Patents Assigned to Infinitrak, LLC
  • Publication number: 20110248462
    Abstract: In a broad respect, vehicles that are capable of making a low- to zero-radius turn using the independent rotation of drive wheels and by turning the non-driving steerable structure or structures (such as wheels) with a steering input device (in some embodiments, the driving wheels also may be capable of being turned). This may be accomplished using a steering system, a speed control system and an integration device (together, a control system) that are configured to work together to provide correct steering in forward and reverse, and, in some embodiments, to reduce the speed of the outboard drive wheel of the vehicle when it enters an extreme turn under constant speed input. Different systems configured for use in such vehicles are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: INFINITRAK, LLC
    Inventors: Axel Schaedler, Hans Hauser, Rick Ruebusch, Ian David Cornwell, Christopher John Greenwood
  • Patent number: 7992659
    Abstract: In a broad respect, vehicles that are capable of making a low- to zero-radius turn using the independent rotation of drive wheels and by turning the non-driving steerable structure or structures (such as wheels) with a steering input device (in some embodiments, the driving wheels also may be capable of being turned). This may be accomplished using a steering system, a speed control system and an integration device (together, a control system) that are configured to work together to provide correct steering in forward and reverse, and, in some embodiments, to reduce the speed of the outboard drive wheel of the vehicle when it enters an extreme turn under constant speed input. Different systems configured for use in such vehicles are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Infinitrak, LLC
    Inventors: Axel Schaedler, Hans Hauser, Rick Ruebusch, Ian David Cornwell, Christopher John Greenwood