Patents Examined by Nicholas McFall
  • Patent number: 12759705
    Abstract: An extending cargo restraint assembly for a cargo handling system mobile is provided. The extending cargo restraint assembly includes a base assembly, The base assembly includes a primary plunger and a secondary plunger. Responsive to be activated, the primary plunger is configured to extend in a first direction into an opening within a modular container thereby restraining the modular container in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. Responsive to being activated, the secondary plunger is configured to extend in the second direction within the opening of the modular container thereby further restraining the modular container in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Zachary Meyer, Jacob Leroy Limke
  • Patent number: 12752851
    Abstract: A rear side member is provided with a first bead that is set so as to be weaker than other portions of the rear side member. The first bead is set so as to induce deformation of the rear side member toward a vehicle width direction inner side and toward a lower side when a collision load is input from a rear cross member at a time of a rear collision of a vehicle, and when the collision load is input from the rear cross member at the time of a rear collision of the vehicle, the rear side member is deformed toward the vehicle width direction inner side, and is deformed toward the lower side, with the first bead as a starting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamanyu, Shota Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12752854
    Abstract: A vehicle body 1 includes a center pillar 4 and a side sill 5. A front portion 5a and a rear portion 5b of the side sill 5 are restricted from moving inward in a width direction at a front restricting position X2F and a rear restricting position X2R, respectively. The center pillar 4 includes an overlapping portion 22 that covers an external surface of the side sill 5. A center position of the center pillar 4 is specified as X0, a front end position of the overlapping portion 22 from the center position X0 is specified as X1F, and a distance from the center position X0 to the front restricting position X2F is specified as L0. A distance from the center position X0 to the end portion position X1F is specified as L1. A ratio L1/L0 between the distances is 0.36?L1/L0?0.48.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Abe, Atsushi Ono, Shin Toyokawa, Ko Satake
  • Patent number: 12752857
    Abstract: A front frame structure for an electric vehicle includes: front side frames extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body and disposed on both sides in a vehicle width direction of a motor room in a front portion of the vehicle body; impact absorbing members disposed at front ends of the front side frames; a bumper beam coupling the impact absorbing members; and a lower frame disposed in a lower portion of the motor room and having both sides supported by the front side frames. The front side frames are in extra spaces each defined with a side wall of the motor room and a side surface a power control unit. A frame-shaped rigid member is disposed in an extra space in a front of the motor room. The front side frames and the impact absorbing members are coupled respectively to rear and front surfaces of the rigid member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Isamu Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 12752613
    Abstract: A vehicle window assembly and an assembly method therefor, and a vehicle. The vehicle window assembly includes an exterior decorative member, an encapsulation assembly, and a guide rail. The encapsulation assembly is disposed around a periphery of the exterior decorative member and wraps at least part of the periphery of the exterior decorative member. The encapsulation assembly has a first end and a second end in a direction of an edge S of the exterior decorative member, and the second end is far away from the first end. A limiting groove is defined at the first end of the encapsulation assembly. The guide rail has one end inserted into the limiting groove to limit the guide rail from moving. The guide rail is connected to the second end of the encapsulation assembly to fix the guide rail to the encapsulation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiming Lin, Lixing Jiang, Wenjuan Yu, Qingtuan Hu, Hua Chen, Xiuyong Ou, Ke Zhang
  • Patent number: 12746884
    Abstract: The present invention provides a security partition having a quick release emergency release system for a vehicle comprising: a partition frame attached to a front partition panel and a release partition panel having a release partition pin interface, partition locking interfaces, and an emergency panel system having a panel, at least one handles, panel locking means, and quick release locking means; wherein in emergency conditions, the panel locking means and the quick release locking means are activated to quickly disengage the panel from the release partition to provide an emergency exit for the secured occupant area of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Westin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Rios, Jose Eduardo Lopez Moctezuma, Jeremy Lanini
  • Patent number: 12741165
    Abstract: An aerial drone system includes: a drone configured for flying, for being coupled with a user, and for operating autonomously at a separation distance from the user without supporting the user when the user is not fallen; and a control system operatively coupled with the drone and configured for: detecting a fall of the user; using the drone to arrest the fall of the user upon detecting the fall and to support the user in the air; and using the drone to fly the user to a platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Safety Drone, LLC
    Inventor: Tyler Egbert
  • Patent number: 12741765
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for fixing a flight vehicle during transportation and a MaaS providing method. A method for fixing a battery-driven flight vehicle during transportation that includes fixing the flight vehicle by connecting a predetermined portion of the flight vehicle and a moving body by a wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Otaki, Hirofumi Taniguchi, Hiroto Tsukamoto, Toshimitsu Saijo, Daisaku Higashi, Naoya Oka, Daiki Kaneichi
  • Patent number: 12741607
    Abstract: A bumper with a charging port which is closable by a cover that is, by way of a combined drive-and-guide device arranged in the bumper, movable between a closed position in which the charging port is covered by the cover and an open position in which the charging port is exposed by the cover. In order to simplify the manufacture of bumpers, the combined drive-and-guide device is fastened on the bumper to a unit fastening point of an individually customized adapter frame facing the combined drive-and-guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Bogdan Pentia
  • Patent number: 12740645
    Abstract: A portable headrest to be used with different seating accommodations. The headrest has a pillow adapted for a user to rest against. There is at least one restraining strap. The restraining strap has a pillow end and an attachment end, where the pillow end of the restraining strap is attached to the pillow. There is a connection device attached at each attachment end of the restraining straps. The connection device is adapted to attach the attachment end to a support forward of where the user is seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Inventor: James M Goshorn
  • Patent number: 12733740
    Abstract: A dual-axis adjustment device is provided. The adjustment device comprises a pivoting component configured to allow a top component of a furniture piece to rotate about a first axis with respect to a stand, and a lock component configured to allow the top component to slide relative to the stand along a second axis (BB?). The pivoting component and the lock component are arranged along a common axis (AA?), the first axis is a rotational axis, and the common axis (AA?) is co-axial with the first axis and perpendicular to the second axis (BB?). Further disclosed are a leg rest comprising a top component, a stand and a dual-axis adjustment device, and a method of manufacturing a dual-axis adjustment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: SECRETLAB SG PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Xue Ying Lee
  • Patent number: 12728977
    Abstract: An assembly with a continuous structural element for aircraft and a fitting. The continuous structural element has an outer flange, an inner flange and a web between the flanges. The inner flange has at least one portion with a wavy shape such that the height of the web increases or decreases in that portion. The fitting has at least one through hole and is configured to fit the web at the portion of the inner flange with a wavy shape so that in an assembled state the fitting is joined to the web in such a way that the at least one through hole of the fitting is not covered by the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.L.U.
    Inventors: Nuria Colmenarejo Matellano, Esther Sola Casado, David Martín Calvo, Raúl Gómez Vizcaíno, Jorge Ballestero Mendez, Ana Fernández Ramírez
  • Patent number: 12729665
    Abstract: A wind harness for a vehicle includes a low profile duct intake that extends along a roof and sides of a vehicle. At least one duct extends from the duct intake on each side of the vehicle. The ducts are positioned in the rear pillars directing air and through along the pillars. A wind turbine is positioned inside a body panel of the vehicle. The ducts have an exhaust nozzle directed at the turbine for delivering an air flow to rotate the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventor: Azad Mohammed Shaik
  • Patent number: 12728706
    Abstract: A screen system for use in a window of a vehicle. The screen system includes a screen, a spool mounted to a leading edge of the screen, a housing configured to be mounted at a first edge of the window, and one or more bands that are operatively connected to the screen and configured to apply a biasing force to the screen. The screen is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The retracted position includes the screen rolled onto the spool and with the screen and the spool positioned in the housing at the first edge of the window. The extended position includes the screen extending across the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Inventor: Bernard Moore
  • Patent number: 12728979
    Abstract: A wing assembly has a flexible cover which is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the flexible cover covers the leading edge of the wing assembly, thereby protecting the front of the wing assembly from impact by dirt or debris and preserving the smoothness of its surface. In the retracted position the flexible cover does not cover the leading edge of the wing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Northedge, John Hobday
  • Patent number: 12729012
    Abstract: A rotorcraft with a fuselage and a tail boom, comprising: a horizontal stabilizer mounted to the tail boom; rotor blades with rotor blade tips which form a virtual blade tip circle upon rotation around a rotor head; luminescent components provided on the rotor blade tips; and a blade tip illumination device comprising at least one light source integrated into the horizontal stabilizer and configured to emit a light beam toward the virtual blade tip circle for excitation of the luminescent components; wherein the luminescent components emit light in response to excitation via the emitted light beam, and wherein the emitted light forms during rotation of the rotor blade tips around the rotor head on the virtual blade tip circle a luminous ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Heckl, Julius Vogl
  • Patent number: 12728983
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a closed wing, a fuselage at least partially disposed within a perimeter of the closed wing, and one or more spokes coupling the closed wing to the fuselage. A source of electric power is disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or one or more spokes. A plurality of electric motors are disposed within or attached to the one or more spokes in a distributed configuration. Each electric motor is connected to the source of electric power. A propeller is operably connected to each of the electric motors and proximate to a leading edge of the one or more spokes. One or more processors are communicably coupled to the plurality of electric motors. A longitudinal axis of the fuselage is substantially vertical in the vertical takeoff and landing and the stationary flight, and substantially in a direction of flight in the forward flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Alexander Fenny, Rohn Lee Olson, Andrew James Zahasky
  • Patent number: 12722787
    Abstract: An assembly of an attachment pylon with an aircraft engine comprising a front engine mount comprising a front tang and a front clevis, a lower tang and a lower clevis connecting the attachment pylon and the engine via a front pin mounted in the front tang and clevis and a lower pin mounted in the lower tang and clevis, and port/starboard links mounted between the attachment pylon and the engine via mounting pins, wherein the front and lower pins are orthogonal to a mid-plane, and wherein the mounting pins of the links are parallel to the mid-plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12722553
    Abstract: Container receiving apparatus for a vehicle interior having a carrier structure mounted so as to be secured to a vehicle, and a container receiving frame displaceable in height relative to the carrier structure and bordering at least one container receiving member and guided for linear displacement by a linear guiding device in a vertical direction. The apparatus also includes a cover supported on the carrier structure for pivoting movement between a closed position to cover the container receiving frame and an open position to release the container receiving frame for a linear displacement in a vertical direction. For linear displacement of the container receiving frame in a vertical direction between a rest position and a functional position, a rotationally effective, mechanical forced control apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: BOS GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Göbbels
  • Patent number: 12722793
    Abstract: A jet engine exhaust assembly 20 is disclosed. The exhaust assembly comprises a double-walled exhaust duct 22 comprising an inner wall defining the inner profile of the duct and an outer wall spaced apart from the outer surface of said inner wall to define a cooling space 21 therebetween. The double-walled exhaust duct 20 is a structural load bearing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Jonathan Peter Irving, Stephen Charles Nunn, Colin Whaites