Patents Assigned to Factorial Inc.
  • Patent number: 12377699
    Abstract: A method for controlling vehicle motion is described. The method includes accessing a set of control signals including a measured vehicle speed value associated with a movement of a vehicle. A control signal associated with user-induced input is also accessed. The method compares the measured vehicle speed value with a predetermined vehicle speed threshold value to achieve a speed value threshold approach status, and then compares the set of values to achieve a user-induced input threshold value approach status. The method monitors a state of a valve within the vehicle suspension damper, and determines a control mode for the vehicle suspension damper. The method also regulates damping forces within the vehicle suspension damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Christopher Paul Cox, Philip Tsiaras, Mark Larson, Mario Galasso, Matt McLellan
  • Patent number: 12371122
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension damper is described. The vehicle suspension damper includes: a pilot valve assembly; a primary valve; and an adjuster, wherein the pilot valve assembly meters fluid to the primary valve, and the adjuster moves the primary valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Ericksen, Robert C. Fox, David Batterbee, John Marking
  • Publication number: 20250237285
    Abstract: A position sensitive apparatus is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a position sensitive base valve comprising a plurality of ports and check plate to reduce fluid flow through at least one of the plurality of ports of the position sensitive base valve based on a location of a damping piston. The apparatus also includes a first spring coupling the check plate with the position sensitive base valve, the first spring biases the check plate away from the position sensitive base valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Tong, Connor Randall, Nicholas Blake Edwin
  • Publication number: 20250230852
    Abstract: A damper valve with an adjustable effective stiffness of a shim. The damper valve includes a piston. The piston has a fluid path formed therethrough. A shim is disposed proximate the fluid path formed through the piston. A stiffness adjustment feature is coupled to the shim, and the shim is disposed between the piston and the stiffness adjustment feature. The stiffness adjustment feature is configured to adjust the effective stiffness of the shim without affecting a preload applied to the shim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Damon GILBERT, William O. BROWN, IV
  • Publication number: 20250229587
    Abstract: A three-port adjuster for a vehicle suspension damper is described. The three-port adjuster includes a first port to provide a fluid flow path to a compression region of a damping cylinder, a second port to provide a fluid flow path to a rebound region of a damping cylinder, a third port to provide a fluid flow path to a reservoir chamber, and at least one valve to control a fluid flow therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Ivan Tong
  • Publication number: 20250222737
    Abstract: A sway bar system is described. The sway bar system includes a sway bar having a first end and a second end. An electronically controlled connector to provide a remotely controllable physical connection and disconnection capability between a first location on a vehicle and the first end of the sway bar; and the second end of the sway bar coupled to a second location on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuhiko NEGISHI, Rick Strickland, Philip Tsiaras, Andrew Peterson
  • Patent number: 12344059
    Abstract: A modular clevis comprising, a first wing and a second wing parallel to one another wherein said first wing has a first opening and said second wing has a second opening, said first opening and said second opening to couple with a structural component of a vehicle. The modular clevis further comprising a plurality of adapter openings. An adapter mount comprising, a shaft opening configured to receive and couple with a shaft of a damper. The adapter mount further comprising a plurality of mount openings to align with said plurality of adapter openings of said modular clevis and to couple with said modular clevis via a plurality of fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Bobby Lee Smith, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20250197903
    Abstract: A sway bar system includes a sway bar having a first end and a second end. The sway bar system further includes a first electronically controlled damper link which is coupled to the first end of the sway bar. The first electronically controlled damper link is coupled a first location of a vehicle. The sway bar system also has a second link which is coupled to the second end of the sway bar. The second link is coupled a second location of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Tsiaras, Rick Strickland
  • Patent number: 12330739
    Abstract: A fork assembly including a steerer tube and a crown, wherein the steerer tube is fixedly aligned to the crown in a predefined orientation at a time of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: William O. Brown, IV, Daniel McCormick, Joshua Coaplen, Christopher Otterness
  • Patent number: 12330734
    Abstract: An active suspension system with body wearable device integration is disclosed. The system includes a prosthetic having a shock assembly with at least one active valve and a controller communicatively coupled with the at least one active valve of the shock assembly, the controller configured to communicate damping adjustment information to the at least one active valve of the shock assembly, the damping adjustment information used by said at least one active valve to modify a damping characteristic of the shock assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Wesley E. Allinger, Evan Peterson
  • Patent number: 12330459
    Abstract: A three-port adjuster for a vehicle suspension damper is described. The three-port adjuster includes a first port to provide a fluid flow path to a compression region of a damping cylinder, a second port to provide a fluid flow path to a rebound region of a damping cylinder, a third port to provide a fluid flow path to a reservoir chamber, and at least one valve to control a fluid flow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Ivan Tong
  • Publication number: 20250178381
    Abstract: A system and method for a tubeless tire insert. The present invention includes an annular body having shock absorbing characteristics. A positioning system configured to vary a mean inner diameter of the insert is also included. The insert has a mean inner diameter X when the tire is being installed on the rim, and the insert has a mean inner diameter Y when the tire is installed on the rim, where X is greater than Y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley E. ALLINGER, Paul KLAWER, Douglas A. CHALMERS, Anastasiia Tekhteleva
  • Patent number: 12311717
    Abstract: A rough road detection system is disclosed. The system includes a sensor data receiver to receive sensor data from one or more sensors monitoring a vehicle. A sensor data evaluator to: identify a repeating pattern in the sensor data, the repeating pattern indicative of a terrain type being traversed by the vehicle, determine a value of the repeating pattern, obtain a present set of operational values for at least one damping characteristic of an active valve damper coupled with the vehicle, and modify the present set of operational values for the at least one damping characteristic of the active valve damper based on the value of the repeating pattern to develop a modified set of operational values for the at least one damping characteristic of the active valve damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Andrew Diao, Mike Fraguglia, Evan Peterson, James T. Pickett
  • Patent number: 12311720
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cross-linked system comprising a first shock assembly and a second shock assembly. A first line is fluidly coupled with a first rebound chamber of the first shock assembly and a second compression chamber of the second shock assembly. The first line allows fluid to flow between the first rebound chamber and the second compression chamber. A second line is fluidly coupled with a first compression chamber of the first shock assembly and a second rebound chamber of the second shock assembly. The second line allows fluid to flow between the first compression chamber and the second rebound chamber. A reservoir is fluidly coupled to the first line and the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Tong, Connor Randall, Rick Strickland
  • Publication number: 20250162671
    Abstract: A dropper seatpost assembly is disclosed. The dropper seatpost assembly includes a lower post comprising a travel adjustment bore and an upper post configured to interactively operate with respect to the lower post. The dropper seatpost assembly also includes a translating assembly configured to maintain one or both of an axial orientation and a rotational orientation of the upper post with respect to the lower post and at least one travel adjustment spacer removably coupled with the travel adjustment bore, the at least one travel adjustment spacer to interact with the translating assembly to reduce a maximum travel distance of the interactive operation of the upper post with respect to the lower post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Holaday, Joshua Coaplen
  • Publication number: 20250163988
    Abstract: A shock sag value generating assembly is disclosed. The shock includes an upper tube telescopically engaged with a lower tube, and the sag value generating assembly includes a first sag value generating component located relative to one of the upper tube and the lower tube and a second sag value generating component slidably coupled about an outer diameter of one of the upper tube and the lower tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Richey, Thomas Pollock, Adam Marriott, Nathan Wright, Joshua Coaplen
  • Publication number: 20250153801
    Abstract: A valve assembly configured to control a first fluid circuit and a second fluid circuit. The valve assembly has a second fluid circuit valve assembly which includes a second fluid circuit valve adjustor configured to actuate an adjustor shaft and an adjustor circuit coupled with the adjustor shaft. An input to the second fluid circuit valve adjustor translates into a movement of the adjustor shaft. The adjustor circuit also includes a second fluid circuit valve and a secondary first fluid circuit valve which is located in a first fluid circuit flow path of a first fluid circuit valve. The secondary first fluid circuit valve adjusts flow through the first fluid circuit flow path when the second fluid circuit valve adjustor is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Lampman
  • Publication number: 20250153789
    Abstract: An remote electronic shock adjuster is disclosed. The shock assembly with the electronic shock adjuster includes an electronic valve, the electronic valve configured to adjust a compression stiffness of the shock assembly. A switch is communicatively coupled with the electronic valve and configured to provide a signal to the electronic valve to lockout the shock assembly or return the shock assembly to a pre-lockout configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Weston Furia, Connor Randall, Rick Strobel
  • Patent number: 12292090
    Abstract: An electronic automatically decoupling hub assembly. The decoupling hub assembly has an axle and a hub shell rotationally positioned about the axle. A controller provides automatic activation/deactivation signals to an inductor. The decoupling hub assembly has a bearing rotationally positioned about the axle and a cassette body assembly, having a plurality of teeth, rotationally positioned about the bearing. One or more pawls are provided to engage with at least some of the teeth of the cassette body assembly and a seal is used to contain the pawls within the decoupling hub assembly. A cassette body assembly is coupled with the ratchet ring and an end cap is used to prevent a contaminant from entering into the decoupling hub assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, Mark Stephen Fitzsimmons, Wesley E. Allinger
  • Publication number: 20250129833
    Abstract: A dual piston shock assembly is disclosed. The dual piston shock assembly includes a body with a chamber having working fluid therein. A dual piston assembly coupled with a shaft, the dual piston assembly including a compression piston, a rebound piston, and a reservoir port coupled between the compression piston and the rebound piston along an axis of the shaft. The dual piston assembly disposed in the chamber, axially movable relative to the chamber, and separating the chamber into a compression side and a rebound side. A fluid pathway internal to the shaft, the fluid pathway fluidly coupling the chamber with a reservoir via the reservoir port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby Lee Smith, Jr., Geoffrey Tyler Carlisle