Patents Examined by James M Dolak
  • Electrically driven single-axle tractor
    Patent number: 11241954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrically driven single-axle tractor for coupling with, and powering of, various pieces of equipment, comprising: a frame; a drive axle, connected to the tractor frame, provided with one pair of wheels; a primary electric motor coupled to the drive axle; at least a secondary electric motor coupled to an equipment drive shaft for releasable coupling with a piece of equipment; and, at least one electrical energy source, as power supply of the primary and secondary electric motor. The invention also provides an assembly of such a tractor and a piece of equipment as well as a method for driving such a tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: MATADOR EXPLOITATIE B.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Jacobus Hubertus Paulides, Martijn Johan Wouter Pennings
  • Tool tray
    Patent number: 11241785
    Abstract: A tool tray adapted to being placed on a floor and on a tire, comprising top and bottom facing surfaces surrounded by front and rear panels and first and second side panels. A plurality of supports projecting downward from the bottom facing surface to support the tool tray on the tire. A plurality of swivel caster wheels mounted to the bottom facing surface whereby the tool tray can freely move on the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Jim Rose
  • Radiator assembly
    Patent number: 11207972
    Abstract: According to one embodiment a radiator assembly is provided that includes a radiator and a stiffening frame which supports the radiator and which enables its attachment to the front panel of a vehicle. The attachment of the radiator to the stiffening frame is performed through at least one upper support which is attached to the radiator. The support, which is configured for absorbing vibrations, is fixed in a housing of the stiffening frame. The upper support includes a main body made from an elastomeric material, such as rubber, and a fixing element made from a second material, such as plastic, having a higher hardness than the material of the main body. The fixing element includes elastic retaining means configured for retaining the upper support when it is introduced into the housing of the stiffening frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CIKAUTXO, S. COOP.
    Inventor: Gotzon Juaristi Larrinaga
  • Maintenance cart with air filtration
    Patent number: 11192490
    Abstract: A maintenance/construction cart that facilitates wall and ceiling access while isolating the interior of the cart from the surrounding environment. The cart is configured such that its height can be easily adjusted by an operator to provide access to ceilings of different heights while maintaining the seal between the interior of the cart and the surrounding environment while structurally supporting a ladder leaning against a surface of the cart. In some embodiments, the cart includes an air filtration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Abatement Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Lawrence Harber, Lynette Raville Mathews, Adam Brian Hunninck, Leonard Gene Simmons
  • Removable seat attachment for a stroller
    Patent number: 11192568
    Abstract: A stroller is provided with the ability to removably couple and decouple a seat from the stroller as needed. The stroller can include a stroller frame. The stroller can also include one or more front wheels attached to the stroller frame and one or more rear wheels attached to the stroller frame. The stroller can also include a first seat couple to the stroller frame. The stroller can include first and second seat attachment housings. Each of the seat attachment housings can include a cavity for receiving a corresponding one of the first and second seat attachment adapters. Each of the seat attachment housings can also include a door or cover to prevent access to the respective cavity when not in use. The seat attachment adapters can be coupled to the respective seat attachment housings and a second seat can be coupled to the seat attachment adapters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: BABY JOGGER, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Hee Lee, Megan Roe, Stacy Noel Simpson, Mark Zehfuss
  • Vehicle wheel well covering
    Patent number: 11186155
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel well covering for protecting a wheel well area of a vehicle. The vehicle wheel well covering includes a cover for covering a vehicle wheel well, a shovel assembly extending from the cover, a spine assembly supporting the cover, and a retention prong extending from the spine assembly. The shovel assembly is coupled to the spine assembly and includes a shoveling member and a handle coupled to the shoveling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: IP File Worldwide Ltd
    Inventors: Neal Super, Merry Riehm-Constantino, Lyndon Treacy, Amy B. Hangen
  • Container transporter and methods
    Patent number: 11174100
    Abstract: A container transporter systems, vehicle, and methods are disclosed. The container transporter can be automatically or manually controlled allowing for ease of use in moving a coupled container. The container transporter can be used with virtually any container, such as a refuse container. The automatic movement of the container transporter can assist users with time constrains or physical constraints in moving their refuse for pickup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventor: Roy Mallady
  • Fall arrest cart
    Patent number: 11167782
    Abstract: A fall arrest cart assembly includes a cart including a frame defining a front end and a rear end, the front end disposed opposite from the rear end, the frame including a first side rail and a second side rail extending between the front end and the rear end; and a penetrator assembly coupled to the cart, the penetrator assembly including an outboard penetrator including at least one outboard spike, the penetrator assembly movable about and between an extended position and a retracted position, the at least one outboard spike positioned outward from the first side rail and the second side rail in the extended position, the outboard penetrator configured to engage the at least one outboard spike with a ground surface when the cart is positioned on the ground surface with the penetrator assembly in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Electric skateboards
    Patent number: 11161031
    Abstract: An electric skateboard comprising: a deck; a front truck and a rear truck; a pair of wheels rotatably connected to each truck, wherein one or both pairs of wheels are driven by sensored motors; a communications module configured to receive control instructions from a wireless remote control and to transmit data to one or more external devices; a controller in communication with the communication module and the motors; and a battery supplying power to the motors, communications module and controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: EVOLVE SKATEBOARDS PTY LTD
    Inventor: Jeffrey Anning
  • Cooling system integrated with vehicle battery tray
    Patent number: 11155150
    Abstract: A battery support tray for an electric vehicle includes a tray floor structure that has an upper surface that is configured to interface with battery modules. The battery support tray also includes a plurality of cooling features that integrally extend along portions of the tray floor structure that are configured to draw heat away from the battery modules supported at the upper surface of the tray floor structure. The tray floor structure may also have a cross-sectional profile that is substantially consistent longitudinally along a length of the tray floor structure or laterally across a width of the tray floor structure, such as formed from extruding a metal, such as an aluminum alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Shape Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Stephens, Joseph Robert Matecki, Leonhard Fahreddin, Helen Weykamp
  • Self-balancing vehicle with rotation stop
    Patent number: 11141647
    Abstract: A self-balancing vehicle includes a vehicle body having a housing with left and right sides which are independently moveable. A unitary support bar is disposed within the housing, and a left drive wheel and an opposed right drive wheel are each coupled to the support bar. A bracket encircles the support bar; the bracket has a cylindrical body formed with a slot through the body. A set screw is fixed to the support bar and is received within the slot to limit rotational movement of the support bar with respect to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventor: Bowen Li
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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