Patents Examined by James M Dolak
  • Vehicle underfloor battery connector protector structure
    Patent number: 11453283
    Abstract: A vehicle underfloor structure includes a battery having at least one connector projecting from a front end of the battery, and a protector covering and protecting the at least one connector from below, the protector having a rear portion attached to the battery and a front portion fastened to an attachment bar by a fastening bolt. The protector includes a fastening hole through which the fastening bob is inserted, and a cutout connected to a rear portion of the fastening hole and allowing the fastening bolt to separate from the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahiro Fukuoka
  • Motorized stroller having a platform and ergonomic means
    Patent number: 11447168
    Abstract: A motorized stroller for a theme park including a platform and an ergonomic configuration. The platform enables an operator to stand thereon in order to use it for automated travel. A touch screen display is accessed from the platform to illustrate attraction location, wait times, time, date, local dining, and online ordering options. Additionally, a user may also operate steering of the stroller when standing on the platform. The steering mechanism of the stroller includes a right handle which is manually rotated in a backwards motion to accelerate the stroller in a forward direction. A left handle may be rotated backwards for a reverse motion. Furthermore, the steering wheel includes brake handles to bring the stroller to a stop. In the present embodiment the steering handle also comprises of a key entry to turn the stroller on and off as well as a horn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Ferrer, Yessenia Ferrer
  • Vehicle drive system
    Patent number: 11440394
    Abstract: A vehicle drive system includes: a case accommodating a first rotary electric machine and a second rotary electric machine that are arranged to have respective rotational axes parallel to each other and to be radially adjacent to each other; and a power control device configured to control the first rotary electric machine and the second rotary electric machine. The case includes a peripheral wall portion surrounding the first rotary electric machine and the second rotary electric machine, and the power control device is mounted in a mounting section provided on an outer peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion. A lower part of the power control device is located in a space surrounded by a line connecting a first cross point, and a second cross point, the first rotary electric machine and the second rotary electric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yaguchi, Naoyuki Kishimoto, Naoki Marukawa, Shuichi Iwata
  • Auxiliary battery accommodating device for electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11390174
    Abstract: An auxiliary battery storage device stores an auxiliary battery that is used for performing cell balancing to a main battery adopted in an electric vehicle or supplying power to the main battery having low state of charge (SOC). The auxiliary battery storage device includes a case body formed in a box shape with a top portion that is open and an inner space in which the auxiliary battery is stored; a case body cover coupled to the case body to open or close the top portion of the case body; a terminal connection member fixed to an inner surface of the case body cover to contact a power terminal of the auxiliary battery when the top portion of the case body is closed by the case body cover; and a power cable configured to extend from the terminal connection member to the main battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Dong-Wan Ko
  • Vehicle underfloor battery connector protector structure
    Patent number: 11383590
    Abstract: A vehicle underfloor structure includes a battery disposed under a floor of a vehicle and having at least one connector projecting from a front end of the battery, a suspension member provided adjacent to a vehicle front side of the battery, a lower end of the suspension member being located higher than a lower end of the battery, and a protector covering and protecting the at least one connector from below, the protector being laid between the battery and the suspension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahiro Fukuoka
  • Child balance bike
    Patent number: 11383784
    Abstract: A child balance bike includes a bike body and a coat. The bike body includes a frame, a stem and wheels. The coat includes a main coat body and a head body, wherein the main coat body is provided with lower ends corresponding to legs of an animal, and an inside of the lower ends is provided with an end pocket and a locking portion. The main coat body and the head body are connected as a whole behind the stem, a portion of the coat behind the stem is a filling housing segment through which the head body and the main coat body penetrates and filled with a filler, and the head body is hung on the stem through the filling housing segment filled with the filler. The present invention has a simple structure and convenient operation for connecting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hangzhou Asweets Cultural Creative Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fujian Zhao
  • Electrically driven underground vehicle, in particular a mobile loader
    Patent number: 11370306
    Abstract: An electrically driven, movable underground vehicle and a method for operating the same, includes a chassis with at least two driven drive wheels, an electrical trailing cable for connection to an electrical supply network, an electric drive motor, which is electrically connected to the trailing cable, for driving the drive wheels, and an energy storage unit. The vehicle further includes an auxiliary drive motor with a subsequent hydraulic fluid transmission, a switchgear assembly and a processor for controlling the supply of the electric drive motor and the electric auxiliary drive motor with electrical energy. The drive motor directly drives the drive wheels while bypassing the hydraulic fluid transmission. Also, the energy provided by the energy storage unit is sufficient for driving the drive wheels and for temporarily moving the load-haul-dump machine independently of the supply network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: GHH FAHRZEUGE GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Brandenstein, Thomas Deimel
  • Creeper for ground work
    Patent number: 11364619
    Abstract: A creeper for scooting around on top of decking for decking installation, maintenance, and/or repair activities may minimize injury to a human user's knees and/or back. Movement-means of the creeper, such as, but not limited to, casters may be attached at or near a bottom of a base of the creeper to facilitate such scooting around. A seat may be attached to a top of the base of the creeper, wherein the seat may be sat upon by the human user during use of the creeper. Also attached to the base of the creeper may be a drill-guide. The drill-guide may facilitate controlled and repeatable predrilling of pilot holes, at predetermined angles (e.g., perpendicular) into decking planks and/or into joists. The creeper may also facilitate attachment of decking members, with the pilot holes, to joists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Carl William Bolton
  • Locking device, fixed base and electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11364781
    Abstract: A locking device includes a lock base. The lock base includes a lock body, a surface of the lock body being provided with a lock groove recessed towards the interior of the lock body, the lock body being internally provided with a lock tongue groove and a lock tongue movably mounted in the lock tongue groove that is in connection with the lock groove; a lock connecting rod movably connected to the lock base through the lock tongue and including a rod member, the rod member driving the lock tongue to move in the lock tongue groove; and a lock shaft including a shaft seat and a shaft rod perpendicularly arranged to a surface of the shaft seat, the shaft rod being inserted into the lock groove of the lock base to perform locking. A fixing seat and an electric vehicle comprising the locking device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jianping Zhang
  • Fender assembly and vehicle including thereof
    Patent number: 11338875
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fender, a storage compartment, and a first retaining wall. The fender has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a through hole connecting the inner surface and the outer surface. The storage compartment has a bottom plate. The bottom plate of the storage compartment is located at a side of the outer surface of the fender and at least covers the through hole. The fender is located below the storage compartment in a top-bottom direction of the vehicle. The first retaining wall is disposed on the outer surface of the fender and surrounds at least a portion of the through. A portion of the first retaining wall is closer to a front of the vehicle than the through hole in a front-rear direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Gogoro Inc.
    Inventors: Hsiu-Huang Lin, Chia-Hao Chang
  • Transport trolley
    Patent number: 11325629
    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 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    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
  • Electric pallet truck
    Patent number: 11318974
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an electric pallet truck. The electric pallet truck includes a frame, a lifting unit, and a walking unit. The lifting unit is configured to adjust a height of the frame. The walking unit is configured to drive the frame to move. The lifting unit includes a lifting mechanism fixedly connected to the frame and a hydraulic mechanism configured to control a lifting of the lifting mechanism. The walking unit includes a driving mechanism configured at a bottom of the lifting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG JIALIFT WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianjie Jiang, Xiaoxiao Dai, Chunxi Chen
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 11285794
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an electrical device, a frame member configured to hold the electric device, and a bracket connecting a vehicle structural member and the frame member. The frame member includes: a frame main body having an electrical device accommodation portion configured to accommodate the electrical device and a bracket attachment portion to which the bracket is attached; and an upper frame which is attached to the frame main body and covers the electric device accommodated in the electric device accommodation portion. The bracket attachment portion is attached to the bracket in a direction from the bottom to the top. The upper frame is attached to the frame main body in a direction from the top to the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takanori Suzuki
  • Subframe and suspension assembly
    Patent number: 11279217
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rear subframe and suspension system. The subframe may be configured to accommodate one or two electric motors for propelling an automobile. The subframe may be configured such that the motor(s) is inserted through the front end of the subframe. The subframe may substantially surround the motor. Braces may be the coupled to the subframe to secure the motor within the subframe. The subframe may further include built-in motor mounts. An independent rear suspension system and rear steering system may also be coupled to the subframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Faraday&Future Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Matthew Kraft, Joseph A. Kurcz, Timm Sebastian Redder
  • Snowsport equipment positional stabilization
    Patent number: 11273361
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for positionally stabilizing snowsport equipment such as snowboards while in use on snow or ice. The apparatus includes a position establishing unit having an interface and a guide situated in an angular relation to one another and a tether connectable between the establishing unit and either the equipment or an article associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: AJAJA, LLC
    Inventor: Avery C. Johnson
  • Tugger cart assembly
    Patent number: 11273857
    Abstract: A tugger cart includes a tugger frame having a first side member, a second side member, and a locking member disposed in between the first side member and the second side member. A first roller assembly is coupled to an inner surface of the first side member and a second roller assembly coupled to an inner surface of the second side member. Each of the first roller assembly and the second roller assembly include a roller assembly frame and a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the roller assembly frame. The roller assembly frame supports the plurality of wheels at a slant that declines from a rear of the tugger frame to a front of the tugger frame. An actuator is configured to raise and lower the first roller assembly and the second roller assembly relative to the first side member and the second side member respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: J-TEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Wayne Knepp, Ryan Merritt, Christopher Jacob Camp
  • Electric vehicle with power controller for distributing and enhancing energy from a generator
    Patent number: 11267335
    Abstract: An energy-producing system comprising an axle configured to be driven by an electric vehicle's wheels when in motion. The axle supports a series of wind-catching cups contained within an aerodynamic housing configured to direct air to the cups while also increasing the air speed. During vehicle motion, the cups are acted upon by rushing air causing the rotation of the axle such that the rotation may be transferred into energy via a generator/alternator linked thereto. A series of similarly polarized magnets integrated on said cups and/or spacers and/or housing proximate thereto further maintain the axle in motion during short vehicle stops. The system extends the life of the batteries between charges as well the distance the vehicle can travel between charges. A power controller is configured to distribute power from said generator to an axle drive motor, vehicle drive motor and/or start-up battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: Cecil Knickerbocker
  • Fuel cell vehicle
    Patent number: 11260760
    Abstract: There is provided a fuel cell vehicle that allows minimally suppressing damage of a fuel cell stack and a high voltage component as important components when the vehicle collides from a front side. An ion exchanger as a first component includes a tubular portion and a cap portion. When the front side of the fuel cell vehicle collides, the tubular portion deforms due to an impact load from a radiator as a second component moving toward the ion exchanger to buffer an impact from the radiator. The cap portion restricts additional deformation of a damper portion when the impact load from the radiator becomes a predetermined magnitude or more. A stack frame and a chassis are joined and fixed via mounts such that the stack frame is detached from the chassis due to the impact load from the radiator when the deformation of the tubular portion is restricted by the cap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tadashi Akiyama, Minetaka Kawamoto
  • Detachable workpiece support apparatus for a tailgate step
    Patent number: 11260796
    Abstract: A workpiece support is provided for a pickup truck tailgate. The tailgate includes a retractable step including a pair of step support members. The attachment brackets include a workpiece support bar and a riser that are attached to the step support members and to each other at a right angle. The workpiece support bar and riser may be fixedly attached to each other or attached by a pivot connector. Detachable connectors are provided to connect a workpiece support bar and riser detachably to the step support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Joshua R. Hemphill, Jack Marchlewski, Robert Reiners, Jeffrey Hemphill
  • Releasable boot and binding assembly for various sports
    Patent number: 11253772
    Abstract: Provided herein are various embodiments for a boot for releasable engagement with a binding having a downwardly facing ledge and a toe strap. The boot preferably contains a sole, a toe portion, and a heel portion. The boot preferably also contains a heel retaining device extending rearwardly from the heel portion of the boot and having an upwardly facing engagement surface at the top of the device which engages with the downwardly facing ledge of the binding to prevent vertical movement of the boot relative to the binding while allowing forward horizontal movement of the boot relative to the binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Daniel Digby