Patents Examined by Brian Cassidy
  • Patent number: 8794643
    Abstract: A toy vehicle includes a body and a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel, and a right rear wheel, with each of these wheels being coupled with the body and rotatable relative to the body. The toy vehicle also includes a caster assembly that includes a swivel-type caster. The swivel-type caster is coupled with the body and includes at least one rotatable wheel. The swivel-type caster is swivelable relative to the body and is movable vertically relative to the body between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The Step2 Company, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Miroewski, Anthony S. Zuccaro, Donald R. Wright, Robert A. Frindt, Dale Anton Panasewicz
  • Patent number: 8783726
    Abstract: A replaceable nose section is provided for use on a rideable snow sled wherein the nose section comprises a support structure which can be easily fitted to a snow sled, and a flexible, resilient nose section shell which is adapted to be fitted to the support structure. The support structure can be easily removed and replaced on the snow sled by the use of hooks and spring-loaded clasps, or the like, which attach to the handlebars and/or handlebar or steering assemblies of the snow sled. As such, the nose section can be easily removed from the support structure and/or the support structure can be easily removed from the snow sled. This facilitates replacement of the nose section on the snow sled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Tech 4 Kids, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley D. Pedersen, Kyle Jeffs
  • Patent number: 8777254
    Abstract: An elevated hunting blind has a hunting blind housing with a support frame. The elevated hunting blind has a substantially upright position, such that the support frame supports the housing, and a substantially level position, such that the support frame embodies a load-bearing trailer. Wheels may be attached to the support frame, such that when the elevated hunting blind is in the level position, the wheels are in contact with the ground to support the load-bearing trailer. An elongated hinging member has a first end having a trailer tongue suitable for attachment to a tow hitch and a second end rotatably connected to the support frame, so the trailer tongue can maintain constant attachment to the tow hitch on a vehicle in both the upright position and the level position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: John D. Fowler
  • Patent number: 8770331
    Abstract: Disclosed is battery pack mounting structure for a high capacity battery in a vehicle. More specifically, a battery pack that includes a plurality of modules is mounted lengthwise in a center console installation space between a driver seat and a passenger seat. A cooling air providing means is configured to supply cooling air to a front protion of the battery pack, and a cooling air distributing means is configured to distribute the cooling air provided by the cooling air providing means to each of a plurality of battery modules individually. Finally, a discharge duct means is configured to receive cooling air that has already passed over each of the individual battery modules and discharge the cooling air through a rear portion of the battery pack to outside of a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Yoon Cheol Jeon, Yong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 8757646
    Abstract: A transport chair enables one person to provide mobility to two passengers simultaneously. The transport chair can include two seats, allowing a care giver to provide a fast, safe and less stressful solution for providing mobility to multiple passengers. The transport chair can collapse similar to a conventional wheelchair to provide for ease of storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Penny Trail Express, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Webb Coleraine, Kathryn Webb Braswell, Joyce Webb Rucker
  • Patent number: 8733487
    Abstract: A battery unit comprises plural side connection portions which are provided at its both-side end portions in a vehicle width direction and connected to said vehicle-body member, and these connection portions are connected to a high rigidity portion of a vehicle-body member, concretely, to the vehicle-body member at a specified position where floor cross members integrally connected to a vehicle floor panel are located, to the vehicle-body member at a specified position where a torque box is located, or to the vehicle-body member at a specified position where a kick-up portion of the vehicle floor panel is located. Accordingly, the torsional rigidity of the vehicle body can be increased by utilizing the battery unit mounted below the vehicle body floor (vehicle floor panel).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuo Usami, Hirokazu Kita, Hiroyuki Nomura, Noriaki Mitobe
  • Patent number: 8727360
    Abstract: This invention relates to a trailer comprising a body, a wheel assembly on each side of and floating relative to the trailer body, a linear actuator driving means adapted to selectively raise and lower body relative to its wheel assemblies while keeping the body substantially parallel to the ground throughout its range of movement and providing a mechanical advantage to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: David Catford
  • Patent number: 8714593
    Abstract: A human powered vehicle with four unpowered wheels. Front and rear wheel bearing sections are joined by a top frame structure. A swing suspended from the frame structure supports a driving rider in either a prone or a sitting position. In the prone position, the rider is oriented, heard first, along the axis of travel, and positioned beneath the frame structure. The vehicle has a steering mechanism and a braking system, both situated to be operative by the rider when the rider is positioned to be in any of a standing, sitting or prone position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Bonanno
  • Patent number: 8714569
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a modular cart, which includes a base and a tower. The tower can be assembled and disassembled. The base has a mounting seat supported on wheels. The wheels allow the mounting seat to move on a working surface. The mounting seat further defines an axis extending away from the working surface. The tower is mounted on the mounting seat and has N number of main bodies and N?1 number of couplers. With N?2, the main bodies and the couplers are interconnected into a predetermined length. Each coupler is connected between two main bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Syncmold Enterprise Corp.
    Inventors: Der-Wei Lu, Chung-Cheng Hu
  • Patent number: 8696013
    Abstract: A novel snowboard binding provides a high level of adjustability, convenience, and usability for snowboarders. One aspect of the invention discloses a hook-and-go strapping system which reduces or eliminates cumbersome effort to strap or release snowboard boots to a conventional snowboard binding. Another aspect of the invention discloses a locking lever and a spring-loaded locking plate, which uniquely enable an “on-the-fly” stance positioning of a snowboard binding. The on-the-fly stance positioning as disclosed in some embodiments of the invention involves an easy rotational or angular adjustment of a snowboard binding from a snowboard even after a snowboard boot is strapped into the snowboard binding. Yet another aspect of the invention discloses a unique leg support apparatus comprising a forward lean bar, a tool-free forward lean adjuster with one or more fitting grooves, and a tilt-adjustable articulating high back for fine adjustability and comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Inventor: Bart Saunders
  • Patent number: 8684395
    Abstract: A child stroller and a stand platform assembly thereof are disclosed. The child stroller includes a frame, a brake assembly connected to the frame, two rear wheels connected to the brake assembly, and the stand platform assembly. The stand platform assembly includes a platform connected to a rear cross bar of the frame, and two sidewalls connected to two opposite sides of the platform. When the child stroller is folded, the folded child stroller is capable of being supported by the sidewalls and the rear wheels, which solves the inconvenience in placing a folded conventional stroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Joseph F. Fiore, Jr., Lin-Hai Shan
  • Patent number: 8668040
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine for a vehicle can include a crankcase, and a supercharger disposed behind the crankcase in a front-to-rear direction of the vehicle body. A throttle body and an intercooler are connected in the front-to-rear direction, to an intake passage of the engine. The intake passage extends a rearward from a cylinder head, and the cylinder head protrudes substantially upward from the crankcase. The throttle body and the intercooler are connected in this order, in the front-to-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Karube, Takaaki Shomura
  • Patent number: 8651218
    Abstract: A muffler of a construction machine is formed by respectively coupling silencers to entrance and exit sides of an exhaust-gas purifying device by flanges. In flange coupling portions, mounting seats are provided integrally with lower semicircumferential portions of the flanges of the silencers in a manner such as to protrude toward outer peripheries of the flanges. By coupling the mounting seats to muffler mount brackets attached to a muffler mount, the muffler is mounted on the muffler mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Okada
  • Patent number: 8646805
    Abstract: A cart includes foldable upper and lower frame members. In some arrangements, the cart can also double as a table. The cart includes a main-frame structure, an upper framework pivotally attached to an upper portion of the main-frame, and a lower frame stand pivotally attached to a bottom portion of the main-frame. A panel is provided in the cart space defined by the side members of the main-frame structure. The cart stands upright when the main-frame is in a vertical position with respect to the surface of the ground and the lower frame stand is extended with respect to the main-frame. The cart can function as a table when the main-frame is positioned horizontally with respect to the surface of the ground and the upper framework and the lower frame stand are extended with respect to the main-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: JGR Copa, LLC
    Inventor: Jacob Goldszer
  • Patent number: 8641078
    Abstract: A foldable wheelchair comprises a body, a first support rod, a second support rod, a backrest rack and a connecting unit. The backrest rack is provided with a first support tube swingably disposed on the first support rod and a second support tube swingably disposed on the second support rod. The first and second support tubes can be separated from each other and swing outwardly by the connecting unit, which facilitates the folding operation of the wheelchair, such a wheelchair is small and is convenient to carry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Po Hsuan Yang
  • Patent number: 8636090
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine; a motor; a power transmission mechanism and an oil pump for lubricating the engine and the power transmission mechanism with the rotation of a crankshaft. The oil pump has an oil pump shaft with an oil pump driven gear on one end thereof through a one-way clutch and an oil pump driven sprocket on the other end of the oil pump shaft through a one-way clutch. The oil pump driven gear is connected to a primary drive gear rotating integrally with a motor driven gear for transmitting the power of the motor to the drive wheel. The oil pump driven sprocket is connected to a cam chain of the engine to be rotated by power of the engine. The motor driven gear is disposed on one side of the crankshaft and the cam chain is disposed on the other side of the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akifumi Nomura, Shinichi Wagatsuma, Kazuyuki Nakai, Kenichi Ohmori
  • Patent number: 8631889
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body that defines an opening in a forward end thereof. A heat exchanger and an inlet of a brake duct are each positioned rearward of the opening to receive a flow of air through the opening. A shutter system is movable between an open position to allow airflow through the opening and a closed position to block airflow through the opening. The shutter system controls the airflow to both the heat exchanger and to the inlet of the brake duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventors: David Begleiter, Steven J. Weber
  • Patent number: 8622402
    Abstract: An automatic conveying device includes a conveyer bracket, a wheel assembly, a transmission mechanism, and a loading assembly. The wheel assembly is rotatably assembled to a bottom portion of the conveyer bracket for supporting the conveyer bracket. The transmission mechanism is assembled within the conveyer bracket and connected with the wheel assembly, thereby driving the wheel assembly to rotate. The loading assembly is mounted upon the conveyer bracket and movably assembled with the transmission mechanism, for accepting objects as a load and driving the transmission mechanism to work. The loading assembly moves downward relative to the conveyer bracket under the weight of the objects placed on the loading assembly, and is capable of moving upward back to its original position, when the objects are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bing Li, Shang-Xuan Song, Yong Xie
  • Patent number: 8608188
    Abstract: The foldable frame cart carries items and doubles as a table. A main-frame has a pivotally attached upper framework, a lower frame stand and wheels attached to the main-frame. A panel attaches to the cart space defining members. The cart is a table when the main-frame is positioned horizontally on the ground. The upper and lower framework are fully extended. The cart has swivel locks. A lower swing arm safety latch system maintains the first frame stand in a fully extended position with respect to the main-frame. An off center swing hinge lock system pivotally attaches the upper framework to the main-frame. The hinge lock systems prohibits unintentional closure or collapse of the framework from its fully extended position with respect to the plane of the main-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: JGR Copa, LLC
    Inventor: Jacob Goldszer
  • Patent number: 8596657
    Abstract: A push cart includes a lid removably covering a receiving space in the base. The lid includes a slit in communication with the receiving space. A handlebar is mounted to an end of the base. A container is removably placed on the lid. The container includes a peripheral wall and an open top end. The container further includes a bottom opposite to the open top end. The bottom of the container has an opening aligned with the slit. A plurality of bags is coiled and received in the receiving space, with a closed end of each bag interconnected to and separable from an open end of an adjacent bag. A portion of the coiled bags is extended through the slit and the opening of the container, with the outermost bag received in the container, with the open end of the outermost bag retained to the peripheral wall of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsuan Liu