Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Follmann

Ryan M. Follmann 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).

  • Patent number: 10245517
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a torso and a plurality of legs, a first drive motor assembly secured to a first of the plurality of legs and to a first drive wheel, a second drive motor assembly secured to a second of the plurality of legs and to a second drive wheel, a motorized neck assembly coupling a head to the torso and providing a multi-directional rotational movement of the head, a rechargeable battery, a throttle switch to provide a throttle signal, a controller including one or more processors and memory devices, and an electrical steering position sensor configured to translate a mechanical steering input via manual rotation of the head into an electronic steering position signal that is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to selectively actuate at least one of the drive wheel motors based on the throttle signal and the steering position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle, LLC
    Inventors: Terry J. Cyr, Jesse C. Darley, Matthew J. Poster, Ryan M. Follmann
  • Publication number: 20180272238
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a torso and a plurality of legs, a first drive motor assembly secured to a first of the plurality of legs and to a first drive wheel, a second drive motor assembly secured to a second of the plurality of legs and to a second drive wheel, a motorized neck assembly coupling a head to the torso and providing a multi-directional rotational movement of the head, a rechargeable battery, a throttle switch to provide a throttle signal, a controller including one or more processors and memory devices, and an electrical steering position sensor configured to translate a mechanical steering input via manual rotation of the head into an electronic steering position signal that is communicated to the controller, wherein the controller is configured to selectively actuate at least one of the drive wheel motors based on the throttle signal and the steering position signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Pacific Cycle, LLC
    Inventors: Terry J. Cyr, Jesse C. Darley, Matthew J. Poster, Ryan M. Follmann
  • Patent number: D864306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Pacific Cycle, LLC
    Inventors: Terry Cyr, Matt Poster, Ryan M. Follmann