Patents Examined by Jacob B Meyer
  • Patent number: 12767202
    Abstract: A wagon with a height reduced after being folded includes four telescopic standing posts arranged in a rectangle pattern and at intervals, and at least two side folding mechanisms arranged opposite to each other. Two ends of the side folding mechanism are respectively hinged to two adjacent telescopic standing posts. When the wagon is folded, the side folding mechanisms drive the telescopic standing posts connected thereto to retract and shorten. When the wagon is unfolded, the side folding mechanisms drive the telescopic standing posts connected thereto to extend. The wagon has a height in a folded state smaller than a height thereof in an unfolded state. When the wagon is folded or unfolded, the folding mechanisms drive the telescopic standing posts to retract or extend. Therefore, after the wagon is unfolded, the space for a fabric bed provided on tops of the telescopic standing posts is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Jinhua Mutao Leisure Products Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiangshan Zhang
  • Patent number: 12766944
    Abstract: A support assembly for a radiator of a work machine. The radiator is fluidly coupled to one or more heat sources of the work machine for heat transfer between the radiator and the heat sources. The support assembly includes a structure configured to support the radiator and pivotally move with respect to a main frame of the work machine to facilitate a swinging movement of the radiator between a first position and a second position along a plane, P, defined by a longitudinal axis disposed along a length, L, of the work machine and by a transverse axis disposed along a width, W, of the work machine. In the second position, the radiator clears a path, M, for accessing or removing a power source from the work machine without having to disconnect the radiator from the heat sources of the work machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Kemble
  • Patent number: 12759667
    Abstract: Off-road vehicles including storage compartments are provided. An off-road vehicle includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end, and at least one storage compartment at the front end of the body. The body includes at least one hood panel and at least one side panel. The at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel are disposed at the front end and at least partially delimit an inner cavity of the body. The at least one storage compartment occupies at least part of the inner cavity. The at least one storage compartment accessible via an opening in one or both of the at least one hood panel and the at least one side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: TAIGA MOTORS INC.
    Inventors: Charles Blouin, Moran Lecalonnec, Sergio Mora, Engueran Sobaco
  • Patent number: 12759386
    Abstract: Electric or hybrid car comprising an outer body having a floor; a passenger compartment formed inside said outer body between the front and rear wheels; wherein the floor comprises at least two oblique side members converging towards a central portion of the floor, which comprises a central node to which an end of each oblique side member is mounted; a central pillar extending within said passenger compartment between said floor and said roof and arranged at an intermediate longitudinal axis of the passenger compartment between said driver's position and said rear passenger's position; wherein the central pillar comprises a first end connected to a central node of the floor and a second end connected to the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: FERRARI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Fabrizio Favaretto
  • Patent number: 12752963
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a battery pack frame, a frame set, and a new energy heavy truck. The battery pack frame includes a frame body formed by connecting a plurality of frame beams end to end. The battery pack frame includes a plurality of adapter assemblies for pre-mounting two adjacent frame beams. At least one adapter assembly is arranged between any the two adjacent frame beams, and each adapter assembly includes a threaded connection assembly and an inserting limiting assembly, the inserting limiting assembly being configured to limit relative positions of the two adjacent frame beams, the threaded connection assembly being configured to pre-connect the two adjacent frame beams, and the two adjacent frame beams being pre-mounted through the each adapter assembly and then welded. By using the solution, the tangential force that the two adjacent frame beams may withstand after being connected is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: CHINALCO MATERIALS APPLICATION RESEARCH INSTITUTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoyu Song, Guojun Wang, Qingyong Liu, Xiaodong Mao, Junqiang Wang, Xueguang Dong, Mingdong Huang, Yingdong Li, Zhiqiang Xu, Jingwei Zhao, Zhikai Zheng, Huixue Jiang, Ronghui Fan, Jingquan Li, Xiandong Liu
  • Patent number: 12752631
    Abstract: Provided herein is a vehicle. The vehicle can include a tubular frame, a base plate, a battery assembly, a solar panel system, four wheels, a motor in electrical communication with the battery, one or more body panels, and one or more attachable accessories. The tubular frame can include a base frame, a body frame, and a roof frame. The battery assembly can include a sealing case and a battery within the sealing case. The solar panel system can be removably attached to the roof frame and be in electrical communication with the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Hunter C. Erdman, Courtney S. Jiggetts
  • Patent number: 12746809
    Abstract: A utility vehicle including an engine, an exhaust pipe connected to the engine and through which exhaust gas from the engine is discharged, a heat generating component that generates heat during driving of the engine, and an air guide that guides outside air from the heat generating component toward the exhaust pipe. The air guide includes an intake opening that is arranged facing the heat generating component and through which outside air is introduced, a fan that draws outside air into the intake opening, and an exhaust port through which outside air drawn in by the fan is discharged toward the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jumpei Tokuda, Takahiro Jyouzaki
  • Patent number: 12741527
    Abstract: A front end accessory drive (FEAD) for a military vehicle. The FEAD includes a first belt, a second belt, multiple accessories, an electric motor-generator, at least one other accessory, and a sprag clutch. The accessories and the electric motor-generator are coupled with the first belt. The at least one other accessory, the first belt, and the second belt are coupled with the sprag clutch. The second belt is configured to couple with an output shaft of an engine of the military vehicle and be driven by the output shaft of the engine to drive the sprag clutch. The sprag clutch is thereby configured to drive the at least one other accessory and the first belt, and the first belt is thereby configured to drive the plurality of accessories, and the electric motor-generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Smith, Mitchel Nordahl, Mikel Ullman, Jessica Szymanski, Bradon Zeitler
  • Patent number: 12741537
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator as the electric work machine comprises: a body frame located in a bottom part of a body; a hood support part vertically provided in the body frame; a battery unit for charging power; an electric motor driven by the power which is supplied from the battery unit; and electrical parts electrically connected to the battery unit. The electrical parts include a first electrical device which is attached, opposite to a side surface of the battery unit, to the hood support part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Kanai, Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Patent number: 12734421
    Abstract: A golf bag trolley with an extendable frame, comprising a front wheel set, a left rear wheel set, a right rear wheel set, a handlebar set, a frame, a connecting base, an upper bag support and a lower bag support. The front wheel set is installed at the lower bag support, the left rear wheel set is installed on the connecting base, the right rear wheel set is installed on the connecting base, the frame comprises an upper tube and a lower tube, the upper tube has a smaller outer diameter than the lower tube, the upper tube is inserted into the lower tube, the lower bag support is installed at the lower tube, the handlebar set is installed at the upper tube, the upper bag support is installed on the upper tube, and a locking mechanism is arranged between the lower tube and the upper tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: NINGBO WENTAI SPORT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 12734878
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and methods for mounting an electronic component, including an integrated circuit that generates heat during operation, to a component of a vehicle suspension system, such as a suspension knuckle. Some embodiments include mounting the electronic component inside a cavity that contains coolant. In some embodiments the electronic component is immersed in liquid coolant that absorbs heat from the electronic component and transfers the heat to the suspension component where the heat can be transferred to the external environment. In some embodiments the liquid coolant transitions to a gas and/or vapor, and can condense back to a liquid after transferring heat to the suspension component. In some embodiments the electronic component is connected to a heat sink, such as by soldering, and the heat sink can include cooling fins that are immersed in the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chris Lutz, Mohammad Islam, Jeremy Dobbs, Tomy Sebastian, Christian Ross, Md Sariful Islam
  • Patent number: 12734876
    Abstract: A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle has an internal combustion engine having a drive shaft via which first drive torques can be supplied by the internal combustion engine to drive the motor vehicle. The system also has an electric machine having a rotor via which second drive torques can be supplied by the electric machine to drive the motor vehicle. The system further has an axle drive having an axle drive input gear via which the axle drive can be driven and a gearbox having a first partial gearbox and a second partial gearbox. The first partial gearbox has a first planetary gear set having a first element, a second element, and a third element, as well as a second planetary gear set having a fourth element and a fifth element connected permanently in a rotationally fixed manner to the first element, and a sixth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Tobias Schilder, Klaus Riedl, Joerg Mueller, Rico Resch, Martin Stoecker
  • Patent number: 12714614
    Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a drive assembly and an engagement assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor and a sprocket operatively coupled to the motor. The sprocket defines an engagement hole. The engagement assembly includes an engagement pin and an engagement control member configured to insert the engagement pin into the engagement hole of the sprocket in a first position and withdraw the engagement pin from the engagement hole of the sprocket in a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Inventors: Kent A Tabor, Kirk J Noll, Denis A Pettee
  • Patent number: 12715304
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: an electric motor; a power transmission device; a driving battery to be connected to an external charger; an electric-power control device for controlling an electric power transferred between the battery and the electric motor; a connector connecting between the electric-power control device and an electrical wire connected to the battery; a relay box for switching power supply paths to the battery; and a power source compartment which houses a drive apparatus including the electric motor and the power transmission device and which is provided on a front or rear side of a driver's seat compartment in a longitudinal direction of the electric vehicle. The electric-power control device, connector and relay box are disposed in the power source compartment. The connector is located adjacent to the relay box and is located between the relay box and the driver's seat compartment in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sho Ito, Kazuaki Ishiura, Takashi Katayama, Yoshihiro Morita
  • Patent number: 12703237
    Abstract: An in-wheel motor with improved driving force has a simplified cooling structure for the motor and a braking device. The in-wheel motor has a motor that transmits motive power to a wheel, at least a portion of the motor being disposed inside the wheel; a first cooling part and a second cooling part that cool a stator of the motor; and a braking device that applies braking to the wheel. The braking device 25 is formed from a brake disc that rotates with the wheel and a brake caliper that induces braking by imparting friction to the brake disc. The brake caliper operates in the axial direction of the motor to induce braking in the brake disc. A portion of an axial-direction end of the brake caliper is in contact with the stator. The first cooling part and the second cooling part cool the braking device through the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Suto, Akeshi Takahashi, Makoto Ito
  • Patent number: 12697259
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a wheelchair configured to reposition an occupant between a lowered and a raised position. The wheelchair can include a frame, a seat moveable relative to the frame, a drive wheel, one or more pairs of arm assemblies, and one or more sensors. The arm assembly includes a wheel configured to move from a first spatial location when the wheelchair is operating on flat, level ground to a second spatial location that is different than the first spatial location. Arm limiters can selectively engage the arm assembly based on at least one of a seat position, position of the arm assembly, and surface conditions of ground surface. The arm limiters can limit the range of motion of the arm assembly and sometimes other operational aspects of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Pride Mobility Products Corporation
    Inventors: James P. Mulhern, Stephen J. Antonishak
  • Patent number: 12696974
    Abstract: A postal service cart includes a base member and a support member extending from the base member. The support member includes a first end connected with the base member and a second end. A system support surface is connected to the support member at the second end. The system support surface includes a first support zone configured to support a first portion of a customer interface system and a second support zone including a component placement location restrictor configured to support a second portion of the customer interface system. The component placement location restrictor confines placement of the second portion of the customer interface system to a section of the second support zone adjacent the forward edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
    Inventors: William A. Tartal, Joel Dewnandan, Gabriel M. Yessin, Joram Shenhar
  • Patent number: 12691745
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a structure (8) with a floor, a tray (2) for electrical traction energy accumulators, which tray is arranged under the floor and comprises two side profile members (6), and a rear drive unit (4) arranged at the rear of the tray (2) and attached to the structure by attachment means (10). The motor vehicle is characterized in that the attachment means are additionally attached to each of the two side profile members via a connecting piece (20, 30, 40), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Stellantis Auto SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Boisgard, Marc Peru, Christophe Picquet, Richard Zeitouni, Sylvain Marcille
  • Patent number: 12686453
    Abstract: A system to field install solar racking components and torque beams includes a trailer base with structural supports, having independent left and right cantilever axles and a wheel configured to level said base on a horizontal axis a first vertical lift system connected to said base and pivotably connected to a cross brace and a table top rail configured to raise and lower a set of torque beam above beam post to traverse field, and a second vertical lift system connected to said base and connected to said cross brace and top rails position at one end of said cross brace and said table top rail to extract torque beam from said cross brace and a said table top rail to position torque beams relative to beam post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Inventor: Lance Webb
  • Patent number: 12689085
    Abstract: A military vehicle includes a battery structure. The battery structure includes walls and battery cells positioned within the walls. The battery structure is coupled with the military vehicle and includes a partition. The partition divides the battery structure into a first inner volume and a second inner volume. The plurality of battery cells are positioned within the first inner volume. The battery structure also includes at least one of a fluid, a crushable structure, or a compressible material positioned within the second inner volume. During an impact event, the fluid, the crushable structure, or the compressible material are configured to absorb kinetic energy transferred from the battery cells to the at least one of the fluid, the crushable structure, or the compressible material due to a mass of the plurality of battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Smith, Nader Nasr, Rachell Harsh, Mike J. Bolton, Bradon Zeitler, Ryan Crabtree