Patents Examined by James M Dolak
  • Personal shopping cart
    Patent number: 11117606
    Abstract: A personal shopping cart includes a supporting frame hingedly connected to a base frame; a plurality of wheels; a detachable support assembly including opposing first and second horizontal support members; opposing first and second side members each being sized and configured for selective attachment to and detachment from a corresponding one of the opposing first and second horizontal support members; a support surface secured between the opposing first and second side members; and wherein the side members and the support surface collectively form a receptacle that is sized for receipt of a shopping basket; wherein the receptacle is detached from the opposing first and second horizontal support members; and wherein the base frame and the opposing first and second horizontal support members are structured and disposed to be folded against the supporting frame when the personal shopping cart is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Brett Lehocky
  • In-wheel motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11104217
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a pair of power control units (PCUs) provided corresponding to each of a pair of in-wheel motors. The pair of PCUs include two PCUs having a common structure. The PCU includes a cuboid housing, an MG terminal provided on a first side surface of the cuboid housing, and a battery terminal provided on a second side surface orthogonal to the first side surface. Each of the pair of power control units is arranged such that each of the MG terminals faces a vehicle width direction in which a corresponding in-wheel motor is located and each of the battery terminals faces a same direction in a vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaaki Katayama
  • Cooling module for vehicle
    Patent number: 11097610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling module for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a cooling module for a vehicle including a condenser, a first radiator through which coolant for an engine flow, a second radiator through which coolant for electrical components flows, and an intercooler, and capable of evenly distributing air resistance of the front surface of the first radiator to secure an overall balance of an air volume distribution by disposing the condenser, the second radiator, and the first radiator in a flow direction of air or disposing the second radiator, the condenser, and the first radiator in this order, and disposing the intercooler on lower sides of the condenser and the second radiator, and capable of minimizing a gap of each heat exchange period by disposing the condenser C and the first radiator R to be in closely contact with the second radiator L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Ji Hun Han, Gwang Ok Ko, Hyun Keun Shin, Seok Jong Yoo
  • Electric vehicle with segmented frame and auxiliary frame in lattice structure
    Patent number: 11097788
    Abstract: An electric-propulsion car includes: a main frame, a front axle unit, a rear axle unit, wherein the axle units each have an auxiliary frame for supporting the axle units and two suspension units that connect two respective wheel supports to the supporting auxiliary frame, wherein at least one of the axle units is a motorized axle with steering wheels including, mounted on said auxiliary frame, an electric motor for actuating the rotation of the wheels, a control unit for controlling said electric motor, a transmission unit for connecting the electric motor to the wheels, and a steering device for steering the wheel supports, and wherein each one of the main frame and auxiliary frames includes a reticular lattice structure including boxed elements made of steel, each one of the main frame and auxiliary frames being adapted to be pre-assembled separately and then assembled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Interactive fully Electrical Vehicles S.R.L.
    Inventors: Pietro Perlo, Pietro Guerrieri, Marco Biasiotto, Davide Penserini
  • Method and system for switching from a first power supply path to a second power supply path
    Patent number: 11097713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for switching power supply path of at least one electrical machine, said electrical machine being arranged to be selectively supplied power by a first power supply path and a second power supply path, respectively, by alternately opening and closing said power supply paths, said first and second power supply paths being arranged to connect a power supply source to a first connection terminal means of said electrical machine. The method includes, when switching from said first power supply path to said second power supply path: opening said first power supply path; by means of said electrical machine, controlling a terminal voltage of said first connection terminal means to substantially a power supply voltage of said second power supply path; and closing said second power supply path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Mathias Björkman, Niklas Pettersson
  • Hybrid drive module with chain drive oil lid
    Patent number: 11091020
    Abstract: A hybrid drive module, comprising a housing (170) enclosing a chain drive (120) connecting an electrical motor (110) with a crank shaft (22) of an associated internal combustion engine (20) via at least one coupling (130, 140). The housing (170) further comprises a reservoir (190) and a removable lid (400) for allowing access to parts of the electrical motor (110), and the lid (400) is arranged at a distance from said reservoir (190).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Hans Aulin, Robin Gustafsson, Tim Olsson, Bradley Duane Chamberlin, Rupert Tull De Salis
  • Stroller
    Patent number: 11091185
    Abstract: A stroller includes a front leg, a rear leg, a handle assembly, a locking component and a linking component. The rear leg is rotatably connected to the front leg. The handle assembly is rotatably connected to the front leg. The locking component is movably disposed on the handle assembly. The locking component is configured to engage with the front leg for restraining a rotating movement of the handle assembly relative to the front leg and further to be driven to disengage from the front leg for allowing the rotating movement of the handle assembly relative to the front leg. The linking component is rotatably connected to the handle assembly and the rear leg. The handle assembly drives the rear leg to rotate relative to the front leg forwardly when the handle assembly rotates relative to the front leg forwardly. Therefore, the stroller can be folded easily and compactly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Bruce L. Williams, Gregory Sellers
  • Centreless wheel with drive
    Patent number: 11091022
    Abstract: A centreless wheel for a vehicle is suitable for use in a road-going vehicle, a wheelchair, a trolley, etc. and includes a rotor that is annular around an axis, the rotor having an inner surface forming a plurality of radial teeth to form an annular gear. The rotor is mounted in a member which is annular around the axis, the member having a housing for a drive mechanism with a driveshaft and a pinion mounted thereon in engagement with the annular gear to transmit torque to the rotor. A connection assembly connects the member to the vehicle. An actuator is configured to act upon the housing to move the member and the rotor relative to the connection assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Alan Rallings
  • Convertible scooter
    Patent number: 11084550
    Abstract: A scooter includes a scooter body with substantially triangular front and rear body portions. The substantially triangular front body portion has a front side and a first connecting side. The front side and the first connecting side of the front body portion form a first acute angle. The substantially triangular rear body portion has a rear side and a second connecting side. The rear side and the second connecting side of the rear body portion form a second acute angle. The first and the second connecting sides are connected so as to linearly slide with respect to one another such that when the scooter body is in an extended state the front side is in a greater distance from the rear side than a distance when the scooter body is in a compact state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Arturo Aguilar Ruelas, Hector Alberto Mendoza Saldivar
  • Moving body
    Patent number: 11072357
    Abstract: A moving body includes a travel drive section, and a transporting section that is disposed above the travel drive section (a drive housing and a power housing). In the moving body, the transporting section has a substantially rectangular shape and is provided with a vertical bumper at any of corner portions in top view, the vertical bumper extending in a height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Nakaura
  • Construction barrier moving device and method
    Patent number: 11066001
    Abstract: An device for moving a construction barrier includes a connection member, an alignment member, and an engagement member. The connection member is configured to removably attach the device to a vehicle. The alignment member is configured to attach to the connection member and to the engagement member, and the engagement member extends at an angle away from the vehicle. When the device is attached to the vehicle and engages a construction barrier, the engagement member is configured to move the construction barrier behind the vehicle and toward a path of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: KOKOSING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Tom Swisshelm
  • Tire protection system
    Patent number: 11066109
    Abstract: A tire protection system includes a magnet assembly disposed in front of or behind a tire of a vehicle. The magnet assembly attracts and collects metallic debris on the roadway in front of the tire as the vehicle travels along the roadway, thereby preventing the debris from damaging the tire. The magnet assembly may be integrated into a wire-type housing and/or frame that is coupled to a mud flap, lower windscreen, and/or body-side molding located near the undercarriage of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony David
  • Charge air shutter
    Patent number: 11065951
    Abstract: A passive shutter mechanism (10; 20) for a cooling pack (2) in a vehicle (1) adapted to selectively close at least part of an airflow path into the cooling pack (2), wherein the shutter mechanism comprises at least one blocking member (11; 21) adapted to be displaced between an open position, wherein air may flow into the cooling pack (2), and a closed position, wherein air is prevented from flowing into at least part of the cooling pack (2), depending on the movement of the vehicle (1). A vehicle (1) comprising such a passive shutter mechanism, as well as a method of operating such a passive shutter mechanism is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.
    Inventor: Robert Moestam
  • Transport trolley
    Patent number: 11059507
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stackable transport trolley, in particular a stackable shopping trolley, comprising a chassis and a basket; the chassis includes a support frame and a frame of rods which is arranged on the support frame, the frame of rods supporting the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: WANZL GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Dirk Webert, Johann Daminger, Hermann Eichele, Markus Riesenegger, Ralf Maier, Michael Gerstmaier, Paul Ruf, Karl-Heinz Horn, Georg Wiedemann, Thomas Gasche
  • Housing device for storage battery housing
    Patent number: 11056806
    Abstract: A housing device is provided which houses a storage battery having a first connector. The housing device may include a storage battery holding part which holds a storage battery and a drive part which (i) moves a second connector that is to be connected to the first connector of the storage battery toward the first connector and/or (ii) moves a second connector that has been connected to the first connector of the storage battery in a direction away from the first connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Etsunagi, Ryo Oshima, Tomoyuki Koketsu, Michihito Okado, Takumi Shiiyama
  • Cushioned concave pads for self-balancing vehicles
    Patent number: 11045712
    Abstract: Method and apparatus directed to cushioned concave pads, cushioned traction pads, and grip tape for self-balancing vehicles. The method and apparatus includes front cushioned pads and/or front cushioned traction pads having top surfaces and bottom surfaces; attaching the bottom surfaces of the front cushioned pads and/or the front cushioned traction pads to a first deck portion disposed at a first end of a frame; selecting rear cushioned pads and/or rear cushioned traction pads having top and bottom surfaces. The top surfaces of the rear cushioned pads and/or rear cushioned traction pads can have a rear kicktail extending integrally upwardly and rearwardly. The method and apparatus further include attaching the bottom surfaces of the rear cushioned pads and/or the rear cushioned traction pads to a second deck portion disposed at a second end of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Orehek
  • Battery module that comprises liquid battery and solid battery
    Patent number: 11050108
    Abstract: A battery module includes a first liquid battery and a first solid battery. The first liquid battery is a unit cell. The first solid battery is a unit cell that has a larger volume than a volume of the first liquid battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsutsui, Yuta Sugimoto
  • Vehicle side rail having one or more steps with a braced front end and a non-braced back end
    Patent number: 11046252
    Abstract: A vehicle side or step rail includes a longitudinal extending vehicle side rail having a vehicle frame-facing side arranged to mount to the frame of a motor vehicle and an outward-facing side to which a leading end of one or more steps is connected to the rail but the trailing end is not. The connection may be in the form of a brace. Depending on where the vehicle mounting points are located relative to the leading end of the step, one or more additional braces can be added. Regardless of whether additional braces are used, the trailing end of the step is not braced or connected to the rail and always extends past the brace. The step surface of the step is always spaced apart from the rail, leaving a gap between it and the outward-facing side of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Iron Cross Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy D. Bundy, Don Bundy, Eric Long, Cole Stevens
  • Motor vehicle having a rear reinforcement on an energy store housing frame
    Patent number: 11040608
    Abstract: A housing for an energy store is arranged on the floor of a vehicle body. The housing has a cover, a bottom, and a peripheral frame. Fastening components are provided on a side transverse section of the frame that is at the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction, on which fastening components the front ends of two stiffening braces extending in the shape of a V are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Georg Lange, Siegfried Massun, Florian Tesch, Benjamin Werner
  • Trailer with fender box
    Patent number: 11040742
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a floor, a wheel, and a fender box. The fender box is moveable from a first position in which the fender box is located adjacent the wheel to a second position in which the fender box is spaced apart from the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: LGS Pace, LLC
    Inventor: Franklyn M Yankovich