Patents Examined by Steve Clemmons
  • Patent number: 11969875
    Abstract: A creeper including a support member with a head portion and a body portion. A rectangular light housing may be attached to either side or to both sides of the creeper, and may be extended away from, and retracted to, the side or sides. First and/or second carriers may be reversibly attached to the rectangular light housing or the body of the creeper, and may be adapted and configured to hold parts, tools, and other objects of use when working on an apparatus. The creeper may include an electric aperture for connection to an external source of power, a rechargeable battery, and/or solar panels. The creeper may further include a grounded outlet and a USB port that receive power from the electric aperture, solar panels, and/or rechargeable battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: John Gess
  • Patent number: 11969384
    Abstract: A wheelchair includes: a chassis configured to collapse in a width direction of the wheelchair; at least one wheel carried by the chassis; a seat assembly including a seat and a back support carried by the chassis, the back support defining a tilt angle relative to the seat and being pivotable to adjust the tilt angle; and a tilt assembly carried by the chassis and including at least one tilt actuator coupled to the back support, the at least one tilt actuator being configured to pivot the back support and adjust the tilt angle. The chassis is collapsible in the width direction while carrying the at least one actuator to reduce a width of the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer K. Montoya, Miguel A. Montoya
  • Patent number: 11963921
    Abstract: A convertible walker is provided. The convertible walker can have a wheelchair configuration and a walker configuration to allow a user to alternately sit and stand, and can include a frame supporting an upper rest and a lower rest. A fall seat can be provided that is coupled to the lower rest and rotatable relative to the upper rest. The fall seat can break the fall of a user by rotating via the falling action of the user. In both the wheelchair and walker configurations, a torso support can retain the user in the convertible walker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Leo Harden, Jerrell Harden, Russell Harden, Floyd Hicks
  • Patent number: 11964698
    Abstract: Resin plate-shaped mudguards 11 are disposed on vehicle width direction outer sides of left and right side members 7 below a cab. A cab rear member 12 is fixed to a vehicle body frame 5 and extends upward from the vehicle body frame 5 to support a rear end side of the cab from below. Mudguard brackets 17 for supporting the left and right mudguards 11 are fixed to an upper end portion of a support member 15L of the cab rear member 12. The mudguard 11 is disposed forward of the mudguard bracket 17 and supported by the mudguard bracket 17. A BSM radar 10 detects information of an object around a vehicle, is disposed on a vehicle width direction outer end portion behind the mudguard 11, and is fixed to a second bracket 19 of the mudguard bracket 17 via a radar bracket 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takayoshi Serizawa, Gilwha Jin
  • Patent number: 11964511
    Abstract: A caster protection structure protects a caster provided at a base of a housing and used for transporting the housing in a movable manner, and includes a frame member that is provided at the base of the housing, serves as a part of a frame constituting the base of the housing, and extends in a predetermined direction. A longitudinal end position of the frame member is disposed in an outer region located beyond an outer lateral edge position of the caster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Maho Satani, Taisuke Endo, Keigo Shinoto
  • Patent number: 11952045
    Abstract: Mudflap in a wheel arrangement for a vehicle such as a truck or a utility vehicle or a trailer, the mudflap comprising a plate, arranged substantially in a vertical position, the plate being attached to a support in the vehicle, a front side being oriented toward the wheel, and a rear side oriented away from the wheel, the plate having a plurality of holes and closing member(s), wherein each closing member exhibits a rest position in which the closing member closes holes at the rear side thereof, and a deflected position in which a dynamic air pressure pushes the closing member away from its rest position, thereby allowing air to pass through the hole, and thereby reducing the aerodynamic drag of the mudflap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Gangaram Baliram Eakmbe
  • Patent number: 11951068
    Abstract: A four-legged animal wheelchair 1A used for a four-legged animal, comprising: a ring frame 2 attached to a body of the four-legged animal near impaired limbs; a plurality of wheel support members 3 that are slidably provided along an outer circumference of the ring frame 2 and rotatably support wheels 4; and wheel displacement mechanisms 5 for displacing, when the four-legged animal changes from an upright state to a side-lying state, a plurality of the wheels 4 to positions in the upright state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Hiroaki Koreeda
  • Patent number: 11951854
    Abstract: This disclosure details exemplary portable power systems for vehicles. The portable power systems may be configured as a secondary battery pack that is removably stored within a front trunk of a vehicle. The portable power systems may include a plurality of individually removable battery units that can be used to extend vehicle driving range or power electrically powered devices that are separate from the vehicle. In some embodiments, when the portable power system is stored in the vehicle and an electrically powered device is connected to the portable power system, the vehicle may be controlled in a Following Mode in which the vehicle is autonomously moved to follow an operator of the electrically powered device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Pietro Buttolo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Aaron Gould, Vivien J. Martinage
  • Patent number: 11951828
    Abstract: Axle assembly includes first and second axle housings extending toward opposing sides of a vehicle frame with the axle housings aligned to define an axle axis, first and second wheel ends, first and second drive shafts disposed within the first and second axle housings, a gearbox having a first surface facing one side of the vehicle frame and a second surface facing the other side of the vehicle frame with the gearbox cantilevered outwardly relative to the aligned axle housings to define a gearbox axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle frame and transverse to the axle axis, and an electric motor coupled to the second surface of the gearbox and extending toward the first side of the vehicle frame to define a motor axis that is parallel to and offset from the axle axis, transverse to the gearbox axis, and transverse to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventor: Cyril Kucharski
  • Patent number: 11938987
    Abstract: The current invention may be to provide a modular luggage system having an at least one modular bag that may be configured to be secured to a cart configured to be fully-collapsible. In this embodiment, the collapsible adjustable cart may be configured in a nested configuration such that it may be a unibody structure that may be easily collapsed and stored, preferably in one or more modular bags. In this embodiment, the cart may further include a plurality of telescoping arms coupled to a base support as well as a plurality of extendable wheels secured to the base support through at least one wheel coupler. The adjustable support surface may be expandable through the use of one or more collapsible surfaces such that it may better accommodate one or more modular bags. The invention may also provide a belt-mounted stair guide mechanism to assist a user maneuver an adjustable cart up stairs, or other irregular elevated surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANCED TRAVEL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Mudrick, John C. Botdorf, Bernard J. Perini
  • Patent number: 11912324
    Abstract: A dolly is disclosed that includes a caster/jaw support member, an upper jaw assembly, a lower jaw assembly, and casters. The upper jaw assembly includes a jaw slidably mounted to the caster/jaw support member and a selectively engageable threading structure with a partially-threaded hole, wherein the threading structure extends from the upper jaw assembly to the lower jaw assembly. The lower jaw assembly includes a lower jaw carriage slidably mounted to the caster/jaw support member, and the selectively engageable threading structure is disposed in the lower jaw carriage. A threaded shaft connected to an adjustment knob can be engaged and disengaged by the selectively engageable threading structure. A set of casters is connected to and extends away from the caster/jaw support member. Multiple dollies can be connected together by a crossmember to form a larger cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: OMNI CUBED, INC.
    Inventor: Larry Leigh Livingston, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11891104
    Abstract: The invention relates to a children's vehicle having a vehicle body (10) on which are mounted a front wheel (31) and at least one rear wheel (32), a steering sub-assembly (20) having a steering column (21) linked to the front wheel (31) and a handlebar (22), a seat (41) configured to accommodate a child, a safety element (50) configured to surround at least a first area of the child's body when it is installed on the seat (41), the handlebar (22) being removable between: a first configuration in which the handlebar (22) is remote from the safety element (50), and a second configuration in which the handlebar (22) is close to the safety element (50) and surrounds a second area of the child's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ID DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Mazoyer, Philippe Bajard
  • Patent number: 11891100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable lightweight roll container, and more particularly, to a foldable lightweight roll container which is lightweight, very easy for cleanliness and maintenance while preventing shortening of a lifetime, and may be used to carry goods in various fields such as medicines and foods in addition to various industrial products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: GREEN PLUS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yeong Hwan Park
  • Patent number: 11891121
    Abstract: A wheel casing for a vehicle having a wheel assembly including a wheel and a tire. The wheel casing includes a body portion positionable adjacent an inboard surface of the tire, and a brake cooling duct defining an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening. The air outlet opening is in fluid communication with a brake system component and the air inlet opening is positionable inboard of the body portion when the body portion is positioned adjacent the inboard surface of the tire, thereby providing cooling air flow through the brake cooling duct to the brake system component when the vehicle is in forward motion. The wheel casing further includes a suspension arm undercover extending inboard of the body portion and configured to protect predetermined components of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pirooz Moradnia, Matthew L. Metka, Pratap Thamanna Rao
  • Patent number: 11883339
    Abstract: A wheelchair structure includes a seat body, a rear wheel bracket, a push rod device, and two relatively arranged front wheel assemblies, where the front wheel assembly includes a support member and a first wheel body mounted at the bottom end of the support member, the seat body and the rear wheel bracket are rotatably connected between the support members of the two front wheel assemblies, the push rod device includes a push rod and a driving mechanism for driving the push rod to make a telescopic movement, a first end of the push rod is rotatably connected with the bottom of the seat body, a second end of the push rod is rotatably connected with the rear wheel bracket, the push rod makes the telescopic movement to drive the seat body to rotate between the support members of the two front wheel assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Bolun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11884327
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body including a first frame rail and a second frame rail and a cross-brace directly connected to the first frame rail and the second frame rail. A powertrain-electrification component is supported by the cross-brace. A vehicle subframe is directly connected to the cross-brace. A vehicle-steering gear is connected to the subframe. The direct connection of the subframe to the cross-brace dampens vibration, e.g., road vibration and noise, in the subframe to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness transferred to a vehicle occupant through the vehicle-steering gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Suriyaprakash Ayyangar Janarthanam, Do Young Chung, Jason C. Marcath, Suma Rani Das, Afif Sabbagh
  • Patent number: 11858461
    Abstract: A compact deployable/retractable running board assembly for a motor vehicle including a running board, linkage coupled to the running board, and a motor assembly coupled to an actuator, the running board moveable between at least one stowed position and at least one deployed position. The linkage includes a drive arm connected to a pivot shaft within a housing at a location on the pivot shaft between two bushings that are coupled to the pivot shaft within the housing. The linkage also includes an idler arm connected to a pivot shaft within an idler housing. The actuator is operably coupled to the linkage to cause rotation of the linkage to move the running board between the at least one stowed position generally under the motor vehicle and at least one deployed position to provide a step surface for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Yuguang Long, Jeffrey R. Johnson, Bradley E. Watson
  • Patent number: 11850193
    Abstract: A wheelchair shielding device for shielding a wheelchair user from one or more of precipitation and sunlight includes a framework and a canopy. The framework is mountable to a frame of a wheelchair so that the framework extends upwardly from a rear of the wheelchair. The canopy is hingedly engaged to an upper end of the framework and is selectively positionable in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the canopy is substantially parallel to and in abutment with the framework. In the deployed configuration, the canopy extends above a seat of the wheelchair and shields a user positioned upon the seat from one or more of precipitation and sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Devon Wooden
  • Patent number: 11851097
    Abstract: The present application discloses a foldable trolley having a trolley frame, the trolley frame comprising: a front left strut assembly, a front right strut assembly, a rear left strut assembly, and a rear right strut assembly, each of which strut assemblies is provided with a top connector and a bottom connector movable axially relative to each other; a front end folding assembly configured to be coupled respectively to the top connectors and the bottom connectors of the front left strut assembly and the front right strut assembly and to be foldable in a widthwise direction of the trolley frame; a rear end folding assembly; a left side folding assembly; a right side folding assembly; and a chassis assembly configured to be foldable both in the widthwise and lengthwise directions of the trolley frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: Weisha Chu
  • Patent number: 11844997
    Abstract: Disclosed is a support and suspension assembly for a snow sports board. The assembly includes a base configured to be attached to a snow sports board and a frame above the base. The frame includes a first portion extending vertically upward or upward and forward to an upper end. The frame further includes a second portion extending generally rearward from the upper end of the first portion. A seat is on the second portion of the frame. A shock absorber is connected between the base and the frame. A linkage assembly is pivotably connected between the base and the first portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Yak Board, LLC
    Inventor: Robert W. Thompson