Patents Examined by Tiffany L. Webb
  • Patent number: 11975792
    Abstract: A system and method to select and implement a suspension tune is disclosed. The system includes a memory configured to store a plurality of suspension tunes. A suspension controller configured to implement one of the plurality of suspension tunes for at least one suspension component of a vehicle. A manually operated switch to receive a user input, the manually operated switch configured to navigate between the plurality of suspension tunes, and, based on the user input, designate a different one of the plurality of suspension tunes to be implemented by the suspension controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Andrew Diao, Mike Fraguglia, Evan Peterson, James T. Pickett
  • Patent number: 11973201
    Abstract: An impact detection device for a traction battery of a motor vehicle includes at least one air-filled chamber formed on an underbody element for the traction battery. An air-filled chamber is at least laterally sealed to outside and defined by a sealing material. A pressure hose and an introduction element for the pressure hose can be provided, wherein the air-filled chamber can be coupled to a pressure sensor through the pressure hose, and the introduction element can be attached to the underbody element and formed to couple the pressure hose to the air-filled chamber through the sealing material in a set position. The introduction element can be embedded by the sealing material which seals the air-filled chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: AUDI AG, DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ilija Brandic, Markus Grupp, Julius Rausch, Oliver Stoll
  • Patent number: 11970042
    Abstract: A suspension assembly for a vehicle may have a first end for pivotal mounting to a structural member of the vehicle and a second end opposite the first end for attachment of a damping arrangement and a stub axle. The suspension assembly may include first and second shell components that are welded together to form a substantially hollow body between the first and second ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: AL-KO INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
    Inventors: Jibu John, John Lizza
  • Patent number: 11964694
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a kart and a frame thereof. The frame includes: a first frame including an outer sleeve and a first fixing piece arranged on the outer sleeve; a second frame including an inner sleeve defined with at least the two first perforations in an axial direction of the inner sleeve, the outer sleeve being fitted over the inner sleeve, one of the first frame and the second frame being a front frame and the other one being a rear frame; a second fixing piece including a rod section and a fitting section, the rod section being connected to a lower portion of the fitting section, the rod section protruding into any one of the first perforations of the inner sleeve from the first fixing piece, and the fitting section being fitted with the first fixing piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ninebot (Changzhou) Tech Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yi Lou, Dekun Kong, Tao Jiang, Ji Lin
  • Patent number: 11964639
    Abstract: A traveling vehicle includes a mechanical brake link mechanism to transmit operation of a brake pedal to a brake device housed in a case and to control brakes of right and left rear wheels. The brake link mechanism includes a pair of brake rods extending in a front-back direction at sides of the case. A guard assembly includes a pair of guards extending in the front-back direction below the pair of brake rods. The pair of brake rods overlaps the pair of guards in a vertical direction. In a side view of the traveling vehicle, the pair of brake rods includes a higher portion positioned above a lower surface of the case to be distanced by a predetermined interval or more and positioned above the lower surface of the case, and a lower portion positioned below the higher portion. The pair of guards overlaps at least all of the lower portions in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takateru Nakagawa, Akira Hiwatashi, Satoshi Oizumi
  • Patent number: 11938891
    Abstract: An external emergency brake apparatus has an air fairing, an airbag assembly for holding a plurality of airbags, a sliding unlock lever, a bracket assembly that comprises two sliding grooves and two fixing grooves, a bracket release assembly that latches said sliding unlock lever horizontally to a first position and a contact power switch device that is coupled to the car's brake power control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: Jinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 11926277
    Abstract: A knee airbag includes a cushion portion, which includes overlying panels interconnected along a perimeter connection to define an inflatable volume of the knee airbag. The panels are interconnected within the perimeter connection along one or more interior connections that define inflatable chambers within the inflatable volume. The knee airbag also includes a tether connected to an exterior surface of the cushion portion at spaced locations. The tether has a length that is shorter than the distance between the locations on the cushion portion to which the tether is connected. The tether is configured to become tensioned in response to inflation of the cushion portion and causing a bend to form in the cushion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Gould, Joseph Palazzolo, Jaime Perez
  • Patent number: 11926279
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a roof airbag apparatus for mobility which protects the occupant seated in the cabin in such a manner that the roof airbag is deployed downward from the cabin roof, and safely protects the occupant from impact in such a manner that the occupant is securely restrained by the airbag as the deployment shape of the airbag is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Byung Ho Min
  • Patent number: 11926189
    Abstract: A sway bar system is described. The sway bar system includes a sway bar having a first end and a second end. The sway bar system further includes a first electronically controlled damper link which is coupled to the first end of the sway bar. The first electronically controlled damper link is configured to be coupled a first location of a vehicle. The sway bar system also has a second link which is coupled to the second end of the sway bar. The second link is configured to be coupled a second location of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Tsiaras, Rick Strickland
  • Patent number: 11919472
    Abstract: A side airbag that is to be inflated and deployed to a side of an occupant, includes: a first chamber that is positioned in an upper portion and is to be inflated to a side of a shoulder part of the occupant; and a second chamber that is on a lower side of the first chamber, and a thickness regulating member for reducing an inflation thickness is provided at an upper portion of a front portion of the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Joyson Safety Systems Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yuki, Masatoshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 11919357
    Abstract: A suspension system for a wheel assembly of a vehicle includes a telescopic damper configured to mediate between respective sprung and unsprung portions of the wheel assembly, a rebound spring arranged to moderate wheel travel, and a force-transfer system operative to apply a force to change one or more parameters of the suspension system. The application of the force by the force-transfer system is effective in a first operating mode to change a length of the telescopic damper and in a second operating mode to regulate a wheel rate of the wheel assembly. The force-transfer system is controllable to modify a wheel-travel value at which the wheel rate of the wheel assembly changes in the second mode of suspension operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: REE AUTOMOTIVE LTD
    Inventors: Ivan Jefferies, Damian Andrew Harty
  • Patent number: 11897306
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension system including a vehicle body portion is provided herein. The vehicle suspension system further includes a first suspension lever which is pivotally mounted with respect to a first pivot axis on a first region of the vehicle body portion and pivotally connects a wheel hub or a steering knuckle to the vehicle body portion. The vehicle suspension system further includes a rotation sensor with a first sensor portion of the sensor is fixedly connected to the vehicle body portion and a second sensor portion is fixedly connected to the first suspension lever, where the first and second sensor portions are rotatable with respect to each other about a sensor rotation axis, and the rotation angle between the first and second sensor portions with respect to each other indicates a pivot angle of the first suspension lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DANA ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Daniele Tonini, Federico Bavaresco
  • Patent number: 11891009
    Abstract: An assembly includes a dash and a deployable panel. The deployable panel has a proximal end rotatably connected to the dash. The deployable panel is rotatable about the proximal end from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The proximal end is engaged with the dash in the deployed position and the deployable panel has a distal end spaced above the dash in the deployed position. An airbag is supported by the dash and is inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag has a back panel abutting the deployable panel in the inflated position and an impact panel opposite the back panel. A tether is connected to the deployable panel and the impact panel. The tether extends through the back panel from the deployable panel to the impact panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Axel Smitterberg, Russell Joseph Mihm, Johnathan Andrew Line, Chuck R. Reese, James Robert Chascsa, II
  • Patent number: 11878648
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle occupant restraint system for a motor vehicle, comprising a central airbag installed in the area of a vehicle roof liner between two vehicle seats. At least one holding arrangement is fastened by a first end to the airbag and by a second end to a vehicle structure such that the holding arrangement retains the airbag in an inflated state in a holding position in which the airbag can laterally support a vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dalphi Metal Espana, S.A.
    Inventors: Pedro José Santín Navarro, Maria Crespo Vizán, Óscar Ugarte Alba
  • Patent number: 11840191
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an airbag configured to be mounted to a roof of a vehicle and deployable downward from the vehicle roof. The airbag has a stored condition in which the airbag is deflated and concealed behind a vehicle headliner. The airbag has an inflated and deployed condition in which a first portion is configured to extend along a portion of a windshield, a second portion is configured to extend rearward from the first portion toward an occupant, and a third portion is configured to extend downward from the second portion and to be positioned between the occupant and a display screen. A deployment tether is configured to initially delay deployment of the second portion of the airbag while the third portion deploys. The deployment tether is configured to rupture after the initial delay so the second portion can fully inflate and deploy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Gould, Uriah Horton, David Varcoe
  • Patent number: 11840307
    Abstract: A damping mechanism and a vehicle are provided. The damping mechanism includes: a spindle; an elastic cushion assembly used to couple the spindle and the vehicle body; a coupling arm having a first end used to be fixedly coupled to an axle of the wheel and a second end pivotally coupled to the spindle; and a locking assembly provided between the coupling arm and the spindle and used to switch the coupling arm and the spindle between at least two locking states and a unlocking state. In the unlocking state, the coupling arm is rotatable, and in the locking states, the coupling arm is locked; in each of the locking states, the coupling arm is in different locking positions relative to the spindle; and when the coupling arm is in different locking positions, the coupling arm is at different angles to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NINEBOT (CHANGZHOU) TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ronghui Lv, Can Wang, Min Xia
  • Patent number: 11827070
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for vehicle suspension ball joints that are firmly affixed for operation, are easily adjustable in a generally vertical direction for precise tuning of suspension geometry for dynamic performance in multiple axes using an array of cylindrical shims tuned to match fastener distance and height with a socket that has mounting bolts that engage a scalloped cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Maverick Undercar Performance, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Bell, Steve Strasburg
  • Patent number: 11827105
    Abstract: A wheeled vehicle includes a vehicle body, a vibration absorbing element, an auxiliary arm, a wheel, and a driving member. The vehicle body includes a fixing plate. The housing connected to the fixing plate. The vibration absorbing element includes a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed to the housing. The auxiliary arm includes a connecting end and a free end. The connecting end is connected to the housing. The free end is configured to swing relative to the connecting end. The free end is fixed to the second end. The wheel includes an axle, and the axle is rotationally connected to the free end. The driving member is fixed to the housing and configured to drive the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Li Pan, Ssu-Chieh Kao, Jian-Rong Liao, Ching-Chih Tung, Chih-Ying Wu, Jen Chieh Cheng, Chih-Wei Liao
  • Patent number: 11820458
    Abstract: An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle (100) having a powertrain (126) to provide power drive from the engine (102) to at least one of the right front wheel (104), the left front wheel (106), the right rear wheel (108), and the left rear wheel (110), wherein the powertrain (126) includes the engine (102), one or more drive shafts (128), and a final drive (130); an electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) mounted inside each of the four wheels (104, 106, 108, 110), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly (132) includes a main shaft (134), one or more stator coils (136), a stator holder (138), a stator coil winding (140), one or more magnets (142), a magnet ring holder (144), one or more bearings (146), a casing (148), one or more internal and external circlips (150).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Powerland Agro Tractor Vehicles Pvt Ltd.
    Inventors: Tej Narayan Naik, Narayan Pundalik Naik, Amit Sukumar Santra
  • Patent number: 11821459
    Abstract: A system and method for a universal housing. The universal housing has a central void. The system also includes a sleeve sized to be received within the central void. The universal housing can be used to house a ball joint and a uniball interchangeably. This allows the consumer to switch between a ball joint or a uniball joint without replacing the support arm. This aids in flexibility and versatility as well as decreases the product and labor costs associated with changing from one type to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jeff Kester, Jesse Johnson