Patents Examined by James A. Shriver, II
  • Patent number: 11938806
    Abstract: The invention is related to an integrated drive system including an electric motor having a stator and a rotor, an inverter configured to control the electric motor, a gearbox configured to transmit a torque provided by the electric motor, and a coolant system, wherein the coolant system includes a cooling fluid, configured to follow one cooling path for cooling the inverter, the rotor, the stator and the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Finger-Albert, Alexander Frank
  • Patent number: 11938394
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to splitboard joining devices. The splitboard joining devices can quickly and easily join the skis of a splitboard to create a snowboard. The devices can clamp the splitboard skis in a direction perpendicular and parallel to the seam of the splitboard and normal to the top surface of the splitboard skis. This can prevent the splitboard skis from moving up and down relative to each other, moving apart in a direction perpendicular to the seam, sliding relative to each other in a direction parallel to the seam, and rotating about the seam. The splitboard joining devices can constrain rotation and movement about the seam of the splitboard to make a splitboard ride like a normal snowboard and enhance a rider's experience on a splitboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Bryce M. Kloster, Tyler G. Kloster
  • Patent number: 11938992
    Abstract: A handle height adjusting mechanism includes an upper fixing base, a lower fixing base pivoted to the upper fixing base, and an engaging component movably disposed between the upper fixing base and the lower fixing base and for engaging with the upper fixing base and the lower fixing base. The engaging component includes a protrusion. The handle height adjusting mechanism can adjust a handle height and prevent accidental folding operation of a child carrier for enhancing safety. The present application further discloses the child carrier having the handle height adjusting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Jialiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 11938802
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for electric motorized wheel assemblies. An example wheel assembly for use with an electric vehicle disclosed herein includes an electric motor, a suspension assembly, and a frame mounting interface to attach the wheel assembly to a frame of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Hussain Z. Tajmahal, Marielle Conrad, Benjamin Jordan Curtis, David Earl Ooms, Yejin Han
  • Patent number: 11932346
    Abstract: A saddle-type vehicle includes a power unit including a multistage transmission having a plurality of gear positions, a transmission actuating mechanism for changing the gear positions, a shift spindle as an input shaft of the transmission actuating mechanism, a crankcase housing therein the multistage transmission and the transmission actuating mechanism, and a crankcase cover covering a side portion of the crankcase. The shift spindle is disposed in the periphery of the crankcase cover and is coupled to a shift actuator mounted on the crankcase cover by a joint rod. Such saddle-type vehicle having a power unit with a shift spindle movable by a shift actuator, in which the shift spindle and the shift actuator are combined with each other in a small-size layout with a joint rod joining the shift spindle and the shift actuator to each other, allows the joint rod to be installed in position with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kudo, Yoshiaki Nedachi, Junya Ono, Jun Adachi
  • Patent number: 11931643
    Abstract: Mounts (10) for securing a device (12) to an article (14) comprise a housing (16) having an internal volume (18) configured to selectively receive and retain the device (12) in the housing (16); and a coupler (20) attached to the housing (16) and configured to be operatively attached to the article (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Elevation Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Hopkins, Jacob Hull
  • Patent number: 11932203
    Abstract: A agricultural vehicle includes a step assembly having a step and a tank that is movably mounted to the step. The step has a flat and horizontally oriented top side and an angled side extending from the top side. The tank is movably mounted to the step and is configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position of the tank, a first side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the angled side to form a continuous angled surface. In the deployed position of the tank, a second side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the top side to form a continuous horizontal step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frank R. G. Duquesne, Stefaan Eeckeloo, Wouter Van Den Bulcke
  • Patent number: 11926241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for attachment/detachment of an energy pack for an electric vehicle and, more specifically, a structure for attachment/detachment of an energy pack for an electric vehicle, wherein: the energy capacity of a main energy supply device is reduced, and thereby fuel economy/efficiency can be increased through weight reduction; and an energy pack capable of additional energy supply is separately provided and detachably attached inside the vehicle depending on the travel distance of the vehicle, and thereby the driving conditions of the electric vehicle can be optimized without a need to change driving qualifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventors: Minjae Kim, Jongmyung Kim, Giyeon Hwang, Huy Huu Nguyen, Yeongha Hwang
  • Patent number: 11926358
    Abstract: A utility cart has a lower platform comprising a lower recessed storage area, an upper platform comprising an upper recessed storage area, a plurality of legs extending upwardly from the lower platform and supporting the upper platform in spaced relationship from the lower platform, a handle extending from the raised platform, a plurality of wheels connected to the lower platform and rollably supporting the cart, a configurable divider for selective location in the upper recessed storage area for dividing the upper recessed storage area into a plurality of compartments, and one or more tool holders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JS Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James Moore, James Stobar
  • Patent number: 11926209
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an electrically driven power take-off (PTO). A motor generator is coupled to a PTO output shaft. The motor generator is capable of varying rotation speeds and direction. By extension, the PTO output shaft may also have varying speeds and directions. A control system is also provided to control the motor generator and, therefore, the PTO output shaft in accordance with a plurality of operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Lubben
  • Patent number: 11919557
    Abstract: A folding wagon with a folding table is provided and includes a first main frame and a second main frame. Positions at front and rear ends of the bottom of the first main frame are respectively fixedly connected to front brackets, tops of the two front brackets are provided with a connecting rod, and each of the bottoms of the two front brackets is rotatably connected to a front caster. A brake assembly passes through and is arranged at a position between the bottoms of the two front brackets, and positions adjacent to the bottom of the first main frame are respectively rotatably connected to first outer frames. In the folding wagon, the detachable connecting rod is provided on the two front brackets, which can be freely modified. In the connected state, the two front casters are controlled to turn left or right at the same time by a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: QINGDAO ZHENGTAO TOOL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wei Pang
  • Patent number: 11919555
    Abstract: A laundry cart and methods for using it are described herein. The laundry cart has the ability to dump laundry from its shelves to the bottom surface of the laundry cart via rotatable shelves, eliminating the need to remove laundry from each shelf. In addition, the rotatable nature of the shelves allows the shelves to effectively close the laundry cart for effective transportation of laundry, minimizing spillage of laundry out of the laundry cart during transit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NORTH SHORE ARCHITECTURE, PC
    Inventor: James Joseph McCormack
  • Patent number: 11920849
    Abstract: The combined ice chest and bar top forms a temporary station from which the one or more beverages can be prepared and distributed. The combined ice chest and bar top incorporates a pedestal structure, a storage platform, a storage stanchion, and a service platform. The storage platform attaches the pedestal structure to the storage stanchion. The storage stanchion attaches the service platform to the storage platform. The pedestal structure is the inferior structure of the combined ice chest and bar top. The pedestal structure forms the cart structure that allows the combined ice chest and bar top to be rolled into position. The pedestal structure further adjusts the elevation of the storage platform, the storage stanchion, and the service platform relative to a supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventor: Freddie Green
  • Patent number: 11919559
    Abstract: A stroller comprising a frame having an unfolded state and a folded state, a front wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, a locking mechanism for locking the frame in the unfolded state, and the frame comprises: a front wheel support, a rear wheel support, a telescopic push rod assembly, a basket rod, a seat rod and a supporting rod. The locking mechanism comprises a first locking mechanism for locking the relative positions of the upper push rod and the lower push rod, and a second locking mechanism for locking the relative positions of the lower push rod and the sliding sleeve, the second locking mechanism comprises a retractable lock tongue arranged on the lower push rod and a lock hole arranged on the sliding sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GOODBABY CHILD PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Gao, Jianyong Zhou
  • Patent number: 11919404
    Abstract: A high voltage battery case assembly for a vehicle includes a battery case having a plurality of walls at least partially defining a cavity configured to receive one or more high voltage battery modules, a sacrificial pocket formed on an exterior of the battery case and including a thin-walled section, and an attachment bracket configured to couple between the sacrificial pocket and a body of the vehicle. The thin-walled section is configured to intentionally break away from the sacrificial pocket when the attachment bracket receives an impact load of a predetermined energy level to thereby facilitate protecting the high voltage battery case assembly from the impact load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Prabhu Selvaraj, Tim Coffin, Christopher M Smith
  • Patent number: 11919381
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a battery pack for driving the electric vehicle; and a vehicle body reinforcing structure member having at least a cross connection structure, wherein a left side and a right side of the vehicle body reinforcing structure member are fixed to a left side and a right side of a vehicle body respectively, and at least a portion of the vehicle body reinforcing structure member is fixed to the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyohiko Matsuoka, Jun Huang, Yao Yang
  • Patent number: 11919554
    Abstract: A mobile transport system for transporting objects in a technical system, includes a vehicle frame, a first wheel pair, a second wheel pair, and a third wheel pair, each having two wheels rotatable relative to the vehicle frame, and a swing frame pivotable about a swing axis extending in a transverse direction relative to the vehicle frame. The first wheels of the first wheel pair are attached to the vehicle frame, and the second wheels of the second wheel pair are attached to the swing frame. The third wheels of the third wheel pair are attached to a tilt frame pivotable relative to the swing frame about a tilt axis extending approximately in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Friedrich Manz, Jan-Patrick Ködderitzsch, Theodor Dahl, Joshua Gordon David Frisch
  • Patent number: 11912327
    Abstract: A folding pallet truck comprises a frame module, a lifting module installed on the frame module and comprising a mount, and a handle module comprising a tube in rotating fit with the mount, wherein a first constraint part is formed between an end, rotatably connected to the mount, of the tube and the mount, and the handle module is folded by detaching the first constraint part or is unfolded by reassembling the first constraint part. The handle module can be folded to be stored or be unfolded and locked to be used by detaching or reassembling the first constraint part formed between the tube of the handle module and the mount of the lifting module, operation is easy, and the pallet truck has a small size when stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jiaxing Li, Ji Chen, Ticheng Zhang, Wei Zhang, Haoxiang Fang, Chunbo Chu, Yuanjun Ye
  • Patent number: 11912325
    Abstract: An improved auto-chocking enabled cargo dolly that is towable by ground support equipment. The dolly has a frame, wheels attached to the frame that support the frame and rotate to allow movement of the frame, a tow bar, a linkage in communication with the tow bar and that actuates when the tow bar is raised, and a wheel engagement chocking system fixed to the dolly frame and disposed to selectively engage at least one of the wheels attached to the dolly frame. The wheel engagement system is responsive to a position of the linkage, where the wheel engagement chocking system applies pressure directly to at least one of the wheels to hold the wheel(s) in place when the linkage is actuated by the tow bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Reuben F. Burch, V, Katherine King, Howard McKinney, Aaron Prather, Kevin Frommelt, Shaq Khan
  • Patent number: 11904924
    Abstract: Respective electric drive motors (13a, 13b) drive left and right drive wheels (10a, 10b) having friction brakes, including an electromechanical service brake (31a, 31b) and an auxiliary brake (32a, 32b) mechanically biasing them to a braked state. An elongate handlebar (16) for user control is mounted via a pair of force-sensing couplings (17a, 17b) including a resilient member (18) and a load sensor (19) sensing forces applied by a user to the handlebar and transmitting respective load signals. A controller (37) receives the load signals and controls a current applied to the electric drive motors (13a, 13b) so as to amplify the force sensed by the force-sensing couplings and to generate a torque proportional to a force applied by the user to the handlebar and to actuate an electric release actuator of the auxiliary brake (32a, 32b) when the force applied by the user to the handlebar exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MULTITECH R & D CENTRE LIMITED
    Inventor: Wing Leung Chow