Patents Examined by James M Dolak
  • Patent number: 11912364
    Abstract: A mounting assembly of a scooter seat, and a scooter. The mounting assembly comprises a mounting base (120), a supporting block (130), and a fastener; the mounting base (120) comprises a top plate (122) and two side plates (123) fixedly provided on two opposite sides of the top plate (122); mounting holes for fixing the scooter seat (900) are provided on the top plate (122); the two side plates (123) are clamped on the scooter body; the top plate (122) is provided on a footboard of the scooter body; the supporting block (130) is interposed between the scooter body and the side plates (123); the fastener is provided on the side plates (123) and tightly locks the supporting block (130) to enable the supporting block (130) to be fastened on the scooter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NINEBOT (BEIJING)TECH. CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haoran Zhang, Zhilei Ding
  • Patent number: 11904704
    Abstract: A system can prevent burning of a vehicle or human injury caused by a fire spread from a battery to a vehicle in the event of a fire in the battery of an eco-friendly vehicle. The system can release a battery from the vehicle such that the battery can be separated and removed from the vehicle when a fire occurs in the battery. The system is operated in response to a control signal of a controller detecting the fire in the battery and by manipulation of a driver, and releases a state of the battery mounted to a vehicle body to release the battery from the vehicle such that the battery can be separated or removed from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Mu Ryong Jang
  • Patent number: 11904922
    Abstract: The paint cart is a cart. The paint cart is adapted for use with painting equipment and supplies. The paint cart stores the painting equipment and supplies. The paint cart transports the painting equipment and supplies over a supporting surface. The paint cart comprises a pedestal pan, a plurality of tool pans, and a stanchion structure. The stanchion structure elevates each individual tool pan selected from the plurality of tool pans above the pedestal pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Angel Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 11901536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery unit (1), particularly for a hybrid and/or electric motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of cells that are physically and/or electrically regrouped into a plurality of modules, a housing receiving and surrounding said cells, and means for regulating the temperature of said cells by circulation of a heat-transfer fluid. Said battery unit (1) is characterised in that the housing is made of a plastic material and consists of a lower tray (6), with a bottom and side walls, and an upper cover (7), which are peripherally assembled, and in that at least the tray (6) comprises means (5) for distribution/collection and circulation of the heat-transfer fluid, said means being structurally built into the body of said tray (6), by being formed at least partially as one piece therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SOGEFI AIR & COOLING
    Inventors: Nicolas Becker, Alexandre Floranc
  • Patent number: 11878729
    Abstract: Embodiments include strollers having removable seats. An example stroller may include rear wheels, front wheels, and a frame including a handle portion, a rear wheel support portion, a front wheel support portion and a folding mechanism connecting the front wheel support portion and the handle portion in both an unfolded configuration and in a folded configuration. The frame may include a stroller seat support portion positioned at a first vertical position adjacent the handle portion, and a front seat attachment configured for attachment to the front wheel support portion at a second vertical position substantially lower than the first vertical position. The front seat attachment may be configured to support the front stroller seat substantially over the front wheels so that a center of gravity of the stroller system is between the front wheels and the rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Baby Jogger, LLC
    Inventor: Mark Zehfuss
  • Patent number: 11865980
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for noise reduction in a semi-truck tractor. The semi-truck tractor has hood cowling that is carried on an upper hood support mounted to a firewall of the semi-truck tractor. The invention includes applying a resilient sleeve to the upper hood support to eliminate a noise generated by vibration of the hood cowling when supported by the upper hood support. The resilient sleeve has an opening at a proximal end of the sleeve. The sleeve is dimensioned to surround an exposed face of the upper hood support when mounted to the firewall. The resilient sleeve provides a low friction barrier between the hood cowling and the upper hood support with the hood cowling in a closed position and supported by the upper hood support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Joel Justin West
  • Patent number: 11858117
    Abstract: A dual-purpose mechanics creeper includes: a flat board, a first swing arm and a second swing arm pivotally attached to a bottom surface of the flat board. Each swing arm includes a plurality of rollers. When each swing arm is at the first position, it is adjacent to the bottom surface of the flat board. When the swing arm is at the second position, it is perpendicular to the flat board. When the second swing arm is at the second position, it is attached to the first swing arm, such that the second swing arm is obliquely supported between the flat board and the first swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HIEVER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tony Huang, Jeffery Huang
  • Patent number: 11850970
    Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a battery pack. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, includes an enclosure. The battery pack, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an intake port attached to a first section of the enclosure, the intake port coupleable to a source of cooling fluid, a first exhaust port attached to a third section of the enclosure and a second exhaust port coupled to a fourth section of the enclosure. The battery pack of this aspect further includes a first set of battery cells located within the enclosure in the first and third sections, the first set of battery cells separated by one or more first fluid passageways and a second set of battery cells located within the enclosure in a second and the fourth sections, the second set of battery cells separated by one or more second fluid passageways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Yuanzhi Liu
  • Patent number: 11820359
    Abstract: A waste heat recovery (WHR) hybrid power system can be utilized in vehicles to convert heat energy into mechanical energy. The WHR system can include a WHR power unit structured to convert thermal energy into rotation of a WHR drive shaft. A motor/generator having a motor/generator shaft can selectively operate as a motor or a generator. A mechanical linkage can be structured to selectively link a output shaft to one of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft independently of the other of the WHR drive shaft and the motor/generator drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Manik Narula, Timothy C. Ernst, Michael J. Ruth, Jonathan A. Dickson, J. Steven Kolhouse, Nimish Bagayatkar
  • Patent number: 11820413
    Abstract: A mobile body that is human-powered includes three all-directional wheels with axles thereof displaced from each other by 120 degrees, a connection portion that connects two front wheels, a brake attached to a rear wheel, and a disconnection portion that disconnects the two front wheels from each other. The connection portion connects the two front wheels such that the two front wheels rotate in directions opposite to each other. The connection portion connects the front wheels with the rear wheel such that the two front wheels rotate in the same direction, while the front wheels rotate in a direction opposite to a rotational direction of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoji Mochizuki, Masayuki Tsuda
  • Patent number: 11820417
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a noise reduction structure comprising a stroller frame, a supporting frame connected to the stroller frame, and a wheel mounted on the supporting frame, the supporting frame receive a force so that the wheel contacts a supporting surface to slide; and an elastic resetting member is arranged between the supporting frame and the stroller frame, the resetting member always has a tendency to bring the supporting frame to reset. The noise reduction structure of the disclosure has a simple structure and is suitable for baby strollers or hand carts. By additionally arranging a resetting member between the supporting frame and the stroller frame, the supporting frame always has a resetting tendency, that is, when the supporting frame is unloaded, the resetting member may suspend the wheel, so as to avoid noise caused by friction between the wheel and the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Jialiang Yuan
  • Patent number: 11814096
    Abstract: A carriage rocking system is provided, which is engageable to a front wheel of a carriage to impart a rocking motion thereto during travel. A wheel having a sliding hub is engaged with an axle of the front wheel of the carriage. Translation of a hub assembly to differing positions on a support member of the wheel imparts more or less rocking motion to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Louis Haberkern
  • Patent number: 11794819
    Abstract: In an engine compartment, an engine, a generator using the engine as a power source, a motor for driving the vehicle, and a gear box are arranged in alignment in a vehicle width direction. The first high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a generating unit that includes the engine and the generator. The second high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a drive unit that includes the motor and the gear box. The first high-voltage equipment and the second high-voltage equipment are coupled by a coupling member that extends substantially horizontally in the vehicle width direction and supports the high-voltage equipment, against a falling load directed from one thereof toward the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Hamada, Kazuki Hirota, Satoshi Nakamura, Toshimitsu Yugami, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara
  • Patent number: 11786059
    Abstract: A meal delivery vehicle for delivering foods includes a vehicle unit, a cover unit, and a power supply. The cover unit is mounted to the vehicle unit and cooperates with a carrier surface of the vehicle unit to define a space to receive the foods therein. The cover unit includes a cover and a driving device connected to the cover and operable for converting the cover between a covering state, where the cover covers the space, and an open state, where the cover uncovers the space to allow the space to be in spatial communication with ambient surroundings. The power supply unit is electrically connected to the driving device to provide electricity thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Kuang-Chen Lo
  • Patent number: 11780314
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle having an improved arrangement structure is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank which provides fuel to an engine, and is disposed in a first area which is recessed upward from the under surface of the exterior of a vehicle body. A battery provides an electric driving force to a vehicle, and is disposed in a second area which is recessed downward between the bottom of the interior of the vehicle body and a rear seat. The first area is disposed further forward than the second area in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hyun Do Jeon, Tac Koon Kim, Bu Yeol Ryu
  • Patent number: 11766986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a far-side airbag. Each section of the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification deploys in a different direction. That is, the far-side airbag introduced in the present specification comprises: a first inflation section that deploys in a reference direction; and a second inflation section that is connected to the first inflation section and deploys in a direction inclined by a set angle from the reference direction. This far-side airbag manufactured in such a configuration sufficiently supports occupants and does not rotate, and can thus safely protect the occupants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Jong-Ki Byun, Tae-Ik Gwon
  • Patent number: 11769914
    Abstract: There is provided a working vehicle with increased safety by preventing deterioration of a battery due to over-discharge of the battery caused by an operator not noticing occurrence of a malfunction in driving by connected to an external power source. The working vehicle includes a charger, the battery, a sensor, a drive unit, a controller, a display unit, a battery management system, and a switch, in which the battery management system is configured to control the working vehicle to be switched to the driving by connected to the external power source when the switch is turned on after the charger is connected to an external power source and a valid signal for driving by connected to the external power source is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Kumeuchi, Shumpei Okutani, Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11760292
    Abstract: A sleeping occupant crash protection system includes an occupant sleeping compartment positioned within an autonomous vehicle. A substantially flat platform of the occupant sleeping compartment supports an occupant reclining in a horizontal sleep position. An elastic bedsheet is positioned in direct contact with an upper surface of the platform positioned between the occupant and the platform. A sensing system is in communication with the occupant sleeping compartment and triggers deployment of a bedsheet displacement system during a vehicle rapid deceleration event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Yi-Pen Cheng, Chin-hsu Lin, Louis D. Thole, Wonhee Michael Kim
  • Patent number: 11753064
    Abstract: A steering column that includes a first jacket and a second jacket that is axially movable with respect to the first jacket. An energy absorbing apparatus is located between the first jacket and the second jacket. The energy absorbing apparatus includes a strap body that extends between a first end and a second end. A curved portion is located between the first end and the second end and a spring segment is configured to bias the curved portion towards the first end when the connector strap is fixed to a jacket of the steering column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Melvin L. Tinnin, Joen C. Bodtker
  • Patent number: 11755031
    Abstract: An automated guided vehicle system including at least one automated guided vehicle (AGV) for following predetermined magnetic paths on a ground surface to carry cargo to selected points on the paths. The AGV includes a chassis, top plate mounted on the chassis for receipt of cargo, a pair of driving wheels coupled to driving motors, and plural passive omni-wheels. Control and navigation circuitry is provided to operate the motors to drive the driving wheels to cause the AGV to follow a desired one of the paths. The AGV provides illumination indicating its direction of travel and status. It also includes laser scanners for obstacle detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Barcoding, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brucker, Jeffrey Grabner, John William Cross, Joseph Robinson