Patents Examined by Karen Beck
  • Patent number: 12043156
    Abstract: This application discloses a barrier-free auxiliary riding device including a supporting frame rod disposed in a vacant area, a backrest assembly and a handrail assembly. The supporting frame rod is fixedly disposed in a carriage located on one side of the vacant area, the backrest assembly is disposed on the supporting frame rod, the handrail assembly includes a mounting base and a guard bar. According to this application, the position, directly facing the passenger get-off door, of the carriage is set as the vacant area to facilitate the riding of disabled passengers, meanwhile, the handrail assembly is disposed in the vacant area to protect the disabled passengers, and the backrest assembly is disposed for the disabled passengers to lean against, so that the riding safety of the disabled passengers is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTGEN EXCHANGE GROUP INC.
    Inventor: Dinglian Cai
  • Patent number: 12036967
    Abstract: A military vehicle includes a chassis, an axle, a suspension system, and a driveline. The chassis includes a passenger capsule, a front module coupled to a front end of the passenger capsule, and a rear module coupled to a rear end of the passenger capsule. The axle is supported by the rear module. The suspension system is positioned between the rear module and the axle. The suspension system includes a first gas spring, a second gas spring, a first damper, and a second damper. The first damper and the second damper are cross-plumbed to provide a fluid body roll control function. The driveline is configured to drive the axle. The driveline includes a component having a housing that functions as a structural component of the rear module. The first gas spring, the second gas spring, the first damper, and the second damper are directly coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Don Verhoff, Gary Schmiedel, Chris Yakes, Rob Messina, Brian Wilkins, Kent Schulte, Daniel R. Seffernick, Joseph Holda, Michael Peotter, David McGraw, Anthony Seefeldt, Dave Pelko, Jesse Gander, Jerry Reineking, Jesse Steinke
  • Patent number: 12036966
    Abstract: A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule, a driver seat, a passenger seat, and a belly deflector. The passenger capsule includes a roof, a floor, and sidewalls that define an interior. The sidewalls include mounting interfaces positioned along bottom edges thereof and extending directly therefrom past the floor. The driver seat and the passenger seat are disposed within the interior of the passenger capsule. The belly deflector is positioned beneath the floor. The belly deflector has lateral ends that are coupled to the mounting interfaces such that the lateral ends of the belly deflector are engaged with the passenger capsule. The belly deflector is spaced from the floor such that the floor is configured as a floating floor. The floor and the belly deflector provide two levels of underbody protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Don Verhoff, Gary Schmiedel, Chris Yakes, Rob Messina, Brian Wilkins, Kent Schulte, Daniel R. Seffernick, Joseph Holda, Michael Peotter, David McGraw, Anthony Seefeldt, Dave Pelko, Jesse Gander, Jerry Reineking, Jesse Steinke
  • Patent number: 12030380
    Abstract: A method and a system of deploying an ignition interlock device (IID). The method comprises receiving a time series of breath alcohol content (BrAC) measurements that are unitarily sourced from a pre-identified user, each BrAC measurement of the time series including an alveolar breath component and an interferent breath component; estimating a dissipation rate of alcohol attributable to the pre-identified user in accordance with the time series of BrAC measurements; determining, responsive to estimating the dissipation rate of alcohol, at least a subset of the BrAC measurements as being based on the alveolar breath component but not the interferent breath component; and performing one of triggering and not triggering the IID into a lockout state based on the at least a subset of the BrAC measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Consumer Safety Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Amanda Renee Mallinger, Jennifer Ringgenberg, Usha Rani Chintala, Douglas Robert Bruce, Sujitha Chandra Mohan
  • Patent number: 12030455
    Abstract: A side air bag apparatus for a vehicle. The side air bag apparatus includes: a first cushion configured to cover and protect an upper body area of a passenger who has adopted a relax mode while tilting rearward a seatback; a second cushion configured to cover and protect a head area; and a valve member configured to open and close a vent hole connecting the first cushion to the second cushion. Accordingly, both the upper body area and the head area of the passenger in the relax mode are efficiently and sufficiently protected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiwoon Song, Hae Kwon Park
  • Patent number: 12012000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Jason C. Plugge, Alan A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 12011963
    Abstract: An assembly for a wheel of a robotic vehicle and a method for overcoming an obstacle for said robotic vehicle. The assembly comprises a first arm portion and a second arm portion, the first arm portion being attachable to a chassis of the robotic vehicle at an attachment point and extending forwardly and downwardly relative to the attachment point in a direction of a movement of the robotic vehicle. The second arm portion is pivotably connected with the first arm portion at an arm pivot point and extends forwardly relative to the arm pivot point in the direction of the movement. The wheel is rotatably mounted on one end of the second arm portion opposed to the arm pivot point. A wheel rotation axis being positioned at least as high as the arm pivot point relative to a surface on which the robotic vehicle is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Direct Cursus Technology L.L.C
    Inventors: Viktor Zavadsky, Ilya Gerasimov, Sergey Badanov
  • Patent number: 12005971
    Abstract: A rack assist type power steering apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure comprises a rack bar provided with an outer screw groove on an outer circumferential surface, a ball nut having an inner screw groove corresponding to the outer screw groove on an inner circumferential surface, and a bearing coupled to an outer circumferential surface, and a nut pulley provided with a belt coupling portion on an outer peripheral surface, and one end of an inner circumferential surface is provided with a support end coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the ball nut to support the bearing, and an other end of an inner circumferential surface is provided with an enlarged diameter portion which is stepped from the support end and increases in inner diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATION
    Inventor: InHwan Jeon
  • Patent number: 11987203
    Abstract: A restraint system includes a restraint, an anchor coupled to the restraint and movable along an anchor guide, an anchor energy-absorbing (EA) device configured to control movement of the anchor along the anchor guide, and a controller that includes a processor configured to receive information indicative of an imminent event, receive information indicative of a recline angle being above a recline threshold, and send a command to enable the anchor to move along the anchor guide under control of the anchor EA device based on the information indicative of the imminent event and the recline angle being above the recline threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Arturo Llamazares Domper, Nathaniel J. Dennis, Alexander M. Zoellner
  • Patent number: 11975604
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first rail and a second rail elongated along a vehicle-longitudinal axis and spaced from each other along a vehicle-lateral axis. The vehicle includes an energy storage device between the first rail and the second rail. The vehicle includes a support structure between the first rail and the second rail. The vehicle includes a cable under tension and extending from the first rail to the second rail, the cable between the energy storage device and the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, Mohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 11976493
    Abstract: An object of the instant application is to provide a vehicle that can minimize parking space and a parking facility that can efficiently park a large number of vehicles in a predetermined parking space. The vehicle 1 includes a bottom flap 7 arranged on a bottom surface of a vehicle body and vertically rotatable around a lower rear end of the vehicle body, a rear flap 8, and geared motors 9, 11 for respectively rotating the bottom flap 7 and the rear flap 8. The parking facility 20 for a vehicle 1? is configured to include an erecting mechanism (a rotating member 22, an electric motor 23, and a link mechanism 24) for erecting the vehicle 1? upright with a rear surface facing down, and a transfer mechanism (belt conveyor) 25 for transferring the vehicle 1? erected by the erecting mechanism to a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Brave Robotics Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji Ishida
  • Patent number: 11970229
    Abstract: An electric vehicle chassis includes a chassis frame having a front portion, a rear portion, and a central portion disposed between the front portion and the rear portion. The chassis includes a front bumper assembly connected to the chassis at the front portion and a left-front and right-front suspension assembly connected to the chassis at the front portion, with each front suspension assembly including upper and lower control arms and a shock absorber. The chassis includes a power supply storage compartment disposed in the central portion, the power supply storage compartment being configured to hold a power supply which is selectively detachable from the chassis frame. The chassis further includes a rear bumper assembly connected to the chassis at the rear portion, as well as a left-rear and right-rear suspension assembly connected to the chassis at the rear portion and the central section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: Edward Y Lee
  • Patent number: 11964625
    Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: an upper chamber provided at an upper portion; a lower chamber provided at a lower portion; a middle chamber between the upper chamber and the lower chamber; a first partition panel that partitions the upper chamber from the middle chamber; a second partition panel that partitions the lower chamber from the middle chamber; a third partition panel that partitions the middle chamber from an inflator installation chamber; a first opening that is provided in the first partition panel and through which the upper and middle chambers communicate with each other; and a second opening that is provided in the second partition panel and through which the lower and middle chambers communicate with each other, and each of the first and second partition panels is joined to the third partition panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 11964603
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a foot support device for a footwell of a vehicle. The present disclosure includes a plurality of support elements arranged one behind the other and rotatably connected to one another. The plurality of support elements can each move from a rest position to an active position upon the detection of a predetermined driving situation. When set in the rest position, the plurality of support elements are each arranged parallel to the floor of the footwell, and when set in the active position, the plurality of support elements are each inclined with respect to the floor of the footwell to support at least one foot of an occupant. The foot support device includes a drive arrangement lifting at least a foremost support element to the active position, which causes movement of a subsequent support element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUDI AG, ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Jakobs, Franz Fürst, Walter Krönes, Christoph Grundheber
  • Patent number: 11958457
    Abstract: A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule having a front end and a rear end, a front module coupled to the front end of the passenger capsule, a rear module coupled to the rear end of the passenger capsule, a generator, and an export power kit. The front module includes a front subframe, a prime mover, a front axle assembly, and a front differential coupled to the front axle assembly. The rear module includes a rear subframe, a rear axle assembly, and a transaxle coupled to the rear axle assembly, the prime mover, and the front differential. The generator is configured to be driven by the prime mover to generate electricity. The export power kit is coupled to the generator and configured to facilitate exporting power off of the military vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Don Verhoff, Gary Schmiedel, Chris Yakes, Rob Messina, Brian Wilkins, Kent Schulte, Daniel R. Seffernick, Joseph Holda, Michael Peotter, David McGraw, Anthony Seefeldt, Dave Pelko, Jesse Gander, Jerry Reineking, Jesse Steinke
  • Patent number: 11958324
    Abstract: A multifunctional all-terrain vehicle having a body for accommodating people and cargo, an engine, and a transmission having axles and wheels. Disposed on the axles are brake discs gripped within brake pads which are actuated by brake cylinders disposed in a carriage and forming a brake system, and can be used for traveling over land, water, swamps, snow. According to the invention, a single frame is configured as a three-dimensional structure, and waterproofing is additionally provided with a vertically adjustable seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Kseniya Maksimovna Belonogova
  • Patent number: 11951929
    Abstract: An occupant protection system for a vehicle may include an expandable curtain and/or an expandable bladder configured to be expanded from a stowed state to a deployed state. In the deployed state, the expandable curtain may include first and second sides configured to extend along respective portions of first and second interior sides of the vehicle. The expandable curtain may also include a transverse portion extending between the first and second sides, and the first and second sides, and the transverse portion of the expandable curtain may form a contiguous barrier. The expandable bladder when deployed may be supported by the expandable curtain during contact by an occupant. The occupant protection system may also include a deployment control system configured to cause the expandable curtain and/or the expandable bladder to expand to the deployed state. The occupant protection system may be used in vehicles having a carriage-style seating arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Jost, Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Andrew John Piper, Josh Alexander Jimenez
  • Patent number: 11945307
    Abstract: An integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes: a movable control device corresponding to a portable device that performs steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking of a vehicle by a user's control when a driving mode is shifted from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode; and a fixed display device controlled in a touch manner to perform other functions other than steering, gear-shifting, acceleration, and braking, wherein a steering dial switch, a gear-shifting slide switch, an acceleration rotary switch, and a brake button switch are disposed in the movable control device and are manipulated differently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sik Kim, Seok Woo Ye, Jae Hoon Jung, Ji Hoon Yang
  • Patent number: 11919469
    Abstract: The invention describes a side airbag (2) of a vehicle occupant restraint system (10) provided to be mounted on a vehicle seat (4) and having at least one fabric cut (6, 7) and one gas cushion (8), wherein the side airbag (2) includes at least three fastening points (12, 14, 16) for mounting on the vehicle seat (4), in particular on a vehicle seat frame, wherein at least a first fastening point (12) and a second fastening point (14) are arranged in the at least one fabric cut (6, 7), wherein the first and second fastening points (12, 14) are arranged, in a condition mounted on the vehicle seat (4), in an upper area of the side airbag (2) and in a vehicle seat transverse direction (Q) are arranged at a distance (a) from each other. The invention also describes a vehicle occupant restraint system (10) comprising a seat-integrated airbag module (30) and a vehicle seat (4) comprising a seat-integrated airbag module (30) each of which comprises a side airbag (2) of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Stojan Bogdanovic, Dominique Acker, Achim Kartenberg, Joana Hessel, Sotirios Fotopoulos
  • Patent number: 11919471
    Abstract: An airbag module (10) for a restraint device (14) includes an airbag (24), in particular a seat-integrated side airbag, and a slidable actuator (40), wherein the airbag (24) has at least a first chamber (26) and at least a second chamber (28) which are fluidically connected to each other via a fluid communication, wherein the actuator (40) has a blocking position in which the fluid communication is blocked and a release position in which the fluid communication is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marco Wahl, Gerd Zischka