Patents Assigned to POLARIS
  • ADJUSTABLE SEATING ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20120074742
    Abstract: A vehicle having an adjustable seating assembly and related method. One member of the seating assembly may be adjusted to provide a backrest to a straddle type seat of the vehicle. As such, when a carrier bed having an accessory platform is located rearward of the straddle type seat, the one member may optionally be used to provide a wall portion of the carrier bed. The one member may also be adjusted to provide an extension to the straddle type seat. When an accessory platform is located rearward of the straddle type seat, an additional member of the seating assembly may be adjusted to provide a backrest to one or more of the straddle type seat or an extended straddle type seat. The additional member may also be adjusted to form a segment of the accessory platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ostroski, Roy Sunsdahl, Scott Taylor
  • ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120073537
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Brian J. Hitt, David Andrew Galsworthy, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay McKoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson
  • CAMOUFLAGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120064311
    Abstract: A camouflage sheet including a substrate of shapeable material capable of retaining its shape, for forming a three dimensional structure to provide a heat signature not characteristic of the object, the shapeable material being re-shapeable on site, and a visible pattern on the shapeable material mimicking the surroundings of the object to be protected, for protecting an object from detection in both the visible and the IR spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS SOLUTIONS LTD
    Inventor: Asaf Picciotto
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 8132827
    Abstract: A utility vehicle with ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features is disclosed. The ergonomic, safety, and maintenance features enhance the utility of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: James Bergman, Larry Holter, Richard Nelson, Lionel Hoff, Doug Moman, Joshua J. Leonard, Mitchell D. Johnson, Richard Raymond Maki, Eric Bjerkelvedt, Bradley Robert Morisch, Brian D. Krosschell, Louis J. Brady, Michael D. Schneider
  • Air intake system for controlling sound emission
    Patent number: 8127877
    Abstract: An air intake system for a vehicle is disclosed. The air intake system may include a first plenum housing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a fluid directing member which receives air from the fluid inlet of the plenum housing and directs the air away from the fluid outlet of the plenum housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Fredrickson, Jerry A. Olson, Jason A. Eichenberger
  • Power steering for an all terrain vehicle
    Patent number: 8122993
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and a power steering unit supported by the frame. The power steering unit has an output shaft which is held at its free end in an aperture, and rotates within a bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D Ripley, Eric P Nault, Scott D Taylor
  • SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120031694
    Abstract: A side-by-side vehicle comprising a frame and a plurality of ground engaging members is provided. The side-by-side vehicle further includes an operator area having seating and operator controls, and a cargo carrying portion located rearward of the operator area. A floor of the cargo carrying portion includes a movable cover to provide access underneath the cargo carrying portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Kevin McNutt
  • SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120031688
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air inlet for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Brian M. Safranski, Robbi L. Peterson, Richard L. Sunsdahl, Aaron D. Deckard, Louis J. Brady
  • SIDE-BY-SIDE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120031693
    Abstract: A vehicle may include a CVT unit or a power source which requires ambient air. An air inlet for an air intake system coupled to the CVT unit or the power source which requires ambient air may be provided in a side of a cargo carrying portion of the vehicle. The vehicle may include a rear radius arm suspension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Phillip A. Nowacki, Brian R. Gillingham, Tracy S. Kofstad, Mark A. Smith, Curtis R. Kjaer, Stephen L. Nelson, Keith A. Hollman, Jeffrey M. Maher, Kevin A. McNutt, Jerome J. Rubatt, Adam J. Schlangen
  • Positioning system and positioning method
    Patent number: 8106818
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to perform positioning at the proper positioning time and positioning precision in response to a requirement with respect to positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Polaris Wireless, Inc., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Tarun Kumar Bhattacharya, Hassan Mohamed El-Sallabi, Scot Douglas Gordon, Yasuhiro Oda, Jiyun Shen
  • Positioning system and positioning method
    Patent number: 8106817
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to obtain a positioning result corresponding to the state of a receiver in less time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Polaris Wireless, Inc., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    Inventors: Tarun Kumar Bhattacharya, Hassan Mohamed El-Sallabi, Scot Douglas Gordon, Yasuhiro Oda, Jiyun Shen
  • Wireless Location and Facial/Speaker Recognition System
    Publication number: 20120014567
    Abstract: An integrated wireless location and facial/speaker-recognition system that provides distinct advantages over facial-recognition systems and speaker-recognition systems of the prior art is disclosed. The integrated system is capable of using information from a wireless location system to improve the performance of the facial recognition and speaker recognition. The system is capable of processing photographs and/or audio samples captured by a camera/microphone at a fixed location (e.g., a digital pan-zoom-tilt (PZT) surveillance camera, etc.) as well as those captured by a mobile camera/microphone (e.g., a digital camera and microphone in a smartphone, etc.). The system also features a feedback mechanism by which the location-informed results can be used to improve the system's recognition abilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: POLARIS WIRELESS, INC.
    Inventors: Manlio Allegra, Martin Feuerstein, Mahesh B. Patel, David Stevenson Spain, JR.
  • Frame for an all terrain vehicle
    Patent number: 8091657
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Dieter, Jeffrey David Bennett, Sean E. Sherrod, Nathan D. Dahl, Steve L. Nelson, John D. Schreier
  • Craniospinal fusion method and apparatus
    Patent number: 8083743
    Abstract: A method for effecting reduction, stabilization and enhancement of fusion of the human cranio-cervical junction, which may be performed in order to relieve mechanical stresses imparted to the spinal cord and brainstem as a result of an abnormal clivo-axial angle, includes steps of achieving the correct craniocervical relationship, of effecting a fusion of a first portion of a bone forming material based structural member to a human cranium, and effecting fusion of a second portion of the bone forming material based structural member to a least one portion of a human cervical spine. Fusion of the bone forming material based structural member to the human cranium may be promoted through the use of plate member that is shaped to define a graft accommodation space between the plate member and the cranium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Polaris Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Fraser Cummins Henderson, Sr., John W. Newman
  • Method for treating a neurological disorder
    Publication number: 20110313323
    Abstract: A therapeutic method for treating a neurological disease by accessing a neuraxial deformity and abnormal neuraxial stress. The method involves calculating a neuraxial stress, determining whether the neurological disorder is attributed at least in part to the neuraxial stress; and treating the neurological disorder by normalizing the neuraxial stress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: POLARIS BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: FRASER CUMMINS HENDERSON, JOHN W. NEWMAN
  • Suspension systems for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8079602
    Abstract: A utility vehicle is disclosed. The utility vehicle may include storage areas under the dash. The utility vehicle may include suspension systems for utility vehicles having shocks with both a fluidic stiffness adjustment and a mechanical stiffness adjustment. The utility vehicle may include an electrical power steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Kinsman, Kelly J. Knutson, Louis J. Brady, D. Brett Gass
  • Suspension for an all terrain vehicle
    Patent number: 8075007
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and an engine supported by the frame. The engine includes a crankshaft defining a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Louis James Brady, Jeffrey David Bennett, Benjamin J. Dieter, Sean E. Sherrod, Ryan K. Lovold, Harry Pongo
  • ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110301824
    Abstract: An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Nelson, Karl J. Grajkowski, Scott P. Sandstrom
  • All terrain vehicle
    Patent number: D650311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Garth H Bracy
  • Motorcycle
    Patent number: D656068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Michael M Song, Gregory C Brew, Cameron D Fisher