Patents Assigned to Metro Mobility, LLC
  • Patent number: 12049274
    Abstract: An on-board locking assembly for a vehicle such as a bicycle or scooter comprising a movable member, such as a rigid bar, movably mounted to the vehicle at a first end and releasable from the vehicle at the second end, wherein a vehicle mounted receptacle is configured to fasten and release the second end, and wherein the rigid bar is configured to be movable relative to the vehicle to capture an object to which the vehicle may be fastened, and optionally obstruct the rotation of a vehicle wheel, and wherein the unfastening of the locking assembly may be controlled by wireless signal. A novel on-board retractable cable lock is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Metro Mobility, LLC
    Inventor: David Montague
  • Patent number: 11951853
    Abstract: An electric vehicle fastening and charging combined system for a charging and storage station, such as those used for bicycle or scooter sharing programs, where a multi-purpose cable extends between the charging and storage station and the electric vehicle, and serves to fasten the electric vehicle to the charging and storage station to prevent removal or theft of the electric vehicle, and to conduct electricity to charge the electric vehicle, and wherein the fastening and/or detaching of the cable is controlled by a wireless signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Metro Mobility, LLC
    Inventor: David Montague
  • Publication number: 20220106002
    Abstract: An on-board locking assembly for a vehicle such as a bicycle or scooter comprising a movable member, such as a rigid bar, movably mounted to the vehicle at a first end and releasable from the vehicle at the second end, wherein a vehicle mounted receptacle is configured to fasten and release the second end, and wherein the rigid bar is configured to be movable relative to the vehicle to capture an object to which the vehicle may be fastened, and optionally obstruct the rotation of a vehicle wheel, and wherein the unfastening of the locking assembly may be controlled by wireless signal. A novel on-board retractable cable lock is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Metro Mobility, LLC
    Inventor: David MONTAGUE
  • Publication number: 20210323424
    Abstract: An electric vehicle fastening and charging combined system for a charging and storage station, such as those used for bicycle or scooter sharing programs, where a multi-purpose cable extends between the charging and storage station and the electric vehicle, and serves to fasten the electric vehicle to the charging and storage station to prevent removal or theft of the electric vehicle, and to conduct electricity to charge the electric vehicle, and wherein the fastening and/or detaching of the cable is controlled by a wireless signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Metro Mobility, LLC
    Inventor: David MONTAGUE