Patents Examined by Jason S Morrow
  • Patent number: 12110062
    Abstract: A car body panel structure includes a stress relieving part disposed on the car body panel and located between multiple connecting sides for connecting the car body panel and the frame component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuya Kawano
  • Patent number: 12103439
    Abstract: A multipurpose vehicle includes a vehicle body, an accommodating section (5) provided for the vehicle body and including a seat (20) in which an occupant is able to sit, and a changing mechanism (23) configured to change the horizontal orientation of the seat (20), wherein the changing mechanism (23) is configured to change the horizontal orientation of the seat so that the seat faces at least a predetermined first direction d1 or a predetermined second direction d2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kyouhei Hamamura, Takahiro Miyasaka, Tatsuya Yano
  • Patent number: 12090826
    Abstract: An opening and closing member is attachable to a rear opening of a vehicle body in an openable and closable manner. The opening and closing member includes an inner panel disposed to face a vehicle body inner side and a wiper bracket member via which a wiper is attached to an inner side of the inner panel. The inner panel has a bracket attaching part protruding toward the vehicle body inner side. The wiper bracket member has a protruding part protruding toward the vehicle body inner side. The wiper bracket member is attached to the bracket attaching part such that a ridge line of the protruding part is aligned with a ridge line of the bracket attaching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Miyake
  • Patent number: 12091097
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a cab back assembly having a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is pivotably coupled to a cab of a vehicle. The second panel is pivotably coupled to the first panel. A method of configuring a cab back includes selectively pivoting a first panel of a cab back assembly relative to a cab of a vehicle. The first panel is pivotably coupled to a cab of the vehicle and is configured to pivot relative to the cab about a first axis. The method further includes selectively pivoting a second panel of the cab back assembly relative to the first panel. The second panel is pivotably coupled to the first panel and is configured to pivot relative to the first panel about a second axis that is spaced from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Harmon, Martin Delonis
  • Patent number: 12083997
    Abstract: A glove box according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cover mounted in a dashboard of a vehicle in a state in which a front surface of the cover is open and including a guide hole having an arch shape and formed in a direction from an upper side to a lower side on a side wall of the cover, a housing accommodated in a state in which an open surface thereof is covered by the cover and configured for selectively opening or closing the open front surface of the cover through a preset rotational trajectory, a plurality of transfer links arranged between first and second outer ends of the housing and first and second inner ends of the cover and configured to transfer the housing along the preset rotational trajectory, and an opening/closing auxiliary part that corrects rotational forces of the transfer links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Whoan Park
  • Patent number: 12084118
    Abstract: There is provided an assembly of a first panel (1) and a second panel (2), wherein a head end surface (12) of the first panel is connected to a side surface (22) of the second panel, the assembly having an L-shape or T-shape when seen in a cross sectional view. The panels are bonded using at least a first adhesive (4) having a first elastic modulus (?1) and a second adhesive (5) having a second elastic modulus (?2) that is lower than the first elastic modulus (?1). The first adhesive bonds the panels in a first region, and the second adhesive bonds the panels in a second region, wherein the second region is arranged next to the first region, when seen in the cross sectional view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: EBUSCO B.V.
    Inventors: Luit Cornelis Zwaneveld, Bob Henri Maria Jan Fleuren
  • Patent number: 12065196
    Abstract: A battery storage arrangement for a working device, in particular for a vehicle, includes a battery storage and a carrier. The carrier has a monolithic screwing area having a thread. The battery storage is fastened to the carrier by way of a threaded fastener via the screwing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Mueller-Brincken, Martin Schuster
  • Patent number: 12065197
    Abstract: An active aero panel assembly including at least one deployable panel, at least one drive mechanism, and at least one actuator. The active aero panel assembly improves aerodynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McAfee, Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg
  • Patent number: 12059990
    Abstract: The handrail for getting on and off includes a rail portion for slidably holding one end portion of the link arm which expands and contracts with the movement of the slide door, and a handrail body configured to rotate integrally with the rail portion. When the slide door closes the entrance, the entrance handrail takes a retracted posture in which one end portion of the link arm is located at the other end portion of the rail part and the handrail body is arranged along the slide door. When the slide door opens the entrance, the entrance handrail takes a deployed posture in which one end portion of the link arm is positioned on one end portion side of the rail portion so that the rail portion and the handrail body protrude toward the outside of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto Ota, Hideyuki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 12060109
    Abstract: A recreational fifth wheel travel trailer includes a frame, a wheel for supporting the frame on a ground surface, and a body supported by the frame. The body has a length defined between a front end and a rear end of the body. A roof is coupled to the body, and an interior space is defined in the body between a floor and the roof. The travel trailer includes a door for providing entry to the interior space, a step for gaining access to the floor of the interior space, and a storage compartment at least partially formed by the body. The storage compartment is located below the floor of the interior space. The floor is defined along a plane from the rear end of the body to a location near the front end thereof such that the interior space is accessible without traversing more than a single step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: FOREST RIVER, INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Wesley Brown
  • Patent number: 12054198
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, an electric vehicle includes a front cage, a rear floor, an intermediate section, a utility cabinet, and a flatbed. In other embodiments, an electric vehicle includes a front cage, a rear floor, an intermediate section, and a flatbed. In some embodiments, the front cage at least partially defines an operator cabin, the rear floor is positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction, and the intermediate section is disposed at least partially between the front cage and the rear floor in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Willison
  • Patent number: 12054197
    Abstract: Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are envisioned. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Willison
  • Patent number: 12049194
    Abstract: An example adjustable truck compartment is described. The truck compartment includes a first side wall including a first guiding rail extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and a second side wall disposed opposite from the first side wall, the second side wall including a second guiding rail extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the second side wall. The truck compartment includes a rear wall coupled to the distal ends of the first and second side walls to define an enclosure between the first side wall, the second side wall, and the rear wall. The truck compartment includes a first divider panel configured to be received by the first and second guiding rails and within the enclosure in an orientation parallel to a floor of the enclosure to separate the enclosure into a first enclosure volume and a second enclosure volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha, Amit Batra
  • Patent number: 12043091
    Abstract: A vehicle window assembly includes a screen assembly mountable within an opening and a motor operable to move a movable window to engage the screen assembly and hold the screen assembly within the opening. A controller is provided that is configured to operate the motor to apply a desired force against the screen assembly with the movable window to hold the screen assembly within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Chester Stanislaus Walawender, John Walawender, Hussein Berry, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
  • Patent number: 12043155
    Abstract: An armrest center console for a vehicle includes a housing defining a storage bin, a track assembly having a first and second tracks provided on opposite sides of the housing, and an armrest cover assembly supported on the housing and having a deployable table. The armrest center console also includes a linkage assembly coupling the armrest cover assembly to the first and second tracks, wherein the armrest cover assembly is configured to slide forward on the first and second rail and to rotate upward via the linkage assembly to deploy the deployable table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Paul Thomas, Glen D. Skinner, Brian Robb, Thomas Junior Luckett, Ryan Welch
  • Patent number: 12036935
    Abstract: The driver isolation apparatus comprises a first vertical support, a second vertical support, a third vertical support, a first barrier panel, and a second barrier panel. The driver isolation apparatus may isolate a driver of a vehicle from one or more passengers such that exposure of the driver to airborne droplets that may cause disease may be reduced. The first barrier panel may be supported by the first vertical support and the second vertical support and may be positioned between the driver and one or more rear passengers. The second barrier panel may be supported by the first vertical support and the third vertical support and may be positioned between the driver and a front passenger. The first barrier panel and the second barrier panel may be transparent so that the driver's view is not obstructed by the first barrier panel or by the second barrier panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Inventor: Ivan Home
  • Patent number: 12030373
    Abstract: The tonneau cover opening and locking system, object of the present invention, comprises a profile (10) provided with fastening and fitting components (30), (40), (50) and (80), actuated by rods (70), which contains a compensating mechanism for stretching the tarpaulin and which allows the user to perform the opening movement in an fast, quick and practical way, due to a set of actuators that facilitate user access and allow the easy release of the fixing locks. The system also incorporates solutions that increase the reliability and lifetime of mechanical locking. This new embodiment adds greater practicality to the tonneau cover locking and opening system, ensuring greater efficiency, lifetime, usability and greater flexibility in the opening and closing movement by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: KEKO ACESSÓRIOS S/A
    Inventor: Juliano Scheer Mantovani
  • Patent number: 12030416
    Abstract: A handle for a recreational vehicle is described that includes a handrail and a support arm. The handrail has a proximal end configured to be pivotably coupled relative to structure of a recreational vehicle and an opposite distal end. The support arm has a first end configured to be pivotably coupled relative to structure of a recreational vehicle and an opposite second end slidingly coupled relative to the handrail. With this configuration, the handrail can be pivoted from a storage position extending along the recreational vehicle and a use position extending outwardly from the recreational vehicle causing the second end of the support arm to slide towards the distal end of the handrail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: MORRYDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Spencer, Ryan Mason
  • Patent number: 12030372
    Abstract: A method for opening and closing a retractable roof of a convertible vehicle, wherein the roof includes a first portion and a second portion, connected together. The method includes: moving the first portion relative to the second portion between a first position and a second position, such that, at the first position, the first portion is at least partly superposed on the second portion and, at the second position, the first portion lies in substantially the same plane as the second portion, rotating the first and second portions about an axis of rotation, and translating the superposed first and second portions between a first position and a second position, such that, at the first position, the first and second portions are inside a compartment in the vehicle and, at the second position, the first and second portions are outside the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Rudolf Horch, Elena Mandosso
  • Patent number: 12030553
    Abstract: A vehicle structure includes an instrument panel, an in-vehicle device projecting toward a vehicle-upper side with respect to an upper surface of the instrument panel, and a cover panel that covers the in-vehicle device to expose a front surface of the in-vehicle device to a vehicle cabin. The cover panel includes an upper panel portion facing at least an upper part of a back surface of the in-vehicle device, and a lower panel portion facing at least a lower part of the back surface of the in-vehicle device and connected to the upper panel portion. The in-vehicle device includes a terminal provided on the back surface and configured such that a connector of a harness is connectable to the terminal, and a regulation member configured to regulate a position of the harness to a vehicle-lower side with respect to the terminal when the connector is connected to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie Sakata, Masayuki Tado, Naoya Kidokoro