Patents Assigned to The Shyft Group, Inc.
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Patent number: 11926367Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a cargo vehicle is provided. A bulkhead is located on the cargo vehicle. The bulkhead includes an opening. A bulkhead door is located at the bulkhead. The bulkhead door is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the opening. A bulkhead door bearing slide assembly is located at a portion of the bulkhead door and is movable with the bulkhead door between the open and closed positions of the bulkhead door. At least one pin is attached to the bulkhead door bearing slide assembly and is disposed through at least one opening of at least a portion of the bulkhead door. The at least one pin is movable within the at least one opening of the at least the portion of the bulkhead door to movably couple to the bulkhead door.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventor: Douglas Lee Sagarsee
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Patent number: 11918108Abstract: A modular shelving unit includes a base plate that is planar in an expanded configuration. A first foldable wall is connected to a first side of the base plate. A second foldable wall is connected to a second side of the base plate. The first foldable wall has a first segment and a second segment, and the second foldable wall has a third segment and a fourth segment. The second and fourth segments are rotatable about a respective hinge to define an interior surface with its respective first or third segment when in the expanded configuration. Shelves extend from the interior surfaces in the expanded configuration. In the collapsed configuration, the second and fourth segments are rotated about their respective hinges out of planar with their respective first and third segments. Other embodiments of modular shelving units are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Daryl Adams, Eric Fisher
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Patent number: 11814015Abstract: A truck body with an enclosure assembly that has a plurality of storage compartments with doors each movable between an open position that provides access to respective storage compartments and a closed position that prevents access to that storage compartment. The enclosure assembly includes at least one hidden hinge coupled with at least a portion of the doors to pivot the door between the open/closed positions. There are door flanges surrounding the openings of the storage compartments that, in some embodiments, include: (i) a longitudinally-extending channel dimensioned to receive a mounting portion of the at least one hidden hinge; and (ii) a rim configured to receive a seal.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Bill Cleaves, Steve Mayo, James Rutter, Jordan Brown
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Patent number: 11780343Abstract: A mobile electronic vehicle (EV) charging station is provided. The charging station may include one or more charging bays for charging electric vehicles (EVs). The charging station includes a plurality of batteries within an interior compartment to supply power for charging the EVs. There is a power delivery subsystem to control supply of electrical power from the batteries to the charging bays. The charging station self-driving to move between a first position to a second position. In some cases, the charging station includes a drive subsystem that controls speed and/or steering based on wireless communications.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventor: Eric R. Fisher
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Patent number: 11738678Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a vehicle having a cargo area and a cab area is provided, wherein the cargo area may include a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly may include a conveyor assembly section and a pivotable conveyor assembly section. The conveyor assembly section includes at least one conveyor shelf panel which includes a support surface. The pivotable conveyor assembly section may include a bracket that supports a pivotable conveyor panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Eichstedt, Spencer O. South, Glen R. Helmuth
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Patent number: 11578520Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
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Patent number: 11548566Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a delivery vehicle having a driver compartment and a cargo compartment. The cargo compartment is located adjacent the driver compartment. An at least one riser extends along at least a portion of the cargo compartment. The at least one riser includes a plurality of holes disposed therein. Each of the plurality of holes disposed in the at least one riser are spaced apart from each other a predetermined distance. A flooring assembly is located in the cargo compartment and supported by the at least one riser.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventor: Douglas Lee Sagarsee
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Patent number: 11180068Abstract: An illustrative embodiment of a vehicle having a cargo area and a cab area is provided, wherein the cargo area may include a conveyor assembly. The conveyor assembly may include a conveyor assembly section and a pivotable conveyor assembly section. The conveyor assembly section includes at least one conveyor shelf panel which includes a support surface. The pivotable conveyor assembly section may include a bracket that supports a pivotable conveyor panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Eichstedt, Spencer O. South, Glen R. Helmuth
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Patent number: 11083288Abstract: A modular shelving unit includes a base plate that is planar in an expanded configuration. A first foldable wall is connected to a first side of the base plate. A second foldable wall is connected to a second side of the base plate. The first foldable wall has a first segment and a second segment, and the second foldable wall has a third segment and a fourth segment. The second and fourth segments are rotatable about a respective hinge to define an interior surface with its respective first or third segment when in the expanded configuration. Shelves extend from the interior surfaces in the expanded configuration. In the collapsed configuration, the second and fourth segments are rotated about their respective hinges out of planar with their respective first and third segments. Other embodiments of modular shelving units are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Daryl Adams, Eric Fisher
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Patent number: 11035165Abstract: A commercial vehicle used for parcel delivery is installed with a control module. The control module communicates wirelessly with a transmitter to give control to the vehicle operator. The vehicle operator can access the vehicle's cargo compartment through the bulkhead door and/or the rear door solely by using the transmitter as opposed to manually actuating the door latch. A door actuator is added to the bulkhead door such that when the bulkhead door is wirelessly actuated the door opens without operator assistance, and the process of the door opening does not damage the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle operator can initiate the control module to allow a push-button start and stop of the vehicle's ignition system. Such elements contribute to time savings and cost savings for parcel delivery operators.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Ernest M. McDonald, II, James M. Newcomer, Michael Andrew Smith, Samuel Francis Colalillo, Jr., Shan Lentine, Marcia Ann Blevens
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Publication number: 20210007478Abstract: A modular shelving unit includes a base plate that is planar in an expanded configuration. A first foldable wall is connected to a first side of the base plate. A second foldable wall is connected to a second side of the base plate. The first foldable wall has a first segment and a second segment, and the second foldable wall has a third segment and a fourth segment. The second and fourth segments are rotatable about a respective hinge to define an interior surface with its respective first or third segment when in the expanded configuration. Shelves extend from the interior surfaces in the expanded configuration. In the collapsed configuration, the second and fourth segments are rotated about their respective hinges out of planar with their respective first and third segments. Other embodiments of modular shelving units are described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Daryl Adams, Eric Fisher
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Patent number: D958632Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric R. Fisher, Richard David Eichstedt
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Patent number: D993860Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventors: Eric R. Fisher, Samuel Colalillo
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Patent number: D1011978Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.Inventor: Eric R. Fisher