Patents Assigned to POLARIS
  • Publication number: 20130175779
    Abstract: An ATV is disclosed having a frame, a seat supported by the frame, front and rear wheels supporting the frame, a drivetrain supported by the frame, and an operator's compartment extending generally between the seat and a front enclosure. The ATV includes foot pedals to control the speed and acceleration of the vehicle. The ATV may include a floorboard including a footwell and a dead pedal for locating the operator's foot relative to the foot pedals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Polaris Industries Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130159180
    Abstract: A Wallet Banking System (WBS) for handling large volume transactions is disclosed. This invention relates to banking systems, and more particularly to wallet banking systems. Existing banking systems charge a certain amount on per transaction basis. As a result, the customer will have to pay a considerable amount for every transaction transactions that he makes. The disclosed method creates a wallet account for every core bank account of a customer that requires payments. An amount of money is automatically made available from the customers' core bank account to the customers' wallet account in WBS by using lien facility. The amount made available to the wallet account, there after becomes available for making payments from WBS. WBS will post a consolidated entry at the end of the day into customers' operational account in CBS thus reducing the entries that get posted into the CBS to a minimum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB LTD.
    Inventors: Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Burde Suresh Kamath
  • Publication number: 20130096790
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided for use on a recreational or utility vehicle. The CVT is electronically controlled by at least one control unit of the vehicle. The CVT includes a primary clutch having a first sheave and a second sheave moveable relative to the first sheave. An actuator controls movement of the second sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Publication number: 20130096791
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided for use on a recreational or utility vehicle. The CVT is electronically controlled by at least one control unit of the vehicle. The CVT includes a primary clutch having a first sheave and a second sheave moveable relative to the first sheave. An actuator controls movement of the second sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Publication number: 20130096784
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided for use on a recreational or utility vehicle. The CVT is electronically controlled by at least one control unit of the vehicle. The CVT includes a primary clutch having a first sheave and a second sheave moveable relative to the first sheave. An actuator controls movement of the second sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Publication number: 20130092466
    Abstract: An all terrain vehicle is disclosed having a frame and ground engaging members supporting the frame. A driver's seat is supported by the frame, and extends along a first longitudinal axis. A passenger's seat is supported by the frame and extends along a second longitudinal axis, where the first and second longitudinal axes are laterally spaced apart. The passenger seat may also be movable to a second location to allow for the vehicle to support a gurney, which extends in a front to back orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Polaris Industries Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130096785
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided for use on a recreational or utility vehicle. The CVT is electronically controlled by at least one control unit of the vehicle. The CVT includes a primary clutch having a first sheave and a second sheave moveable relative to the first sheave. An actuator controls movement of the second sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
  • Publication number: 20130096793
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided for use on a recreational or utility vehicle. The CVT is electronically controlled by at least one control unit of the vehicle. The CVT includes a primary clutch having a first sheave and a second sheave moveable relative to the first sheave. An actuator controls movement of the second sheave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Polaris Industries Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130072230
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for tracking a large number of wireless terminals and for estimating the location of the terminals at each instant. Some embodiments of the present invention use a wide variety of factors to determine the order and frequency with which each wireless terminal is located. These factors include, but are not limited to, the history of the location of the wireless terminal, the time of day, and the weather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Ankit Bansal, Tarun Kumar Bhattacharya, Martin Feuerstein, Scot Douglas Gordon, Robert Lewis Martin, David Stevenson Spain, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130060410
    Abstract: A utility vehicle is disclosed having an electric drive. The drivetrain is comprised of batteries, a motor, a transaxle driven by the motor, a rear differential driven by the transaxle, and a prop shaft which is driven by the transaxle and drives a front differential. The batteries are provided in two groups and are supported on the frame of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Polaris Industries Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130033070
    Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members; a frame; and an operator area having an operator side and a passenger side. The utility vehicle further comprises a roll cage extending above the operator area; a front windshield coupled to the roll cage; and a rear windshield coupled to the roll cage. The utility vehicle further includes a roof latched to the roll cage, a first door hinged to the roll cage along the operator side, and a second door hinged to the roll cage along the passenger side. The couplings between the rear windshield and the roll cage, between the roof and the roll cage, and between the first and second doors and the roll cage each being free of a fastener. The front and rear windshields, the roof, and the first and second doors enclose the operator area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Kinsman, Angus M. Morison, Keith A. Hollman, Adam J. Schlangen, Greg W. Fedelem, Daniel L. Goffman, Paul J. Johnson, Kelly J. Knutson, Jeremiah T. Johnstun
  • Publication number: 20130032419
    Abstract: A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Conn, Anthony J. Ripley, Andrew J. Mills
  • Publication number: 20130032418
    Abstract: A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The snowmobile also includes a front suspension operably coupled to the pair of front skis. The front suspension includes a right control arm comprising a first right arm adhesively coupled to at least one right coupler, and a left control arm comprising a first left arm adhesively coupled to at least one left coupler. The first right arm and the left arm are comprised of a first material and the right and left couplers are comprised of a second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Ripley, Richard D. Kerner, Jeffrey D. Conn
  • Publication number: 20130032417
    Abstract: A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. A snowmobile is also depicted which has a raised front chassis relative to the driveshaft, which raises the clearance of the front chassis for deep snow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Martin E. Sampson
  • Publication number: 20130032420
    Abstract: A snowmobile comprises a chassis with a front portion and a tunnel, and a power train unit supported by the chassis. The snowmobile further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members cooperating with the power train unit to operate the snowmobile. The plurality of ground-engaging members includes a pair of front skis and an endless track assembly. The snowmobile further includes running boards along the side of the tunnel that are removal and replaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Mills, Curtis Schneider, Joseph D. Tharaldson
  • Publication number: 20130008014
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for retaining accessories to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mike Whiting, Steve Erickson, David Foss
  • Publication number: 20120318599
    Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle is disclosed. The two-wheeled vehicle may include highway bars. The two-wheeled vehicle may include a steering axis which is tilted relative to a fork axis. The two-wheeled vehicle may be configured in a faring configuration and in a non-fairing configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Orpen, Mark W. Chevalier, James Arthur John Holroyd
  • Publication number: 20120289249
    Abstract: A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Tarun Kumar Bhattacharya, Martin Feuerstein, Scot Douglas Gordon, David Stevenson Spain, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120249787
    Abstract: Data from a wireless network location system is used in conjunction with the known geographic location of a video surveillance area such that the system according to the present invention infers that a person who appears in an image in the video is the user of a mobile phone estimated to be at the person's location. When facial recognition is applied and the person's identity is thus recognized, an association is generated as between the identity according to the facial recognition and the identity of the co-located mobile phone. This association can be critical when there is no personal identification available for a mobile phone such as a pre-paid mobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Manlio Allegra, Martin Feuerstein, Mahesh B. Patel
  • Publication number: 20120242120
    Abstract: An ATV includes a vehicle frame, a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver, and a passenger support assembly positioned rearward of the driver. The passenger support assembly is comprised of a seat frame assembly and a seat assembly. The seat assembly is removably mounted to the seat frame assembly, and the seat frame assembly is pivotally movable relative to the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy C. Smith, Richard D. Ripley, Scott D. Taylor