Patents by Inventor Steven Offutt

Steven Offutt 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).

  • Manufacturing process for electric vehicle platform
    Patent number: 11772725
    Abstract: Processes for producing an electric vehicle include manufacture of a lower body skateboard platform including at least energy storage/conversion (batteries within a ladder frame), propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking, and manufacture of a top hat upper portion including at least the vehicle cabin housing various interior components such as passenger seats, frame covers, and a roof headliner, together with steering and acceleration controls. The upper body portion and the lower body platform are manufactured separately in parallel and then merged, which allows for ease of manufacture and a more compact design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Canoo Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Faga, Ulrich Kranz, Steven Offutt
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220055701
    Abstract: Processes for producing an electric vehicle include manufacture of a lower body skateboard platform including at least energy storage/conversion (batteries within a ladder frame), propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking, and manufacture of a top hat upper portion including at least the vehicle cabin housing various interior components such as passenger seats, frame covers, and a roof headliner, together with steering and acceleration controls. The upper body portion and the lower body platform are manufactured separately in parallel and then merged, which allows for ease of manufacture and a more compact design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Faga, Ulrich Kranz, Steven Offutt