Patents Examined by Michael R Stabley
  • Operating device for human-powered vehicle
    Patent number: 11407474
    Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an informing unit, and an operating member. The base member is configured to be mounted to a handlebar. The informing unit is configured to inform a user of first information relating to an assist driving unit configured to assist a human power. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member to control a component different from the assist driving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshio Tetsuka, Eiji Mishima, Takehiko Nakajima
  • Removable battery unit for an electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11407298
    Abstract: A robotic vehicle comprising a chassis, a right track assembly and a left track assembly for supporting the chassis, and a battery unit comprising a front portion and a back portion with a center of gravity at the front portion. The battery unit is configured for connection to the chassis with the center of gravity forward of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AMOS POWER, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Cedric Boe, Zach Kooistra, Kyle Boe, Terry Zwart, Louis Macuch, Broc Ducharme, Danielle Stalcup
  • Nonmetallic wheelchair
    Patent number: 11406546
    Abstract: A nonmetallic wheelchair including a frame, left and right armrests, a footrest, left and right rear wheels, left and right front wheels, and, left and right handles. The frame includes main left and right panels, aback section, and a seat section. The back section is coupled to the main left and right panels, and to the seat section. The seat section is coupled to the main left and right panels. The left and right armrests are pivotally coupled to the main left and right panels, respectively. The footrest is pivotally coupled to the main left and right panels. The left rear and front wheels are coupled to the main left panel. The right rear and front wheels are coupled to the main right panel. The left and right handles are coupled to the frame. The nonmetallic wheelchair is completely made of transparent nonmetallic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: JETWEELS INC.
    Inventor: Asmahan Dahbali
  • Skateboard assembly
    Patent number: 11406890
    Abstract: A motorized or non-motorized multi-wheeled skateboard assembly including a board deck to support the user, a board having a top side, a bottom side, a flat and a rounded end, linkages, hinges, a steered wheel assembly, an input device and a drive assembly. The steered wheel assembly improves maneuverability, turn radius, and stability. The user steers the skateboard assembly by altering pressure between the top side first end and the top side second end causing the steered wheel to turn, thus manually steering the board. This change in pressure is also altered between the first linkage and second linkage in direct or inverse relation to altering pressure between the top side first end and the top side second end of the board deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: David Jackson
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 11400991
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a front wheel, a handle, a pair of left and right first front lights, and a pair of left and right second front lights. The front wheel is supported by the vehicle body frame. The handle is located farther to the rear than a rotation axis of the front wheel, and is operated by an occupant to turn the front wheel. The pair of left and right first front lights extend linearly in the left-right direction, and are located farther to the rear than a front end of the front wheel and farther to the front than the handle. The pair of left and right second front lights are provided separately from the first front lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazunari Takata
  • Parameter learning for permanent magnet synchronous motor drives
    Patent number: 11404984
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for estimating machine parameters of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive. An example method includes determining a region for estimating a machine parameter based on a motor velocity value and a motor current value. The method further includes, in response to the motor velocity value and the motor current value being in the region, estimating an error in estimated voltage command, and estimating the machine parameter using the error in estimated voltage command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas E. Gizinski, Prerit Pramod, Julie A. Kleinau
  • Convertible passenger and cargo area for vehicle
    Patent number: 11396338
    Abstract: A vehicle including a drive wheel and a set of pedals coupled to the drive wheel. The vehicle includes a steering shaft connected to two front wheels. The vehicle includes a front load unit that may be engaged to be supported on a subframe between the two front wheels, the load unit being convertible between passenger seat and cargo storage configurations. In an aspect, the front load unit includes a horizontal load area and a substantially vertical shell forming a back wall and side walls. The front load unit may include a foot support hingedly mounted to the horizontal load area and pivotable between a lower position when the front load unit is configured as a passenger seat and a raised position parallel to the horizontal load area when the front load unit is configured as a cargo storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tuyen Le, Robert Curiel, Jackie Porchay
  • Motorcycle rear fender structure
    Patent number: 11390345
    Abstract: There is provided a motorcycle rear fender structure provided at a rear part of a motorcycle. A fender stay extends to an upper rear side from one side of left and right rear swing arms rotatably supporting a rear wheel. A rear fender main body covers an upper rear side of the rear wheel. A bulging portion bulges outward and rearward from the rear fender main body integrally. A wiring chamber is formed in the bulging portion. A partition wall is supported by the fender stay and provided in the rear fender main body. The partition wall is provided with a wiring hole for introducing an electrical wire connected to a lighting device into the wiring chamber. The fender stay is provided with a lower protruding portion extending in a left-right direction at a lower side of the wiring hole in the rear fender main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yujiro Ishikawa
  • Pressure vessel arrangement and vehicle having said pressure vessel arrangement
    Patent number: 11391416
    Abstract: A pressure vessel arrangement has a pressure vessel for storing a gaseous fuel and a conducting arrangement arranged adjacent to the pressure vessel for conducting and weakening a shock wave occurring upon bursting of the pressure vessel. The conducting arrangement forms a chamber space that can be expanded by the shock wave. The conducting arrangement has an inlet into the space facing the pressure vessel, via which the shock wave enters the space and expands the space, and wherein the conducting arrangement has at least one outlet out of the space, via which the shock wave exits the space into the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Jan-Mark Kunberger
  • Ground drilling device, use of a ground drilling device and method for the movement of a ground drilling device
    Patent number: 11383598
    Abstract: A ground drilling device with a wheel undercarriage, comprising wheels and wheel carriers for the wheels, wherein the wheel undercarriage makes possible a towing of the ground drilling device in highway traffic by a towing vehicle, and no tracked undercarriage is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Custom Made Rigs GmbH
    Inventor: Joachim Schmidt
  • Utility vehicle
    Patent number: 11376955
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes: a pair of front wheels; a pair of rear wheels; at least one front wheel power source configured to drive the front wheels and not to drive the rear wheels; at least one rear wheel power source configured to drive the rear wheels and not to drive the front wheels; and a controller that controls the front wheel power source and the rear wheel power source. Upon receiving a predetermined two-wheel drive command, the controller brings the front wheel power source into a non-operative state while allowing the rear wheel power source to drive the rear wheels. Upon receiving a predetermined four-wheel drive command, the controller brings the front wheel power source into operation while allowing the rear wheel power source to drive the rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshimoto Matsuda
  • Towing assembly for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11376903
    Abstract: A towing assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a longitudinal member mount configured to attach to a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle, and a pulling element configured to transmit a tensile force to the longitudinal member and to translate relative to the longitudinal member in response to a compressive force. The pulling element includes a rod portion and a hook portion vertically offset from the rod portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Jannick Frisch
  • Work vehicle with switchable propulsion control system
    Patent number: 11371209
    Abstract: A propulsion control system includes a travel motor configured to be actuated to drive the track assembly in the forward and reverse travel directions; a propulsion control device actuated in first and second input directions; and a propulsion switching mechanism. In a first propulsion direction mode, when the control device is actuated in the first input direction, the travel motor is actuated to drive in the forward travel direction, and when the control device is actuated in the second input direction, the travel motor is actuated to drive in the reverse travel direction. In a second propulsion direction mode, when the control device is actuated in the first input direction, the travel motor is actuated to drive in the reverse travel direction, and when the control device is actuated in the second input direction, the travel motor is actuated to drive in the forward travel direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan R. Demski, Kristen D. Cadman
  • Work vehicle
    Patent number: 11370298
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes front and rear wheels, a transmission case and a power transmission device. The power transmission device is housed in the transmission case and is configured to transmit driving power from an engine to driving wheels. The power transmission device has a front wheel driving shaft and a four-wheel drive clutch. The front wheel driving shaft is arranged in a lower inside portion of the transmission case and is configured to transmit the driving power to the front wheels. The four-wheel drive clutch is arranged above the front wheel driving shaft, and is configured to switch between a two-wheel drive state in which the driving power is transmitted to the rear wheels, and a four-wheel drive state in which the driving power is transmitted to both the front wheels and the rear wheels via the front wheel driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Iseki & Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidekazu Tsuji
  • Trailer hitch security system
    Patent number: 11364754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for securing a non motorized trailer from unauthorized movement by attaching a keyed tongue bar to an authorized vehicle and attaching a paired tongue receiver to the non motorized trailer. If a vehicle does not have attached thereto the keyed tongue, the vehicle, i.e. unauthorized vehicle, will not be able to be attached to and move the trailer. The keyed tongue bar and paired tongue receiver have an abstract-shaped end and matched abstract-shaped opening, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen M White, Chase A White
  • Saddle riding vehicle
    Patent number: 11358669
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes a head pipe, left and right main frame pipes, a fuel tank supported on the left and right main frame pipes, an upper gusset plate provided between the left and right main frame pipes, a lower gusset plate provided below the upper gusset plate with an interval, a stay attached to the lower gusset plate below the upper gusset plate, and a fastening bolt configured to detachably fasten the lower gusset plate and the stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Mayuzumi, Keita Mikura, Masaomi Yamada, Kazuya Sawasaki
  • Leaning vehicle
    Patent number: 11358671
    Abstract: A leaning vehicle includes a caliper and an electric motor supported at a same position in a vehicle body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yu Shibuya
  • Rideable golf bag cart/cycle
    Patent number: 11358042
    Abstract: A rideable golf bag cart/cycle (10) is a personal riding golf cart/cycle adapted to transport a single rider (13) and a golf bag (12) for use on a golf course. The cart/cycle (10) is generally symmetrical about a longitudinal plane (16) and includes a frame (18) with a seat (20), a front wheel and steering components (22), a rear wheel (24), an inclined bag support structure (26) extending between the legs of the rider (13), and a motor/control subassembly (28). A collapsed mode (30) in some embodiments is achieved by folding down the handlebars (72) and pivoting the running boards (56) up against the frame (16). An enhanced embodiment (118) includes a canopy (122) and a deluxe multifunctional console (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Eric W. Reimers, Michael J. Deden, Dale H. Truett
  • Steering linkage for bicycles
    Patent number: 11352094
    Abstract: A steering linkage assembly that allows an offset between a steering axis and a headtube axis of a bicycle. In turn, rider cockpit dimensions are divorced from vehicle performance aspects such that vehicle performance aspects may be tailored regardless of rider size. The steering linkage assembly generally includes linkage members on an opposite side of a linkage chassis than handlebars of the bicycle to improve performance by increasing steering angle range allowed by the linkage. In addition, different linkage members and linkage chasses may be provided to accommodate different offsets between the steering axis and the headtube axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CLEV Design, LTD.
    Inventor: Robb Henry Jankura
  • Ride vehicle connection systems and methods
    Patent number: 11345198
    Abstract: A vehicle connection system in accordance with present embodiments includes a first connection mechanism having a shaft with a first portion coupled to a second portion by a hinged joint. A locking element extends from the second portion. Guides extend on opposing sides of the second portion such that a channel is formed between the guides and the guides block movement of the second portion about the hinged joint outside of the channel. The guides are positioned between the locking element and the hinged joint along the shaft. A second connection mechanism is configured to couple with the first connection mechanism and includes a locking box configured to receive the locking element via an aperture in the locking box and configured such that rotation of the locking element while in the locking box via rotation of the shaft interlocks the locking element with the lock box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Delgado, Vanessa Elizabeth Nuñez Osorio, Christopher André Phillips, Ryan Ramong Morrison