Patents by Inventor Henning Sand KIRK

Henning Sand KIRK has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle comprising an electric motor and a method of starting an electric motor for propulsion of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11224820
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) comprising a body (20), a first wheel axle (31) and a second wheel axle (41), whereon one or more wheels (30, 40) is/are mounted, an electric motor (51) and a control unit (52); and wherein the electric motor is connected to the second wheel axle (41); and wherein the electric motor is configured for driving the one or more wheels (40) that is/are mounted on the second wheel axle (41), wherein said vehicle (10) comprises a movement detection unit configured for detecting a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels (30, 40) and/or wheel axles (31, 41); and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for receiving a signal from the movement detection unit when it detects a movement of the vehicle; and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for transmitting a signal to the electric motor (51) when the movement detection unit detects a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels and such that the electric motor (52) continuously powers the one or more wheels (40
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Kasper Mygind Pedersen, Henning Mikkelsen, Henning Sand Kirk, Orkan Kilic
  • A VEHICLE COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND A METHOD OF STARTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR PROPULSION OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190321740
    Abstract: A vehicle (10) comprising a body (20), a first wheel axle (31) and a second wheel axle (41), whereon one or more wheels (30, 40) is/are mounted, an electric motor (51) and a control unit (52); and wherein the electric motor is connected to the second wheel axle (41); and wherein the electric motor is configured for driving the one or more wheels (40) that is/are mounted on the second wheel axle (41), wherein said vehicle (10) comprises a movement detection unit configured for detecting a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels (30, 40) and/or wheel axles (31, 41); and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for receiving a signal from the movement detection unit when it detects a movement of the vehicle; and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for transmitting a signal to the electric motor (51) when the movement detection unit detects a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels and such that the electric motor (52) continuously powers the one or more wheels (40
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Kasper Mygind PEDERSEN, Henning MIKKELSEN, Henning Sand KIRK, Orkan KILIC