Patents Assigned to Factorial Inc.
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Publication number: 20240227485Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Everet Owen ERICKSEN, Andrew DIAO, Mike FRAGUGLIA, Evan PETERSON, James T. PICKETT
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Publication number: 20240227487Abstract: A shock assembly with automatically adjustable ride height is disclosed. The shock assembly includes a main chamber with a working fluid therein. A damping piston coupled to a piston shaft, the damping piston disposed in the main chamber to divide the main chamber into a compression side fluid chamber and a rebound side fluid chamber. An automatic ride height adjustment assembly including an internal floating piston (IFP) pump assembly and a spring preload piston assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: Connor RANDALL
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Publication number: 20240229890Abstract: A reduced friction valve assembly is disclosed. The reduced friction valve assembly includes a valve body comprising at least one fluid flow port therethrough. The valve assembly also includes at least one shim pressed against the valve body, the at least one shim configured to control the fluid flow through the at least one fluid flow port. The valve assembly additionally includes at least one friction reducing material disposed between the at least one shim and the valve body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Igor Shvytov, William O. Brown, IV
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Publication number: 20240229892Abstract: A tuned mass damper (TMD) is disclosed. The TMD includes a mass and at least one spring coupled with the mass. The at least one spring having a spring rate. The TMD also includes a damper to dampen a motion of the mass, the damper having a damping coefficient. At least one of the spring rate and the damping coefficient are adjustable during a vehicle's operation to modify a frequency damped by the TMD.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Keith Christman, Connor Randall, Bjorn Borgers, Fraser Andrew
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Publication number: 20240229889Abstract: An air spring assembly is disclosed. The air spring assembly includes a piston assembly including a piston, at least one compliant member, a seal configured to provide an air tight seal between the piston and a wall of an air chamber, and a fastener configured to couple the piston with a shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: William O. Brown, IV, Wesley E. Allinger, Samuel Shaffer
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Publication number: 20240227978Abstract: A fork arch is disclosed. The fork arch includes a torsional geometry portion to provide torsional stiffness. The fork arch also includes a transverse geometry portion to provide transverse shear stiffness, the transverse geometry portion intermingled with the torsional geometry portion to provide an optimized hybrid torsion and transverse shear stiffness for the fork arch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Daniel McCormick, Bryan Wesley Anderson, Joshua Coaplen
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Patent number: 12033739Abstract: A system configured to be coupled with a participant of an activity. The system comprises: a participant activity monitoring unit configured for monitoring a performance of the activity by the participant; an activity information module configured for storing performance information corresponding to the activity; and a participant performance correlator configured for delivering comparative performance data based on the monitored performance of the activity by the participant and the stored performance information.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Mario Galasso, Wesley E. Allinger, David M. Haugen, Robert David Kaswen, Mark Stephen Fitzsimmons
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Patent number: 12030590Abstract: A chain guide is disclosed herein. The chain guide includes a backplate and a chain guide. The backplate has an elongated opening therein. The chain guide includes a guide to orient a chain with respect to the sprocket. The chain guide also includes a retaining assembly to removably and adjustably frictionally couple the guide at a given location along the elongated opening in the backplate, such that when the guide is rotated axially about the retaining assembly, the guide is retained at the given location.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Robert Charette, Douglas Chalmers, Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin
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Patent number: 12024261Abstract: A crank arm for a bicycle may include a body extending along a body axis and having a first body end and a second body end axially spaced apart from the first body end. The insert may also include an insert provided toward the first body end. The insert may include a base portion having a radially outer surface. At least one extension may extend outwardly from the radially outer surface and may be encased within a corresponding recess in the body whereby relative planar movement between the body and the at least one extension in a first plane. The retaining portion may have a retaining portion width measured in the first direction and the retaining width may be greater than the throat width thereby inhibiting relative radial movement between the at least one extension and the recess and preventing radial extraction of the extension from the corresponding recess.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Staples, Paul Sidlick
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Publication number: 20240198753Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a memory, at least one sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to obtain vehicle information from the at least one sensor, and determine a vehicle operation mode based on the vehicle information. The processor will further format the vehicle operation mode in a computer readable format and present the vehicle operation mode in a computer readable format.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Andrew PETERSON, Richard STRICKLAND
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Patent number: 12005755Abstract: A spring for a suspension is described. The spring includes: a spring chamber divided into at least a primary portion and a secondary portion, and a fluid flow path coupled with and between the primary portion and the secondary portion. The fluid flow path includes a bypass mechanism, wherein the bypass mechanism is configured for automatically providing resistance within the fluid flow path in response to a compressed condition of the suspension.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: John Marking
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Patent number: 12005751Abstract: A shock absorber including: a first cylinder having an interior, first and second ends and defining an axis, wherein the interior includes a damping fluid chamber and a damping piston movably mounted therein for movement between the first and second ends, wherein the damping piston is mounted on a first end of a shaft, wherein the first end of the shaft is movably retained within the interior of the first cylinder; first and second bypass openings configured for opening into the damping fluid chamber at first and second axially spaced-apart positions; a bypass channel fluidly coupling the first and second bypass openings; a fluid metering valve; and a floating piston dividing a portion of the shock absorber into a gas chamber and the reservoir chamber, wherein the fluid metering valve and the floating piston define the reservoir chamber there between.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: John Marking, Vegard Hamso
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Publication number: 20240186498Abstract: Disclosed are cathode active material (CAM) coated with a lithium carbonate doped with lithium borate with a formula of Li2+xC1?xBxO3 wherein 0<x<0.5 and a preparation method therefor. Also disclosed is a cathode layer comprising the coated CAM in the form of particles. In one embodiment, an all-solid-state battery comprising the cathode layer exhibits improved stability and cycling performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Factorial Inc.Inventors: Minh Nguyen, Fang Hao, Joanna Burdynska
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Publication number: 20240182131Abstract: A system including: a seat post; a user interface operatively connected with the seat post, the user interface configured for receiving instructions associated with a height of the seat post and for communicating received instructions to at least one controller coupled with a motive source of the seat post; and a valve assembly in communication with the motive source, the valve assembly regulating fluid flow within a variable finite positioning seat post height mode in response to a translation of the received instructions by the motive source.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Sante Pelot, David M. Haugen, Wes Allinger, Mario Galasso, Andrew Laird
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Patent number: 11999209Abstract: An adjustable floating traction bar is disclosed. The traction bar comprises a rigid body having a threaded portion on a first distal end to receive a threaded eyelet having a spherical joint to provide a connection point to an axle of a vehicle. The traction bar further comprises an opposing distal slip end being machined and fitted with a UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) polyethylene bushing that acts as a slip-joint the slip joint having a first end that mounts to the UHMW polyethylene bushing of the tubular body and an opposing end having an eyelet to provide a connection point to a vehicle frame. A two-stage nested coil spring located inside the slip end of the rigid body that rests against the slip joint end when it is inserted into rigid body.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Everline, Chadwick J. Kern, David Devormer, Jared Ball
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Patent number: 11999439Abstract: A cinch direct mount 2X ring system is disclosed. One embodiment discloses a chainring assembly having a drive side crank arm with a chainring assembly interface including a plurality of splines, a circumference, and an axial length. The chainring assembly includes a first chainring having a first outer diameter and a first center assembly shape. The chainring assembly includes a second chainring having a second outer diameter and a second center assembly shape, the second outer diameter being different than the first outer diameter. The chainring assembly also includes a fastener to couple the first chainring and the second chainring with the chainring assembly interface, such that at least one of the first center assembly shape or the second center assembly shape engages with the plurality of splines.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, Jason Kennett, David Robert Edwards
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Patent number: 11999208Abstract: A vehicle suspension damper includes: a cylinder and a piston assembly, wherein the piston assembly includes a piston; a working fluid within the cylinder; a bypass cylinder surrounding the cylinder and defining a cylindrical bypass channel; an adjustable bypass port fluidly coupling an interior of the cylinder and the cylindrical bypass channel; and a remotely operable bypass valve slidably disposed within the cylindrical bypass channel, the remotely operable bypass valve configured for, upon actuation of an actuator coupled with the remotely operable bypass valve, adjusting a flow of the working fluid through the adjustable bypass port.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: John Marking
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Patent number: 11993337Abstract: A bushing bypass. The bushing bypass includes a bushing having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bushing also includes an inner diameter surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bushing also includes an outer diameter surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bushing further includes a channel formed in the outer diameter surface. The channel extends from the top surface of the bushing to the bottom surface of the bushing.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Daniel McCormick, Joshua Coaplen
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Patent number: 11993117Abstract: A damper is provided having a twin tube construction interconnected to a gas reservoir. The connection of each of the inner and outer volumes of the twin tube to the gas reservoir is independently valved, and each of these valves are independently settable to change the differential pressure thereacross at which they open. The damper provides flow passages directly from the inner and outer volumes to enable flow form the compression to rebound sides thereof, as well as through the valved connections to the gas reservoir and at least one valved opening in the damper piston.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Paul Cox
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Patent number: 11987315Abstract: A method and apparatus for an adjustable suspension system for a vehicle comprises at least one strut. In one embodiment, the stanchion (or slider) is non-uniform with a major and minor circumferential stiffness and is adjustable relative to a fore and aft axis of the vehicle in order to provide a differing amount of stiffness relative thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.Inventors: Mario Galasso, Wesley E. Allinger