Patents Examined by Hau V Phan
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Patent number: 11975617Abstract: A lower box body, a battery pack and a vehicle, where the battery pack includes the lower box body and a battery cell; the lower box body has an accommodating area, and the battery cell is accommodated in the accommodating area; the lower box body is further provided with an exhaust port and an exhaust channel, and the exhaust port is in communication with the exhaust channel; the exhaust port is arranged in the lower box body of corresponding accommodating area; and the lower box body further includes an exhaust assembly, the exhaust assembly is blocked at the exhaust port, and the exhaust assembly is configured to be open when pressure in the accommodating area reaches a set value, so that gas in the accommodating area enters the exhaust channel through the exhaust port.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhichao Wang, Peng Wang
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Patent number: 11970055Abstract: A blocking device for a front end air inlet of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one stop, a support frame, at least one flap arranged inside the support frame. The at least one flap comprises a first end and a second end. The second end of the at least one flap comprises a release device. The release device comprises a first part and a second part which are connected by a male/female device. The first part of the release device is configured to come into contact with said at least one stop such that the first part and the second part move apart from one another by the rotation of the second part.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Frédéric Vacca, Karim Arab, Laura Marion
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Patent number: 11968798Abstract: A removable transport caster assembly secured to side to side beams or front to back beams in a data center cabinet in a data center. The removable transport caster assembly is temporarily installed on the cabinet to enable the cabinet to be relocated to another location in the data center. The removable transport caster assembly includes a transport caster and a transport caster bracket secured to the transport caster. The transport caster has a mounting plate, a mounting bracket extending from the mounting plate, a lifting plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate, a lifting lever pivotally connected to the mounting bracket and a wheel assembly. The transport caster bracket secures the transport caster to the cabinet when relocation of the cabinet is desired.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventor: Mark Shurhay
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Patent number: 11964555Abstract: A work vehicle including a drive device (10) having an internal combustion engine (12) for driving a vehicle body (1) has: a first tank (32) that is disposed in front of or behind the drive device, and stores fuel (9) to be supplied to the internal combustion engine; a second tank (34) that is disposed below the drive device so as to be separated from the first tank by a predetermined distance, and stores the fuel to be supplied to the internal combustion engine; a first storage amount detection part (70) that is disposed in the first tank, and detects an amount of the fuel stored in the first tank; and a second storage amount detection part (80) that is disposed in the second tank, and detects an amount of the fuel stored in the second tank.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Kirita, Masamichi Tanaka, Yuuto Abe
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Patent number: 11958703Abstract: A trailer restraining device comprising a portable frame having mounted thereto a tail hook and a king pin receiver that includes at least one of a receiver hydraulic cylinder, a receiver pneumatic cylinder, a receiver electric actuator, and a receive winch.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Stabilock LLCInventor: Thomas Terrance Kimener
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Patent number: 11944895Abstract: Improved skateboards and methods of obtaining or providing skateboards with improved trucks. Trucks have two axles or axes, two primary wheels, and two secondary wheels, and skateboards have eight wheels, four in front and four at the rear portion of the skateboard. The four primary wheels support most or all of the weight of the skateboard when the skateboard is on a flat surface, and the two secondary wheels support the weight of one portion of the skateboard (e.g., front or rear) when the primary wheels cross a crack (e.g., a sidewalk contraction joint). In various embodiments, the secondary wheels are located outboard of the primary wheels. Further, in a number of embodiments, the axis of rotation or axle of the primary wheels remains parallel to that of the secondary wheels, whether the skateboard is going straight or turning.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing CorporationInventors: John R. Marusiak, John A. Solheim, Eric V. Cole
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Patent number: 11945505Abstract: A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and an impact management system. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The frame structure includes a pair of rails that each extends in the longitudinal direction from a first end arranged adjacent a pair of front wheels to a second end arranged adjacent a pair of rear wheels. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. The plurality of wheels includes the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels. The pair of front wheels are positioned forward of the pair of rear wheels in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.Inventors: Robert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
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Patent number: 11942616Abstract: Structure (1) for the heat treatment of an electrical storage device (2) for a motor vehicle, the structure (1) including at least one heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) intended to be in contact with the electrical storage device (2) and having a thickness (5) defined by two external surfaces (3, 4), the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) comprising at least one channel (6, 61, 62) formed in its thickness (5) and opening at at least one end (7) into the thickness (5) of the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12), characterized in that, at the level of the end (7) of the channel (6, 61, 62), the external surfaces (3, 4) of the heat exchange plate (10, 11, 12) are separated from one another by a distance (53) less than the thickness (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventors: Eric Tudeau, Frédéric Tison, Jean Damien Muller, Antonio Figueiredo
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Patent number: 11927228Abstract: A system for locking a rotatable shaft may include a base member couplable to the rotatable shaft and rotatable about a rotation axis of the rotatable shaft through a plurality of angular positions, the base member comprises two or more curved slots; two or more pins positioned with respect to the base member such that at least one of the two or more pins is aligned with at least one of the two or more curved slots of the base member for any angular position of the base member; and an actuator to displace at least one of the two or more pins to removably insert at least one of the two or more pins into at least one of the two or more curved slots.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: REE AUTOMOTIVE LTDInventors: Eylon Avigur, Tomer Segev
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Patent number: 11917945Abstract: An outdoor moving device includes a main body, a first energy storage device, a second energy storage device, and a connection assembly. The first energy storage device is capable of supplying power to the outdoor moving device and includes at least one first energy storage unit. The second energy storage device is capable of supplying power to the outdoor moving device and includes at least one second energy storage unit. The connection assembly is used for mounting the second energy storage device to the main body. The first energy storage device is detachably mounted to the main body, the first energy storage device is detachable from the main body to supply power to another power tool, the first energy storage unit includes a first positive electrode made of a first material, and the second energy storage unit includes a second positive electrode made of a second material.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dezhong Yang, Yangzi Liu, Li Li, Ju Li, Changhai Lu
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Patent number: 11910752Abstract: An electric riding lawn mower includes a seat for a user to ride, a main frame to support the seat, a power output assembly including a mowing element to output power to realize mowing function and a first motor to drive the mowing element, a walking assembly to at least drive the electric riding lawn mower to travel in the direction of a first straight line on the ground and a second motor to drive the walking assembly, and a power supply device to power the electric riding lawn mower with a first battery pack, which includes a first battery pack housing and a plurality of battery cells disposed therein. The power supply device is mounted to the main frame. At least one of the first battery packs of the power supply device forms a pluggable connection with the main frame. The battery cells are lithium batteries.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qian Liu, Toshinari Yamaoka, Zhen Wang, Fangjie Nie
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Patent number: 11890924Abstract: Motorcycle including a damped support to support a front wheel; a handlebar connected to the damped support to steer the front wheel; at least one radiator configured to cool at least one liquid of an engine of the motorcycle; at least one air conveyor comprising an inlet mouth oriented towards the front of the motorcycle and an outlet mouth facing the radiator; the at least one air conveyor being shaped so as to guide the air entering the inlet mouth towards the outlet mouth; wherein the at least one air conveyor is shaped so as to at least partially envelop the front wheel when the motorcycle is viewed from above.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PIAGGIO & C. S.P.AInventor: Romano Albesiano
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Patent number: 11891119Abstract: The present disclosure provides a chassis assembly and a vehicle. The chassis component includes: a chassis provided with a plurality of mounting positions and configured to install a battery module; a quick-release device through which the battery module is installed on the mounting positions, wherein the quick-release device is controlled by a control system; and a voltage electrical connecting assembly electrically connected to the battery module, wherein the voltage electrical connecting assembly is controlled by the control system. The vehicle includes the chassis assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Eve Power Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jibing Jiang, Bohao Xu, Yuhong Xu, Yanyan Gu, Guoxiang Zhang, Zhongzhi Yuan, Jincheng Liu
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Patent number: 11890925Abstract: A device for controlling a hot air flow, for example in an engine compartment of a motor car, includes at least one wing connectable to an air inflow opening of an engine compartment of a motor car and movable between a position for closing and a position for opening the air inflow opening. A drive module is configured to apply a predetermined thrust force and a transmission apparatus is capable of transmitting the thrust force from the drive module to the wing to move the wing from the closed position to the open position and vice versa. The drive module includes at least one actuator made of a shape-memory alloy such that the thrust force is applied when the actuator reaches a predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI S.P.A.Inventors: Aniello Riccio, Ugo Riccio, Andrea Sellitto, Antonio Torluccio
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Patent number: 11891000Abstract: A vehicular power supply device includes an inverter, a converter, a driving motor, an electric device group, a first electric storage unit to be coupled to the driving motor via the inverter, a second electric storage unit to be coupled to an electric device group via the converter, an electric power converter, first and second switches, and a switch controller. The electric power converter is provided between the two electric storage units and couples them in parallel with each other. The first switch is provided between the first electric storage unit and the electric power converter and is controllable between on and off states. The second switch is provided between the second electric storage unit and the electric power converter and is controllable between on and off states. The switch controller controls the first and second switches based on a state of charge of the first electric storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Itaru Seta, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yosuke Ohtomo, Masaki Komuro, Takashi Kono, Kazuki Makino, Shinya Sagawa
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Patent number: 11884166Abstract: Reinforcement assemblies and associated methods are provided for reinforcing a battery pack of an electrified vehicle. An exemplary battery pack may include a battery internal component (e.g., a battery array), an enclosure assembly for housing the battery internal component, and a reinforcement assembly secured to the enclosure assembly. The reinforcement assembly may include a beam and a bracket secured to the beam. The reinforcement assembly may be positioned at expected high impact load locations of the enclosure assembly and is configured for absorbing and transferring energy during vehicle impact loading events, thereby minimizing transfer of the impact loads inside the battery pack where relatively sensitive battery internal components are housed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Shamsuddin A. Syed, Ihab Grace, Mumtaz Hussain, David J. Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 11884159Abstract: An electric vehicle (10) comprising: a frame (11); an electric battery module (24) comprising at least one battery connected to the frame; an electric motor (20) receiving power from the battery module (24); a transmission system (80) provided with a transmission casing (208B); said electric motor (20) is closely coupled to the transmission system (80) and is mounted on the transmission casing (208B); and a rear wheel (84) receiving power from the electric motor (20) through the transmission system (80) and said rear wheel (84) is connected to the frame using a rear suspension system; wherein the rear wheel (84) is connected to the frame (11) using said casing (208B) forming a part of the rear suspension system.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Bajaj Auto LimitedInventors: Ashish Mohaniraj Joshi, Avijit Gupta
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Patent number: 11884198Abstract: A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure, and a body supported by the frame structure. The frame structure includes an operator cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the operator cage in a longitudinal direction. The body includes a first sidewall arranged on one side of the vehicle and a second sidewall arranged on another side of the vehicle opposite the first sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.Inventors: Robert Willison, Donald L. Wires, Gary Cain
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Patent number: 11878578Abstract: A cradle assembly for housing and supporting a motor and a gearbox of an electric axle assembly. The cradle assembly has generally an “open air” design which provides a space for a motor and/or gearbox to be positioned within a pre-assembled cradle assembly and allows for easy access to the motor and gearbox for maintenance. The cradle assembly includes two end caps, a plurality of tube portions connecting the end caps and a plurality of motor mounts for supporting the motor and gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLCInventors: David A. Brock, Jeremy M. Frenznick, Brian A. Mattila, Scott L. Steward, Jr.
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Patent number: 11878599Abstract: An electric vehicle system includes an electric vehicle and a delivery charger. The electric vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to a front end of the chassis, and a battery supported by the chassis. The delivery charger includes a support, a power generator coupled to the support, a fuel tank coupled to the support and fluidly coupled to the power generator, and a mounting assembly coupled to the support. The power generator is configured to receive a fuel from the fuel tank and generate electricity to charge the battery. The mounting assembly is configured to facilitate releasably mounting the delivery charger at least one of (i) directly to the chassis, (ii) within a body assembly coupled to the chassis, or (iii) to a lift assembly coupled to the body assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Michael Moore, Jon Branson, Greg Steffens, Jeff Verhagen