Patents Examined by Bryan A Evans
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Patent number: 12630090Abstract: A sidestep assembly for helping a user entering a cabin of an industrial vehicle, the sidestep assembly comprising a frame comprising an upper member, a lower member on which the user can step for accessing and exiting the cabin, and an elastic member, in which the upper member is configured to be fixed to the industrial vehicle by the elastic member so that the frame can be elastically displaced relative to the cabin when the frame is impacted by an obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventors: Adith Sivadas, Akshay Natarajan, Sudhindra Ks
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Patent number: 12630205Abstract: A transportation device configured to detachably engage with units, such as modular units, is provided. The transportation device is configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the transportation device is configured to couple to and help move one or more units, such as modular units. In the closed position, the transportation device is configured to engage with units, such as modular units, for easier movement of the transportation device.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventor: George Barton
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Patent number: 12623604Abstract: There is provided a sidestep platform servo/electrical removal mechanism, a running board with a step that is operably removable without tools.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.Inventors: Sorin O. Pantea, Carlo Porretta, Jeffrey R. Johnson
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Patent number: 12623606Abstract: A linkage mechanism, a pedal apparatus, and a vehicle are disclosed. The linkage mechanism comprises a mounting base, a telescopic base located below the mounting base, a first swing arm and a second swing arm pivotally connecting the bases, a flipping arm pivotally connected to the telescopic base, and at least one linkage assembly. The linkage assembly is arranged on at least one side of the telescopic base and is pivotally connected to the flipping arm to drive its rotation. This configuration enables the linkage mechanism to provide both extension and flipping functions. Advantageously, when the pedal apparatus is in a retracted state, the design increases the vehicle's ground clearance, thereby enhancing its passability and off-road performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2025Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Assignee: Zhongshan AOD Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jingyu Zhang, Xiangliang Meng, Xuanmo Guo
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Patent number: 12623605Abstract: A foot step device for vehicles, comprising a body member with a cantilever-style design configured to mount onto stock rock slider rails without additional hardware. The body includes a semi-circular aperture for secure clipping, parallel ridges for grip, and smooth transitions for ergonomic use and safety. The device is adjustable along the rails, reinforced with internal ribs and recesses for structural integrity, and fabricated from lightweight, durable materials. Optimized for off-road and utility vehicles, it provides a non-invasive, adaptable, and space-efficient stepping solution.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2025Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Inventor: Harry Ernst Sorensen Midgley
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Patent number: 12600223Abstract: An energy assembly includes: an engine including a crank shaft; a starter that starts the engine; an energy converter that is connected to the crank shaft of the engine and converts rotational power of the crank shaft into another type of energy; controlling circuitry configured to control the engine, the starter, and the energy converter; a supporting body supporting the engine, the starter, the energy converter, and the controlling circuitry; and an energy interface that transmits the energy, generated by the energy converter, to an external device detachably attached to the energy assembly. The engine, the starter, the energy converter, the controlling circuitry, and the energy interface are integrated with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventor: Yoshimoto Matsuda
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Patent number: 12595119Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body including a refuse compartment configured to store refuse, a lift assembly configured to transfer refuse from a refuse container into the refuse compartment, a cowl coupled to at least one of the body or the cab and extending above the cab, and a heat exchanger positioned at least partially within the cowl such that the heat exchanger extends above the cab.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignee: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jon Zeamer, Greg Steffens, Jeff Verhagen, Chris Goodman, Jon Branson, McCall Groen, Jon Pandolfini, Ryan Wolf, Sam Mueller, Kevin Pennau, Jeremy Andringa, Colin Wheeler, David Palmer, David Cockrell, Travis Zuleger
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Patent number: 12589695Abstract: A boarding and alighting step-mounted vehicle includes an entrance provided in a vehicle side portion, a sliding door having two door portions for opening and closing the getting-on/off port by sliding in directions opposite to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a step body having a step body for allowing an occupant to step when getting on and off the vehicle. The step is switchable between the use state and the closed state by rotating the vehicle lower portion on the entrance side as a pivot axis. In the use state of the step, the step body is in a posture deployed outward of the vehicle. In the closed state of the step, the step body is closed on the vehicle side and is in a posture facing the sliding door.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hideyuki Sakurai, Katsuya Shimazu
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Patent number: 12570215Abstract: A movable pedal, an electric pedal apparatus and a pedal system are disclosed. The movable pedal is applied to a vehicle, and includes a pedal body. A first surface is provided on an upper side of the pedal body, and the first surface is configured for being trampled by drivers and passengers. A mounting slot is formed in an approaching side of the pedal body, and a notch of the mounting slot faces the vehicle. A drive device can be connected to the pedal body through the mounting slot in a blind assembly, and the drive device can drive the pedal body to switch between an unfolded state and a retracted state.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2025Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: Zhongshan AOD Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jingyu Zhang, Xiangliang Meng, Xuanmo Guo
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Patent number: 12552439Abstract: A wheeled platform has a base, a plurality of wheels, and a power supply. A connector extends from the wheeled platform. A motor assembly has at least one motor mounted on the connector to couple with a conveyance. A controller assembly steers the conveyance. The base includes an upper surface for supporting an operator. The base forms a wheel assembly for holding the wheels. The power supply sends power to the motor assembly through the control assembly to drive the conveyance.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Inventor: Eddy Cardentey
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Patent number: 12552438Abstract: A seat (1000) may include mounting components (1054a, 1054b) that may mate with corresponding components on other assemblies. The seat may include one or more features that may rotate or move to provide for coupling to the one or more assemblies. Assemblies include, but are not limited to, a stroller, a bicycle adapter, a wagon, a booster seat, a camping chair, a high chair, a stadium seat/picnic table, a hiking pack, an infant carrier, a car seat, a booster car seat, or an airline seat.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: VEER GEAR LLCInventors: Andrew Bowman, Brady Schroeder, Thomas Perrin, Nicholas Douglas McKay
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Patent number: 12552435Abstract: A motorized shopping cart is disclosed herein and includes a shopping cart, a wheel assembly attached to the shopping cart, a drive assembly, accelerator and brake assembly in communication with the wheel assembly, a GPS module, a direction sensing module, a feedback module, a controller and in some embodiments, a collision module. The GPS module detects a location of the shopping cart relative to one or more boundaries and the direction sensing module detects a direction of travel of the shopping cart within a store. If the shopping cart moves past the boundary or in an incorrect direction of travel, the controller automatically applies the brake assembly to cease movement of the shopping cart and simultaneously causes the feedback module to vibrate at least a portion of the shopping cart. In some embodiments, if a collision is imminent, the controller activates one or more response measures for collision avoidance.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Inventor: Anas Afaneh
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Patent number: 12550801Abstract: A wheel assembly for an agricultural implement includes a linkage assembly having a mount configured to be non-rotatably coupled to a toolbar of the agricultural implement. The linkage assembly also includes a first link pivotally coupled to the mount and a second link pivotally coupled to the mount. Furthermore, the linkage assembly includes a wheel support pivotally coupled to the first link and to the second link, in which the wheel support is configured to rotatably couple to a wheel at a wheel pivot. The linkage assembly is configured to transition between a raised position and a lowered position to control a vertical position of the wheel pivot relative to the toolbar, and the linkage assembly is configured to position the wheel pivot at a first longitudinal location forward of a longitudinal centerline of the toolbar while in the raised position.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLCInventors: Brandon James Kuboushek, Michael J. Connors, Kregg J. Raducha
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Patent number: 12552322Abstract: A stair assembly suited for a vehicle entrance includes a plurality of step treads, each of the step treads having a tread width, and a stringer to which the plurality of step treads are secured. The stringer is positioned within the tread width.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.Inventors: Tyler Nine, Brandon Joseph Williams, Nicholas Cornett, Bryan J. Roth
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Patent number: 12553213Abstract: A construction machine includes an engine, a cooling fan, a hood, a heat exchanger, a partition plate, a battery, and a fuse box. The engine has electrical equipment. The cooling fan is mounted to the engine. The hood has an exhaust port. The heat exchanger is disposed between the cooling fan and the exhaust port. The partition plate defines an exhaust air channel between the heat exchanger and the exhaust port. The battery is disposed in a space under the partition plate. The fuse box is connected to a circuit joining the electrical equipment of the engine and the battery. The fuse box is disposed between the battery and the partition plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Yosuke Otsuka
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Patent number: 12546089Abstract: To provide a construction machine capable of improving cooling efficiency of a heat exchanger and reducing noise in a configuration in which a prime mover, a heat exchanger, and an air cleaner for supplying clean air to the prime mover are arranged in an engine room. The excavation work machine comprises an engine room provided on a swivel frame and housing equipment including an engine and a heat exchange unit, a ventilation part provided on a right exterior cover forming a side wall of the engine room and having a plurality of ventilation holes for communicating inside and outside of the engine room, and an air cleaner arranged between the heat exchange unit and the ventilation part in the engine room, and supplying cleaned air to the engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsumasa Wakata
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Patent number: 12545308Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to combine a four-legged type of stool with a hand cart. This is useful for, but not limited to, performers, for example, who have to haul in amplifiers and road cases etc. to a venue, then perform sitting down. With this invention the integral combination of hand cart and stool allows the user to load in equipment, then convert the hand cart to a stool on which to sit. Then convert it back to a hand cart to load equipment back out. This is accomplished by the new integration of additional vertical structures and connectors to the hand cart design, which upon expansion and inversion, become the front legs for the stool. When inverted, the bottom plate structure of the hand cart becomes the seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Inventor: Gregory Martin Campbell
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Patent number: 12534118Abstract: A cart for tending to a patient includes a base, a tabletop, a body, a drawer, and a tray. The base has a plurality of wheels. The body vertically extends from the base to the tabletop and supports the tabletop thereon. The drawer is supported by the body and configured to selectively move from a first closed position toward a first open position. The tray is movably supported by the body such that the tray is configured to selectively move from a stowed position toward a first lateral position and from the stowed position toward a second lateral position. The tray in the stowed position is vertically below the tabletop. The tray in the first and second lateral positions projects from the body such that at least a portion of the tray is not vertically below the tabletop and thus exposed for access.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: Midmark CorporationInventors: Brian L. Stachler, Darin G. Whittington
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Patent number: 12528413Abstract: A lifting step assembly for helping a user entering a cabin of an industrial vehicle, the lifting step assembly comprising a first step member configured for selectively moving along a first translation direction between a first position and a second position, so that the user can be lifted from the first position to the second position, a second step member configured for being moved between a retracted position and a deployed position wherein the second step member projects out of the first step member, and a deployment mechanism configured for moving the second step member from the retracted position to the deployed position when the distance between the first step member and the second position becomes lower than a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventor: Uday Patil
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Patent number: 12528531Abstract: A handle structure of a trolley contains: two grips symmetrically mounted on the trolley, and a respective one grip includes: a first fixing portion, a second fixing portion, and a body. The first fixing portion is configured to be connected with the trolley. The second fixing portion is configured to be connected with the trolley and located below the first fixing portion. The first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are on an axial line. The body is defined between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, a first end of the body is connected with an outer side of the first fixing portion, and a second end of the body is connected with a rear side of the second fixing portion; the body includes a first extending portion, a first connection portion, a second extending portion, a second connection portion, and a third extending portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: January 20, 2026Assignee: HANDO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventor: Hung-Ching Hsieh