Patents Examined by Nicholas R. Kandas
  • Patent number: 12294100
    Abstract: A modular system produces design variants of a housing element for a storage housing of a storage device which has multiple storage cells that can be arranged in a receiving area of the storage housing. At least one universal housing part delimits the receiving area. A design variant-specific first reinforcing element, and a design variant-specific second reinforcing element which differs from the first reinforcing element are provided, wherein the first design variant of the housing element has the housing part and the first reinforcing element, by means of which the housing part is reinforced in the first design variant, and the second design variant of the housing element has the housing part and the second reinforcing element, by means of which the housing part is reinforced in the second design variant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Clemens Bergmann, Jan Danneberg, Marc Reinstettel, Martin Schiebel
  • Patent number: 12291295
    Abstract: Truck wheels (100) for a truck assembly (32) of a vehicle (10) comprise a body (120) that defines an axle bore (122) that defines opposing shelves (148) for operative engagement of a pair of roller bearings (124) within the axle bore (122). The opposing shelves (148) are spaced apart by a bearing spacing (126) that is at least 12 millimeters (mm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Dryft Board LLC
    Inventor: Robert David Glashan
  • Patent number: 12286191
    Abstract: Vehicles (10) comprise a forward assembly (14) and a rearward assembly (22) coupled to and extending rearward from the forward assembly (14). The rearward assembly (22) comprises a deck (24) having an upper side (26) for supporting a rider in a standing position, and a lower side (27) opposite the upper side (26), and a rear wheel assembly (28) operably coupled to the deck (24). The rear wheel assembly (28) comprises a caster assembly (30) operably coupled to the deck (24) and a truck assembly (32) operably coupled to the deck (24) rearward of the caster assembly (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Dryft Board LLC
    Inventors: Ralph Zipper, Nicholas Bartolotta, Skyler Olsen
  • Patent number: 12281665
    Abstract: A coupling structure for a cart comprises a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector. The first connector is detachably connected to the second connector, and the second connector is detachably connected to the third connector. The first connector is located inside the second connector, and the second connector is located inside the third connector, such that the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector form a three-layer ring-shaped embedded structure. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the coupling structure is stable, and has a strong bearing capacity. The cart using the coupling structure can load more objects, and has a stronger bearing capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Yihong Holding Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunlong Qiu, Xiao Zhang
  • Patent number: 12269644
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for containers having mechanical secured door indicators. In one embodiment, an example container may include a first container wall, a second container wall, a third container wall, and a fourth container wall configured to move from an open position to a closed positon. The fourth container wall may include a first portion coupled to the second container wall, and a second portion coupled to the third container wall, where the first portion and the second portion are coplanar when the fourth container wall is in the closed position. The foldable container may include a bottom container platform having a machine-readable code, and a pivotable arm configured to cover the machine-readable code when the fourth container wall is in the closed position, and to uncover the machine-readable code when the fourth container wall is not in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Joseph Greenbaum, Dincer Bozkaya, Albert William Saunders, IV
  • Patent number: 12240314
    Abstract: An air flap system for controlling air ingress into a motor vehicle has at least one air flap, which can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, and an actuator, which is coupled to the air flap, such that the actuator is suitable for effecting the pivoting of the air flap. The actuator is arranged off-center in a central region with respect to one extent of the air flap system along a transverse axis of the vehicle. The central region is one of at least three regions which are arranged adjoining one another along the extent, the central region being arranged centrally with respect to the extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Oeztzan Akif, Christian Hack
  • Patent number: 12240514
    Abstract: A mobile transport device and a method for introducing an installation frame into a shaft, in particular an elevator shaft, are used for transporting an installation frame and for introducing the installation frame into the shaft. The installation frame has a base frame and a bearing frame on which the installation frame is supported from above. The transport device additionally has a fixing device arranged on the base frame for fixing the base frame to a shaft opening of a shaft wall of the shaft and for preventing the transport device from tilting. The bearing frame is supported by the base frame and is movable in the horizontal direction relative to the base frame such that, when the base frame is arranged outside of the shaft, the bearing frame, and thus also the installation frame, can be moved into the shaft from outside the shaft through the shaft opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Guido Achermann, Roger Beck, Gabriele Bizzozero, Dragan Gavric, Ralph Harmath, Nico Langhi, Stefan Weber, Andre Weibel
  • Patent number: 12233926
    Abstract: A foldable trolley includes a frame body unit and two wheel units. The frame body unit includes a lower frame structure and am upper frame structure. The upper frame structure includes a sliding rod slidably disposed on the lower frame structure. The upper frame structure is slidable in a direction toward a bottom of the lower frame structure, via sliding connection of the sliding rod and the lower frame structure, and fold on the lower frame structure, so as to convert the frame body unit from an unfolded state to a folded state. The wheel units are disposed respectively on two sides of the lower frame structure, and are operable to pivot toward the lower frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Chung-Hsiu Su
  • Patent number: 12214828
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electric vehicle having four wheels and a body having a cockpit defined therein, the cockpit containing a single seat and being closable to form an enclosure around the seat. The body has a front bumper having a width that is greater than a front track width of the vehicle. A width of the vehicle is between 1200 mm and 1600 mm, and a height of a centre of mass of the vehicle above a ground surface on which the vehicle is disposed is less than a third of the width of the vehicle. The electric vehicle may be suited for use in urban environments, and may provide benefits in terms of improved safety and maneuverability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Thomas Yates
  • Patent number: 12187335
    Abstract: A flatbed truck with a foldable caster unit, comprising a load-bearing plate, a load-bearing support frame and a caster unit, and further comprising a caster unit rotation driving device. The caster unit rotation driving device comprises an operating handle, a connecting rod, a front linkage mechanism and a rear linkage mechanism, wherein the operating handle is pivotally connected with the load-bearing plate and is rotatable around a pivot axis of the operating handle. The operating handle is capable of linking with the front linkage mechanism and the rear linkage mechanism via the connecting rod to respectively drive the front caster unit and the rear caster unit to be rotated from the folded storage position to the unfolded rolling position, when the operating handle is rotated from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG SHUNHE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shikun Jian
  • Patent number: 12179625
    Abstract: A removable module and a method for operating the removable module. The removable module has a multipurpose connector that connect the removable module to a motor when the removable module is attached to a vehicle. Dual-purpose circuitry in the removable module can output electric energy to the motor when the multipurpose connector connects the removable module to the motor. The multipurpose connector can connect the removable module to the electric vehicle supply equipment when the removable module is detached from the vehicle. While the removable module is detached from the vehicle, the dual-purpose circuitry cannot output electric energy to the motor. When the multipurpose connector connects the removable module to the electric vehicle supply equipment, the dual-purpose circuitry can receive electric power from the electric vehicle supply equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: LiveWire EV, LLC
    Inventors: Hamidreza Hafezinasab, Robert W. Sweney
  • Patent number: 12168381
    Abstract: A brace plate assembly for a vehicle with a top right radius rod fastened to the chassis with a fastener, a top left radius rod fastened to the chassis, a middle right radius rod fastened to the chassis, a middle left radius rod fastened to the chassis, a bottom right radius rod fastened to the chassis and a bottom left radius rod fastened to the chassis, the brace assembly including a top plate coupled with the top right and left radius rods to the chassis, a bottom plate coupled with the bottom right and left radius rods to the chassis, and a bridge plate coupled with the middle right and left radius rods to the chassis and wherein the bridge plate is coupled to the top plate and the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Super ATV, LLC
    Inventor: Marcelo Danze
  • Patent number: 12162373
    Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a refuse container coupled to the chassis, a tractive assembly coupled to the chassis and configured to propel the refuse vehicle, and an electric energy system configured to provide electrical energy to drive the tractive assembly. In a first configuration, a first energy system is removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electric energy system and in a second configuration, the first energy system is removed from the chassis and replaced with a second energy system, the second energy system removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electric energy system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Vincent Hoover, Zachary L. Klein, Jerrod Kappers, Derek A. Wente, Logan Gary, Joshua D. Rocholl, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith
  • Patent number: 12157511
    Abstract: A folding utility cart accessory device includes a frame having a pair of vertical supports and an upper horizontal member extending between an upper end of each vertical support. A pair of support arms are attached to the frame. A first pair of fasteners are attached to a lower horizontal member that extends between each vertical support. A second pair of fasteners are attached to a lower end of each vertical support. The first pair of fasteners are configured to removably secure to an upper horizontal member of a folding utility cart frame. The second pair of fasteners are configured to removably secure to a vertical member of a folding utility cart frame. In this way, the frame can be removably secured to either the front end or rear end of a folding utility cart to provide additional storage options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Inventor: Cody Jennings
  • Patent number: 12145431
    Abstract: An electric vehicle battery pack release system configured to cause a physical separation of a battery pack from an electric vehicle on to which the battery pack is mounted, including one or more pyrotechnic bracket assembly configured to operably couple a battery pack to an electric vehicle, one or more sensor configured to sense a state of the electric vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to receive data from the one or more sensors and to trigger an explosion in the one or more pyrotechnic bracket assemblies to affect the physical separation of the battery pack from the electric vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB
    Inventor: Robert Wassmur
  • Patent number: 12145432
    Abstract: In a mounting structure for a fuel cell drive system, a mount member includes a first mount and a second mount. The first mount connects the first end of a stack case to the first frame. The second mount connects the second end of an auxiliary device case to the second frame. The fuel cell drive system includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member connects the stack case and a motor to each other. The second connecting member connects the auxiliary device case and a speed reducer to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideharu Naito, Kohei Kakuta, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Kazuhito Hattori, Hirotaka Yokota, Takayuki Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 12122440
    Abstract: A foldable cart has a stabilizing handle device, which includes a connecting seat. The connecting seat has a connecting groove and two connecting rods of the foldable frame of the foldable cart are pivotally connected to the connecting seat in the connecting groove. A pulling rod mechanism is pivotally connected with the connecting seat. The connecting seat has a fixing strut that extends between the connecting seat and the foldable frame. When the cart frame is folded, the two connecting rods rotate about their pivot connections with the connecting seat, so that the two connecting rods approach each other. The connecting seat is fixedly connected to the fixing strut and a pivot point on the front side of the foldable frame so that an angle between the two remains fixed, which prevents the pulling rod mechanism from toppling left and right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 12102896
    Abstract: A golf bag includes a base, two wheels, a bag body and a stand assembly. The base has a first base member and a second base member. The first base member has a first bottom side. The second base is pivoted on the first base member to be turned between a first position and a second position. The bag body is connected to the base, and is turned between a third position and a fourth position. The stand assembly has two stands, which are turned between a fifth position and a sixth position. Wherein, the golf bag can be switched between an upright status and a self-standing status. In the upright status, the golf bag has both the first bottom side and the second bottom side touch the ground. In the self-standing status, the golf bag has the first bottom side and distal ends of the stands touch the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Wei Hung Lai
  • Patent number: 12097606
    Abstract: Bicycle transport containers include a typically parallelepiped-shaped outer container. Retaining and/or receiving elements are provided inside the outer container for receiving bicycle elements such as bicycle frames, wheels and the like. In order to facilitate the transport of a bicycle transport container, the invention provides rolling elements on a bottom element of the outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Canyon Bicycles GmbH
    Inventor: Nicolas Caratiola
  • Patent number: 12083822
    Abstract: A medical apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a medical device; and a plurality of caster units, disposed below the medical device, for supporting the medical device to be movable, wherein each of the plurality of caster units includes: a wheel part; and a shock absorbing member which is configured to support the wheel part and to absorb the shock applied to the wheel part, wherein the shock absorbing member includes: a wheel fixing member for fixing the wheel part; a body fixing member which surrounds the wheel fixing member and is fixed to the medical device; and a cushioning member which is disposed between the wheel fixing member and the body fixing member and is capable of elastic deformation, wherein the shock absorbing member includes: a first deforming part extending in the vertical direction; and a second deformation part extending, from an end of the first deformation part, in a direction different from the extending direction of the first deformation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yoenho Kim, Namyun Kim, Wanki Kim, Sungtae Sim, Junyoung Jung, Wonchul Choi