Patents Examined by John D. Walters
  • Patent number: 11932333
    Abstract: A recreational off-highway vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll cage. Grab handles are positioned on the sides of the passenger seat. Select large round tubing protects the vehicle, while rectangular tubing frames the portions of the vehicle beneath body panels. The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that is connected to a transaxle. A radiator is positioned above the engine. The vehicle is suited for rough terrain travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Spindler, Derek Sorenson, Peter Schoenecker, Brian Eck
  • Patent number: 11926217
    Abstract: A pendulum type mount system includes a pair of upper mounts that mount upper portions of a powerplant unit on a vehicle body, and a pair of first and second lower torque rods. The first and second lower torque rods are located on opposite sides to each other with respect to a reference plane including a gravity center of the powerplant unit. A first spring constant of the first lower torque rod is not smaller than a second spring constant of the second lower torque rod. A distance between a first plane including the first lower torque rod and the reference plane is not larger than a distance between a second plane including the second lower torque rod and the reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Yokawa, Keisuke Oba
  • Patent number: 11923553
    Abstract: A power storage system for a vehicle provided with at least one electric motor. The power storage system has: a container provided with a lower wall; and a plurality of modules, which are housed inside the container and directly rest on the lower wall. Each module has a group of electrochemical cells and two containing walls which are perpendicular to the lower wall of the container and are arranged parallel to one another on opposite sides of the pack of electrochemical cells so as to clamp the pack of electrochemical cells between them. Each containing wall has at least one tubular connection body and a plurality of locking elements are provided, which are fixed to the lower wall, project perpendicularly from the lower wall, and engage the connection bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FERRARI S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luca Poggio
  • Patent number: 11919560
    Abstract: A seat height adjustment mechanism includes a locking bar and a locking element. The locking bar is disposed in a stroller frame and has locking holes spaced apart. Each of the locking holes has a stop portion protruding therein. The locking element is mounted on a seat and has an engaging end. The engaging end is separably engaged in any one of the locking holes and has an engaging hook protruding in a direction, and the direction is crossed with another direction in which the engaging end moves when the engaging end is separating from the locking hole. The engaging hook separably presses against the stop portion. Therefore, the engaging end cannot separate from the locking hole. Even when wrongly operated, the locking element cannot be rotated and unlocked and thereby prevents the seat from unnecessarily sliding downward, so as to ensure safety of a baby at the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Xiaolong Yi
  • Patent number: 11923574
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an integrated air filter assembly for a multiple fuel cell powertrain. The integrated air filter assembly can include a common inlet to pull air from a single plenum of the hood, where the intake path can be split into multiple ducts providing air flow into each respective fuel cell. Each duct can include a dedicated air filter to filter the incoming air. The assembly can also include flexible seal to adapt to the unique hood/plenum shape of different OEM plenums/intakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Inventors: Hayato Shimizu, Craig Vargo, Mauricio Martinez, II
  • Patent number: 11923573
    Abstract: A freight vehicle has a loading space, on which freight is loaded, rearward of a vehicle cabin in which an occupant rides. The freight vehicle includes a fuel cell mounted below the vehicle cabin and functioning as an electric power source, a storage portion disposed between the vehicle cabin and the loading space, and a tank disposed in the storage portion and stores fuel gas that is supplied to the fuel cell, and a radiator installed in the storage portion and performs heat exchange between air and a coolant that is supplied to the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sawada, Yukihide Yokoyama, Yuichi Yagami
  • Patent number: 11912118
    Abstract: A unit mounting for a drive unit of an electrical motor vehicle, including at least one first unit bearing and one second unit bearing which are arranged spaced apart from one another in the vehicle transverse direction on an auxiliary frame. The unit bearings each support the drive unit via a unit support. The first unit bearing and the second unit bearing are arranged asymmetrically in relation to one another on a crossbeam of the auxiliary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Gilbert Schantl
  • Patent number: 11890942
    Abstract: A corner module of a vehicle includes: a suspension configured to be coupled to a vehicle body; a case configured to be coupled to the suspension and configured to be to be supported on the vehicle body via the suspension; an in-wheel motor disposed inside the case; a steering motor disposed inside the case; a first power transmission mechanism configured to connect the in-wheel motor and a vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the in-wheel motor to the vehicle wheel to drive the vehicle wheel; and a second power transmission mechanism configured to connect the steering motor and the vehicle wheel and configured to transmit a rotating force of the steering motor to the vehicle wheel to steer the vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eun Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 11890938
    Abstract: An installation arrangement is provided for a vehicle having a front motor for driving a front wheel, a rear motor for driving a rear wheel, a high-voltage battery that stores electrical power for the motors, and a low-voltage battery that stores electrical power for various units. The installation arrangement is configured such that an intersection of a longitudinal center line and a lateral center line of the vehicle overlaps the high-voltage battery as seen in a plan view. In the front section of the vehicle, the front motor is arranged on one side of the longitudinal center line, and the internal combustion engine is arranged on the other side of the longitudinal center line. In the rear section of the vehicle, the low-voltage battery is arranged on one side of the longitudinal center line, and the rear motor is arranged on the other side of the longitudinal center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Imura, Kei Nakazato
  • Patent number: 11878233
    Abstract: A hand grip system for a skiing, hiking or trekking pole. The pole grip system includes a primary grip with a conical shape designed to fit the natural anatomical shape of a human hand grasping the grip. An optional secondary ascent grip, also conical in shape and located just below the primary grip, may be used for climbing steep terrain without adjusting pole length. The conical shape of the primary grip and the ascent grip provides a mechanism for axial force to be transferred from the user's hand to the pole without requiring a tight grasp. A grip top located above the primary grip prevents the user's hand from sliding upward, and serves as a gripping surface for alternate grasps such as a palm grip. A break-away wrist strap attached at the lower end of the primary grip is usable with either the primary grip or the ascent grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dynepic Sports, LLC
    Inventor: Krissa Elizabeth Watry
  • Patent number: 11877651
    Abstract: A foldable food serving cart, including a stand, side stands, electric circuit assembly and a base stand; the stand includes a stand body. The side stands include a first side stand and a second side stand, which are respectively rotatably connected to left and right sides of the stand body, and provided with a sliding groove on their top parts; the stand further include a first horizontal beam where its left and right sides are respectively slidably connected to the sliding grooves. A supporting frame is defined by the stand, the first horizontal beam, the first side stand and the second side stand for cooking modules, which are powered by the electric circuit assembly, to be placed on its top part. The supporting frame is detachably connected on top of the base stand; wheels are provided on a bottom part of the base stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Yi Li
  • Patent number: 11872899
    Abstract: A traction battery system of an electrically operable motor vehicle is configured in the form of an underfloor battery and has at least one first battery module and one second battery module. The traction battery system includes a battery assistant module that is designed for operating the battery modules. The battery modules and the battery assistant module, which have an assistant module housing, are oriented in series in relation to one another in the direction of a body longitudinal axis of a motor vehicle body, and can be arranged between a first sill and a second sill of the body. The battery assistant module has a load-transmitting element for transmitting forces acting on side elements of the body, which load-transmitting element extends from the first sill to the second sill in the direction of a body transverse axis of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Kellner, Christopher Volkmer, Max Falk, Ilija Brandic
  • Patent number: 11858551
    Abstract: A modular, cost-effective, field repairable chassis and mechanical components for an heavy duty autonomous robot having a uni-member bended frame 200 having a first end 210, a second end 220 and a middle section 240 whereby the uni-member bended frame 200 is configured to easily connect and remove the following body parts: a first set of rotatable members 310 removably affixable at the first end; a second set of rotatable members 320 removably affixable at the second end; at least one battery 330; at least one solar panel 340; at least one electric motor 350; at least one gearing mechanism 360 that is connectable to the at least one electric motor 350 and to at least one of the first and the second set of rotatable members 310, 320; at least one sensor 370; and at least one computer system 380.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Georgios Chrysanthakopoulos, Adlai Felser
  • Patent number: 11858353
    Abstract: The embodiments disclose a method including separating kinetic speed from energy using a transmission platform, directing energy in the kinetic form at a predetermined speed from 0 to 100%, employing the transmission platform with fewer pieces to increase overall efficiency at a lower cost to produce, and integrating the transmission platform with combustion engines and electric motors to achieve more efficiency and greater performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Karin M Somoza, Curtis Somoza, Eleanor Somoza
  • Patent number: 11858544
    Abstract: A backrest angle adjusting mechanism and an infant carrier having the same. The backrest angle adjusting mechanism is assembled between a seat body and a backrest of the infant carrier, the seat body being installed on a frame, the backrest being rotatably connected to the seat body, wherein the backrest angle adjusting mechanism comprises a fixing member, an adjustment member, and a connecting member, one end of the connecting member is connected to the backrest, the other end of the connecting member is connected to the fixing member, one end of the adjustment member is connected to the seat body or the frame to form a connecting part, and the other end of the adjustment member is bypassed around the fixing member to form an operating part, operating of the operating part causes the adjustment member to slide on the fixing member to rotate in respect to the seat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: China Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Haitao Wu
  • Patent number: 11858352
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a case member, a stay member and a rib. The case member is supported by a frame of a vehicle body with a mount member being interposed. The stay member is suspended between a boss part of the case member and a member of a case member side in the mount member, a longitudinal direction of the stay member intersecting a longitudinal direction of the frame. The rib extends in the case member in a direction that is an extension of the longitudinal direction of the stay member at a root of the boss part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Jatco Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Numata, Satoru Naruoka, Yusuke Ienaka, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Taku Maezono, Tatsuya Kumagai, Yutaka Okumura
  • Patent number: 11851100
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backrest angle adjusting mechanism including a first support, a second support, a locking member and a reset member. The first and second supports are pivotally connected to each other and are respectively connected to a backrest tube and a stroller frame, and multiple engaging stages are formed between the first and second supports. The locking member is slidably provided between the first and second support, and has a lock position and a release position. The locking member is engaged at any engaging stage when at the lock position; when the driving member moves, the locking member is driven to slide and depart from the engaging stage and becomes located at the release position, thereby implementing angle adjustment of the backrest tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Zhiren Zhong
  • Patent number: 11840273
    Abstract: A stroller and foldable frame assembly for a stroller includes a locking mechanism adjustable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking mechanism is configured to releasably lock the foldable frame assembly in its use configuration and/or storage configuration by releasably and internally locking at least one of a respective swivel joint assembly of the frame assembly. The locking mechanism includes an actuation element configured to adjust the locking mechanism between the unlocked and the locked position that is arranged spaced apart transversely to a swivel axis of the respective at least one internally lockable swivel joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Thule Sweden AB
    Inventors: Paramjit Singh, Roger McPherson, Wesley Fleming, Wilbert Hak, Oskar Juhlin, Peter Ejvinsson
  • Patent number: 11840272
    Abstract: A frame structure and a baby stroller are provided. The frame structure includes a hand-gripping part; a front leg pivotally connected with the hand-gripping part; a rear leg pivotally connected with the hand-gripping part; a basket tube including two side rods and a rear rod connected with the two side rods, each of the side rods including a first end and a second end, the first end being pivotally connected to the front leg, and the second end being pivotally connected to the rear leg; a fixing seat slidably disposed on the front leg for connecting the seat bracket to the front leg; a linkage rod having an end pivotally connected to the basket tube, and the other end pivotally connected to the fixing seat. The front leg includes a sliding rail along its longitudinal direction, and the fixing seat includes a sliding groove matched with the sliding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Zhiren Zhong
  • Patent number: 11833927
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, the thermal management system including a cooling line configured to pass through power electronic parts of a vehicle and allow a coolant to circulate therethrough, a cooling unit provided in the cooling line and configured to cool the coolant, driving components provided in the cooling line and configured to drive the vehicle, and a bypass line having a first end connected to the cooling line at a first point positioned between the driving components and an outlet of the cooling unit, and a second end connected to the cooling line at a second point positioned between the driving components and an inlet of the cooling unit, such that it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of improving cooling efficiency and cooling performance and improving safety and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Kyung Choi, Jong Bo Won