosk to increase a probability that the rechargeable battery kiosk has an ample supply of fully charged, or mostly fully charged, rechargeable batteries based on an anticipated usage data for the rechargeable battery kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Cooper, Paul Durkee, Celina Mikolajczak
  • Patent number: 11352091
    Abstract: Presented here is a system and method for creating easy-to-understand notifications of the vehicle state. The notification can be visual or can be auditory and can indicate to the user the vehicle state even when the user's attention is directed elsewhere. The indication can serve to attract the user's attention before more involved information is presented to the user, such as text, or the indication can serve to communicate to the user the vehicle state in an easy-to-understand way such as using color-coded displays or audio indications. The intensity of the indication can be adjusted based on the likelihood that indication will be perceived by the user by, for example, measuring ambient light and/or ambient noise. Reducing the intensity of the indication conserves energy of an energy source associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry W. Bradlow, Hung Yui Lo, Houchang Lu, Yang Song, Meng Xie, Peter Chang, Xiaoxiao Hou, Punit Nitin Shah, Siwei Wang
  • Patent number: 11266900
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are discussed for an electric powered personal transportation vehicle with electric motors powered by one or more batteries. A set of universal battery mounting hole locations and a reserved space for one or more battery housings exist on a board for the personal transportation vehicle. The reserved space on the board for the one or more battery housings that house one or more battery packs is set to not interfere with an operation of the motors or the wheels. A first battery pack containing the one or more batteries differs in at least one of i) a different amp-hour capacity, ii) a different length, width, or height, and iii) a different shape than another battery pack designed to be physically contained in the one or more battery housings and electrically connect with corresponding electrical connections in the one or more battery housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jukka Rautiainen, Mark Frykman, Asa Weiss, Mike McHugh, John Ulmen
  • Patent number: D972040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Jarron Lisle, Josh Chadwick, Abram Burkholder, Sylvia Wu, Nick Foley