Patents Examined by Ian Bryce Shelton
  • Patent number: 12377894
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel multifunctional handcart comprises a load platform, wherein: a rear wheel is fixedly connected to the bottom of the load platform; a front wheel is fixedly connected to the bottom of the load platform; a guardrail is rotatably connected to a side wall of the load platform; a buckle is provided on a sidewall of the guardrail; a parking latch is rotatably connected inside the front wheel; a connecting piece is rotatably connected inside the front wheel; a handle is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting piece; a parking base is fixedly connected to a lower surface of the connecting piece; a telescopic rod is provided on a sidewall of the load platform; and a lap plate is provided on a sidewall of the telescopic rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Inventor: Dongyang Li
  • Patent number: 12377898
    Abstract: A folding hook structure comprising: a shell, fixed to the first object, and at least partially accommodates other parts of the folding hook structure; a rotating disk, fixed to the second object, and disposed in the shell to be rotatable around a rotation center in respect to the shell, with a folding hook groove disposed on a disk surface of the rotating disk, the folding hook groove including a circumferential section extending in a circumferential direction of the rotating disk with the rotation center as a center, and a radial section extending from the circumferential section along a radial direction of the rotating disk; a folding hook, disposed in the shell, and arranged movable between a locked position and a released position along the radial direction of the rotating disk, the folding hook being inserted in the folding hook groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Xiaojian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12365298
    Abstract: A rock rail assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting structure, an arm mounted to the mounting structure, a motor bracket coupled to the mounting structure, a motor mounted to the motor bracket, a pivot bar pivotably coupled with the mounting structure, a rail coupled with the pivot bar and operable to move between stowed and deployed positions, and a sector gear coupled to the pivot bar. The motor has a shaft that includes a first end, a second end, and a worm gear portion. Operation of the motor drives rotation of the shaft. The sector gear is operably engaged with the worm gear portion of the shaft, such that rotation of the shaft by the motor drives pivotal movement of the pivot bar relative to the mounting structure, causing movement of the rail coupled thereto between the stowed and deployed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Dennis Yee, Aaron Peter Klop, Satvinder Singh Matharu
  • Patent number: 12358566
    Abstract: The mud flap assembly for mobile home transport is for use with a trailer that transports the components of a prefabricated building. The mud flap assembly for mobile home transport forms a protection space under the trailer. The protection space prevents road debris from escaping from under the trailer and damaging the prefabricated building. The mud flap assembly for mobile home transport removably attaches to the trailer. The mud flap assembly for mobile home transport folds into a storage position after the deployed mud flap assembly for mobile home transport has been removed from the trailer. The mud flap assembly for mobile home transport incorporates a plurality of barrier plate structures, a mounting structure, and a weighting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventors: Darrin Page, Mark Gibbs
  • Patent number: 12355043
    Abstract: A thermal management structure for a battery pouch of a vehicle battery pack includes a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls include a pair of outer walls and an intermediate wall. Each outer wall is in a heat transfer relationship with a respective outer side of the battery pouch. The intermediate wall is disposed between the pair of outer walls and is in a heat transfer relationship with an inner side of the battery pouch. Each of the outer walls includes a first lattice structure and the intermediate wall includes a second lattice structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Santiago, Richard Werth, Mark Meinhart, Yamini Yedetore
  • Patent number: 12351224
    Abstract: A portable sled for transporting cargo in outdoor environments comprises overlapping High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) sheets arranged in a fish-scale configuration. The design features a structural aluminum body with eye bolts at the front and nylon straps for securing cargo. The sled's fish-scale assembly reduces drag, optimizes weight distribution, and minimizes snagging. Heat-treated HDPE sheets 101 maintain a curved shape when assembled but flatten for storage. The sled incorporates high-visibility colors for safety and is buoyant for water-based operations. Its modular design allows for easy assembly and disassembly in the field, making it highly portable and versatile for various outdoor scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Hunt Haul LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Levy
  • Patent number: 12351230
    Abstract: A snapping structure is provided, which is configured to detachably mount a body to a support frame. The snapping structure includes a locking member movably disposed on the body and a positioning member disposed on the support frame and mated with the locking member. The locking member is movable to be locked to the positioning member, so as to mount the body to the support frame, or the locking member is movable to be unlocked from the positioning member, so as to separate the body from the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Fangming Li
  • Patent number: 12344354
    Abstract: Provided is a hub-type electric driving device including: a housing having a wheel formed in the shape of a cup, and a cover whose outer peripheral part is coupled to the opening of the wheel; a motor shaft having both end portions fixed on a body outside of the housing; first and second bearings provided respectively in through-holes formed in the centers of the wheel and the cover; and a BLDC motor embedded inside the housing and rotating the housing around the motor shaft. The BLDC motor includes: a rotor in which a back yoke and a magnet are stacked on a cylindrical inner wall of the wheel; and a stator whose outer peripheral part faces the magnet of the rotor while having an air gap therewith and whose central part is coupled to the outer circumference of the motor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: AMOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 12347881
    Abstract: A battery-module protection structure is configured to protect a battery module accommodated within a vehicle frame of a vehicle from an external impact. The battery-module protection structure includes a rail disposed within the vehicle frame, a pedestal securing the battery module and secured to the rail by using a securing member, and the vehicle frame serving as a housing of the battery module. The pedestal is configured such that, in a case where the vehicle receives the external impact and the securing member breaks, the pedestal moves in an inner direction of the vehicle along the rail while securing the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Naruke, Toshiyuki Hara, Norio Suzuki, Yutaka Sakakura, Kazuki Sakai, Tatsuya Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 12329690
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a medical imaging supply transport cart having enhanced safety features and a process implementing the same. The medical imaging supply transport cart includes a support surface configured to support medical imaging supplies, the support surface further configured to support a support mechanism, and the support mechanism further configured to support the medical imaging supplies. The support mechanism further configured to rigidly hold the medical imaging supplies with a first holding mechanism, the medical imaging supplies configured to store at least one dose of a nuclear medicine, a plurality of wheels arranged below the support surface, at least one door configured to enclose the medical imaging supplies, and a handle configured to be grasped by a user to guide the medical imaging supply transport cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: CARDIONAVIX, LLC
    Inventors: Lon Patrick Wilson, Ron Joseph Morosko, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12329695
    Abstract: An apparatus for powering a manual wheelchair with rear wheels that includes a motor and pair of powered drive wheels, with each powered drive wheel in contact with a respective rear wheel of the manual wheelchair. Some embodiments of the powered apparatus include a piston assembly coupled to each of the powered drive wheels, whereby movement of the piston assembly to a disengaged position ceases motorized control of the wheelchair. The piston assembly may also be utilized as a “build-in” emergency stopping feature for motorized wheelchairs. A controller for operating the powered apparatus also is contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Paillet
  • Patent number: 12325484
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a personal mobility device including a personal mobility device body including a first wheel mounted at a front portion and a second wheel mounted at a rear portion with respect to a longitudinal direction of the personal mobility device body. The personal mobility device may include a steering rod that includes an operable handle, and mountable on any one of steering apparatus connectors at the front portion or the rear portion. A load cell assembly may be provided on each of the steering apparatus connectors, and each including a plurality of load cells. The personal mobility device may enable steering control using a low-cost load cell, and facilitate steering in either direction of the personal mobility device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Do-Kon Kim
  • Patent number: 12325307
    Abstract: A transmission device for an electric vehicle that includes a transmission element, a parking lock with a parking lock actuator which blocks the transmission element, and a transmission housing which encloses the transmission element and the parking lock. The device further includes a first connection apparatus that has a first cable arrangement that extends into the transmission housing and a first plug connector by which the first cable arrangement connects the exterior of the transmission housing to the parking lock actuator. The device further includes a pressure equalization apparatus which runs through the first plug connector of the first connection apparatus and forms a gas-permeable connection between the interior of the parking lock actuator and the exterior of the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Gerhard Fürstenhöfer, Stefan Paul, Bernd Haas
  • Patent number: 12319355
    Abstract: A mud flap assembly has a bracket hanger and a mud flap. The bracket hanger has a body extending from a first end and a second end. The first end of the bracket hanger has a shape complementary to a bore of a receiver's maintube that extends along a width of the vehicle. The mud flap is connected to and extends downward from the bracket hanger. A coupler has a first end and a coupler bore opposite the first end. The first end of the coupler is complementary to an end of a maintube of a second vehicle. The coupler bore is complementary to the first end of the bracket hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: B&S Horses and Trucks Customizing
    Inventors: Bart Stolworthy, Stephanie Stolworthy
  • Patent number: 12319332
    Abstract: A cleaning system comprising a hand-guided cleaning cart having rollers that is movable over a supporting surface, for transporting and storing cleaning utensils for manual cleaning is provided. The cleaning system also has at least one receiving device arranged along the cleaning cart and two or more different functional devices for operation and/or use of the at least one cleaning cart. The functional devices are selectively connectable to the at least one receiving device, such that the at least one receiving device and the functional devices may be considered cooperating connecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Patrick Armbruster, Jochen Burchard, Denis Dammköhler, Kamila Dobler, Beyza Guegercin, Marten Jahn, Jens Kuhn, Calogero Maniscalco
  • Patent number: 12319331
    Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided, including: a main body, traveling wheels, a drive assembly and a controller. The traveling wheels are arranged on the main body. The drive assembly is arranged on the main body and includes a hub motor. The hub motor is arranged on the traveling wheels. The controller is used to control the hub motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Yu Xiao, Shouchuan Feng, Zhibing Liu, Wanchun Jiao
  • Patent number: 12320095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a work machine, in particular a wheeled loader, having a cabin for the operator of the work machine and having an engine room arranged behind the cabin, wherein the work machine has a drive that is operable with hydrogen; and in that one or more tanks for the reception of hydrogen are present, with the tank or tanks being arranged in a hydrogen fuel system behind the cabin and above the engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK BISCHOFSHOFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Knapp, Gerald Heugenhauser, Reinhard Dengg, David Sagorz
  • Patent number: 12296880
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are hand trucks for installing and removing water heaters. The disclosed water heater hand trucks enable a single person to lift the water heater onto a platform and to keep the water heater above the water heater pan during installation and removal. The disclosed hand trucks generally include a main platform and a wheel frame. A water heater is strapped to the main platform which has curved legs at the bottom with rubber landing feet. This design is used to keep the water heater above a water heater pan while lifting the water heater into position. This avoids crushing the pan with the water heater. The handles at the upper section of the main platform have adjustable positions. These handles can be opened up to an outward position to provide leverage, which can be advantageous when access to the platform is limited from a frontal approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Inventor: Dale Lee Anderson
  • Patent number: 12280654
    Abstract: A kinematic linkage assembly for an active grille shutter system having a frame connectable to a vehicle and forming an aperture. A kinematic linkage assembly with a plurality of vanes each moveable between an open position, an intermediate position, and a closed position. The rotation force from an actuator is transmitted across the first vane of the plurality of vanes to the first link at the first connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: MAGNA EXTERIORS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Manhire, Braendon R. Lindberg, Daniel Vander Sluis
  • Patent number: 12275450
    Abstract: The stroller with a linkage-foldable backrest having a stroller frame convertible between an unfolded state and a folded state is provided. The folding of the stroller frame of the provided stroller drives the backrest portion to fold, so as to prevent the edge of the end portion of the backrest portion from touching the ground. The folding operation of the backrest portion according to the present invention is simple and convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Jialiang Yuan