Patents Examined by Jason S Morrow
  • Sunshade curtain having a translocation function
    Patent number: 11691484
    Abstract: A sunshade curtain having a translocation function has a curtain mechanism and a translocation mechanism. The curtain mechanism has a retracting shaft tube and a curtain mounted in the retracting shaft tube. The retracting shaft tube is capable of being rotated frontward and rearward. The curtain is capable of being pulled to extend out for shading the rear-side window. The translocation mechanism is mounted between the retracting shaft tube and a vehicle side wall in a vehicle. When the curtain mechanism is folded, the translocation mechanism makes the retracting shaft tube located adjacent to a side edge of a forward side pillar of the vehicle. When the curtain mechanism is unfolded, the retracting shaft tube is capable of being operated to be deflected toward a back of a forward side pillar to a normal position in a vertical state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MACAUTO INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Paul Lin, Hung-Ming Yen
  • Vehicle body structure
    Patent number: 11679816
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure having a side roof rail, a B-pillar and a bracket. The side roof rail has an inboard surface. The B-pillar has an upper end portion that overlays a portion of the inboard surface of the roof rail. The B-pillar extends downward from the roof rail. The bracket has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is fixedly attached to the upper end portion of the B-pillar. The bracket further has a first rib and a second rib spaced apart from the first rib. The first rib and the second rib extend from the first portion of the bracket upward toward the second portion of the bracket. The first portion of the bracket further defines a slot located between the first rib and the second rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Bobby Fuentes, Fumio Tejima, Satoshi Sakurai, Atsushi Adachi
  • Outer pinch sensor
    Patent number: 11679655
    Abstract: An outer pinch sensor is an integral assembly for mounting on a double sliding door arrangement that covers an opening. The integral assembly includes a bracket, and a seal and sensor mounted to the bracket. The bracket is mounted to a leading edge of one of the doors, the leading edge leading the door when the door is moved in a closing direction. The bracket includes a flange for mounting to the door. When mounted to the door, the seal is arranged inboard of the sensor for sealing to an outer surface of the other door. The sensor is arranged furthest in the closing direction than the other components of the assembly so as to sense the presence of an object in the opening. A signal generated by the sensor may then be used to perform emergency operations for the door to prevent pinching of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shingu, Makoto Hirose, Yuichiro Saiki
  • Vehicle door opening structure
    Patent number: 11679652
    Abstract: An embodiment vehicle door opening structure includes a first door unit positioned at a side of a vehicle and including a first door, a second door unit including a second door positioned adjacent to the first door, a locking device configured to selectively lock the first door unit and the second door unit together, and a controller configured to fix the locking device so that the first door unit and the second door unit are configured to be opened together or to release the locking device so that the first door unit and the second door unit are configured to be opened independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporotion
    Inventor: Jae Seung Lee
  • Canopy for lightweight vehicle
    Patent number: 11667334
    Abstract: A golf car canopy extension panel that is connectable to a canopy main panel, wherein the extension panel comprises a first extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel main panel, and a second extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel, wherein the first and second extension longitudinal water channels each comprise a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the respective extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the respective extension longitudinal water channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Matthew James Zaremba, Jacob Rutledge Kuglar, Stephen Christopher Campbell
  • Vehicle attachment straps with integrated handle and method thereof
    Patent number: 11667225
    Abstract: Apparatus for covering at least a portion of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a flexible top; a first extension member extending from the flexible top, the first extension member adapted for attaching the flexible top to the vehicle; a second extension member extending from the flexible top, the second extension member adapted for attaching the flexible top to the vehicle; and a handle having a first handle end and a second handle end, the first handle end coupled to the flexible top, and the second handle end adapted to be coupled to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MasterTop, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Chenery Harvey
  • Cab for work machine, work machine, and automatic opening/closing device
    Patent number: 11660941
    Abstract: A cab for a work machine includes a cab body that is formed with a doorway, a door that is rotatably supported on the cab body so as to open and close the doorway, an actuator that generates a driving force to open and close the door, a rod that is attached to the door and rotatable relative to the door, and a sensor that is attached to the door separately from the rod. The sensor detects the motion of the rod relative to the door by detecting the motion of the rod relative to the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yasunari Kato
  • Instrument panel structure of vehicle
    Patent number: 11661112
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an instrument panel structure of a vehicle, which is connected to a steering device of the vehicle and configured to mount an in-vehicle device. The instrument panel structure of the vehicle includes an the instrument panel, a hanger beam member, and a bracket. The instrument panel has an instrument panel upper portion, and an instrument panel middle portion located below the instrument panel upper portion and having an opening for placing the in-vehicle device. The hanger beam member is configured to support the instrument panel and extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle and is connected between a left side and a right side of a vehicle body. The bracket is disposed on the hanger beam member and configured to support the in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device and the instrument panel middle portion are connected to the hanger beam member via the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Chiba, Toru Okinaga, Sho Kobayashi
  • Land vehicles incorporating monocoques and modular mold systems for making the same
    Patent number: 11654970
    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: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Workhorse Group Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Willison
  • Vehicle storage structure
    Patent number: 11654832
    Abstract: A vehicle storage structure includes a center console, an instrument panel, and a storage having an opening. The center console includes a front part. The storage is located at least one of the front part, a portion in front of the center console, or the instrument panel. The storage includes a first storage and a second storage. The first storage is located lower or higher than the second storage. The first storage includes a side wall and a first opening. The side wall is located proximate to a passenger seat in a vehicle width direction. The first opening is located proximate to a driver's seat in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wataru Minoyama
  • Vehicle rack assembly
    Patent number: 11654755
    Abstract: A rack assembly configured to mount to sidewalls of a truck bed of a vehicle. In some embodiments, the rack assembly comprises a pair of side rails configured to secure to the sidewalls of the truck bed, a pair of tracks, and a plurality of mounting brackets configured to mount the pair of tracks to sidewalls of the truck bed and above the side rails so as to transfer vertical load from the tracks to the sidewalls of truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Steve Vickery
  • Armrest assembly for vehicle and door assembly having slidable armrest for vehicle
    Patent number: 11654809
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a door panel including a metallic plate material, a lower trim attached to the door panel, and an armrest installed on top of the lower trim and configured to be slidable in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. The door assembly further includes a base fixedly installed on the top of the lower trim, a slider positioned on top of the base, wherein the armrest is coupled to a top of the slider, and a guide fixedly installed on the base and configured to penetrate the slider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Seoyon E-Hwa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Won Kim, Yong-Kyun Lee
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 11654753
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a side door with a window, an antenna, and a bracket. The side door includes an outer panel located downward from the window and a door frame extending along the perimeter of the window. The antenna is fixed by double-sided adhesive tape on an outer face of a section of the door frame that extends in the up-down direction. The bracket is attached to the side door, and faces a cable extending downward from the antenna. The bracket has a cable opening through which the cable passes, between the bracket and the door frame. The cable opening has a shape through which the antenna cannot pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sho Tsumita
  • Mobile robot
    Patent number: 11648898
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
  • Low-pressure molded vehicle headliner with bridge
    Patent number: 11648891
    Abstract: A vehicle headliner includes a two-piece headliner body made up of first and second headliner pieces that are secured together in a mechanical joint. Each of the first and second headliner pieces is comprised of a molded polymer substrate having first and second sides and a fabric on the first side. The molded polymer substrate is partially impregnated into the fabric such that the fabric is fused to the first side. The first piece defines an opening for receipt of a console. There is at least one bridge that spans across the opening and has a molded-in attachment feature for securing the console.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: NYX, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuriy Tsalenko
  • Seat attachment system for a mass transit vehicle
    Patent number: 11642984
    Abstract: A seat attachment system for a mass transit vehicle including a rail, a fastener and a seat interface. The rail, which is adapted to be secured to a chassis of the mass transit vehicle, has a longitudinal T-slot adapted to receive the fastener. The rail has two non-parallel sets of corrugations on its external face. The seat interface, which is adapted to be mounted to a seat frame, is also provided with two non-parallel sets of corrugations whose angle matches that of the sets of corrugations on the rail. The sets of corrugations are adapted to cooperate and interlock in pairs so as to respectively locate the seat interface, and thereby a seat to which it is attached, vertically and horizontally upon the fastener being tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH
    Inventor: Florian Büttner
  • Car window and door guard
    Patent number: 11639090
    Abstract: A car window and door guard has an upper or window portion configured to be mounted over the window frame surrounding the window of a car door, and a lower or door portion or cover configured to be lie over the door panel. The window portion has a front panel and a rear panel to form a sleeve. The window portion is generally see-through or transparent. The door includes an upper strip or section and a series of window tabs. Each window tab has a generally flat or planar portion extending from an elongated upper channel portion. The channel portion captures the door window slot or surround to prevent the window tab from being moved upward during the raising of the window. The door portion also has a lower section extending downwardly from the upper section that drapes over the car's door panel to protect the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Spater
  • Fried food cart assembly
    Patent number: 11639128
    Abstract: A fried food cart assembly for preparing fried treats in any location includes a cart that has a hitch which is coupled to the cart. A fryer is positioned in the cart to heat cooking oil for frying a food item. A cold storage unit is positioned in the cart to store perishable food items. A plurality of preparing shelves is each positioned in the cart to facilitate objects to be placed thereon. A point of sale unit is positioned in the cart to conduct financial transactions for patrons purchasing food that is prepared in the cart. An umbrella is positionable in the cart to shield the cart from precipitation and sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventor: Samuel DeCristo
  • Vehicle half door assemblies
    Patent number: 11639088
    Abstract: A multi-component door assembly for a vehicle includes a lower door portion rotatably coupled to a body of the vehicle and including at least one receiving aperture defined therein, and an upper door portion selectively removable from the lower door portion and including at least one post configured to be received within the at least one receiving aperture for removably coupling the upper door portion to the lower door portion. At least one trim cap is configured to selectively cover and conceal the at least one receiving aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Jason E Schultz, Robert J Reagle
  • Adjustable truck compartment system
    Patent number: 11634083
    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: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha, Amit Batra