Patents Examined by Tony H. Winner
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Patent number: 12024249Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport wagon consisting of a base frame, wherein the base frame comprises a rotatable bogie assembly on its front side for attachment to a powered tow or push truck and comprises one or more front steering wheels placed on the front side of the base frame and one or more rear steering wheels placed on the rear side of the base frame, wherein the one or more front steering wheels and the one or more rear steering wheels are coupled in such a way to the rotatable bogie assembly, that in operation the one or more front steering wheels rotate along with the rotatable bogie assembly and that the one or more rear steering wheels rotate in opposite direction with respect to the rotatable bogie assembly, wherein the base frame comprises at least one longitudinal beam to which a front cross beam, a rear cross beam and at least one intermediate cross beam are arranged with intermediate spaces, wherein at least one intermediate space is arranged for receiving goods, wherein an interType: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Artiq B.V.Inventor: Arjen Roth
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Patent number: 12024220Abstract: According to the present embodiments, a torque applied to a torsion bar is attenuated to thus relatively increase the rigidity of the torsion bar, thereby improving the response performance to a driver's steering wheel operation, increasing a responsive torque range, securing the durability of components such as the torsion bar, and simplifying adjustment of the moving distance of a rack bar compared to the number of revolutions of the steering wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: HL MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Eungsu Kim, Daehee Jung
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Patent number: 12012173Abstract: A tilt-decoupled steering device of a motorbike includes a handlebar bridge for receiving a motorbike handlebar, a fork bridge for receiving a fork leg, and at least one decoupling device connecting the handlebar bridge to the fork bridge. The handlebar bridge is mounted such that it can rotate about a steering axis and is secured about a tilt axis orthogonal to the steering axis, and the fork bridge is mounted such that it can rotate about the steering axis and about the tilt axis. The decoupling device transfers a steering movement and a steering torque in a steering direction about the steering axis between the handlebar bridge and the fork bridge, and compensates for a tilting movement in a tilting direction about the tilt axis of the fork bridge relative to the handlebar bridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dirk Fischer, Gerhard Forster
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Patent number: 12012166Abstract: Disclosed is a chassis for an unmanned guided carrier, wherein the chassis comprises a chassis body (100), two driving wheel set modules (200) and a torsion shaft caster module (300) mounted on the chassis body (100), the torsion shaft caster module (300) comprises a torsion shaft (310) rotatably mounted on the chassis body (100) and two supports (320), one end of each of the two supports (320) is fixed to one of both ends of the torsion shaft (310) respectively, an universal wheel (330) is mounted at the other end of each of the two supports (320), an elastic member (340) is provided between said other end of each of the two supports (320) mounted with the universal wheel (330) and the chassis body (100), the elastic member (340) applies an elastic force to the universal wheel (330) to make it cling to a ground.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKROBOT CO., LTD.Inventors: Wentao Yu, Chao Wu, Hui Jiang
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Patent number: 12012169Abstract: A foldable rotary arm structure and device for a bicycle. The foldable rotary arm structure includes a rotary wheel and a rotary arm. The rotary wheel is coaxial with a transverse tube or surrounds the transverse tube. The rotary arm is in steering connection with the rotary wheel or a supporting base, such that the rotary arm is attached to the transverse tube when folded, thereby reducing the space of the transverse tube occupied in a radial direction. A flywheel for use in a balancing device of a bicycle or a motor-assisted bicycle or an amusement device is provided. In the rotary arm, individual batteries or multistage batteries are arranged in a single layer in the radial direction and are stacked in multiple stages in the axial direction. When the rotary arm is unfolded and rotated, the angular momentum is increased or the torque is balanced.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2023Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Inventor: Pengjun Liu
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Patent number: 12012172Abstract: A saddle riding type vehicle in which a braking force adjustment device, a master cylinder and a reserve tank can be compactly arranged. In the saddle riding type vehicle having a braking force adjustment device that controls braking force of a vehicle wheel, a master cylinder for a rear wheel that outputs brake hydraulic pressure in response to operation of a brake pedal, and a reserve tank that stores brake fluid for the master cylinder for the rear wheel, in a vehicle side view, the reserve tank is disposed above the master cylinder for the rear wheel, and the braking force adjustment device is provided between the master cylinder for the rear wheel and the reserve tank.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Yamada, Kenichi Maeda
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Patent number: 12007001Abstract: A gear is provided that has excellent continuous moldability for practical use, and both high slidability and high durability. The provided gear is a molded resin constructed of a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and cellulose nanofibers (B) with an average fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller, and having a number average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin (A) in the range of 10,000 to 150,000, wherein a sliding surface of the gear with another gear teeth has an arithmetic mean surface roughness Sa of 3.0 ?m or lower.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Junichi Tsuzuki, Sara Kusumoto
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Patent number: 11999415Abstract: A joint module for an articulated vehicle, for pivotally interconnecting a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part of the articulated vehicle, the joint module including articulation joint having: a first segment, connectable to the first vehicle part, a second segment, connectable to the second vehicle part, a slewing bearing pivotally coupling the first segment to the second segment, the slewing bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis defining an axial direction of the articulation joint, the first segment having two first connecting plates spaced apart at a first distance and perpendicular to the axial direction, the outer ring being fixated to the connecting plates therebetween, each of the two first connecting plates having an arc-shaped recess wherein a central axis of the arc-shape of the recess is concentric with the pivot axis, and the second segment having two second connecting plates spaced apart at a second distType: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Jost-Werke Deutschland GMBHInventors: Ruud Knook, Jos Robertus Leonardus Dobbelaar
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Patent number: 11993112Abstract: A dust cap assembly including a semi-trailer (2) and a towing vehicle (3). The dust cap assembly is for closing a king pin (21) which has been hollowed out with a borehole (22) for automatic fifth-wheel coupling. A dust cap device (1) is arranged in contact with the underside (20) of the semi-trailer (2) and such that it can rotate about the king pin (21). In order to mount the dust cap device (11) such that it can rotate about the king pin (21), a circular ring-shaped bearing disc (25) having a circular bearing seat (26) is provided, which is secured coaxially to the king pin (21) on the underside (20) of the semi-trailer (2). The circular bearing seat (26) on the circular ring-shaped bearing disc (25) has a first sliding bearing edge (261) on the inner circular opening and a second sliding bearing edge (262) on the outer rim, in which the dust cap device (1) engages. Also, a dust cap device for this assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Hamburger Patent Schmiede GmbHInventor: Heinz-Ruediger Metternich
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Patent number: 11987320Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power assisted electric bicycle, a transmission device and a control method. The power assisted electric bicycle includes a body, a wheel, a torque sensor, a motor and a controller. The torque sensor is configured to output a plurality of torque signals corresponding to a pedal force. The controller is configured to: receive the torque signals from the torque sensor; compute and determine a first period according to a speed of the power assisted electric bicycle at a first time point; obtain a first maximum value of the torque signals in the first period that ends at the first time point; and, set a first torque output of the motor according to the first maximum value corresponding to the torque signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Gogoro Inc.Inventors: Neng-Jie Yang, Ying-Che Shih, Sung-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11987299Abstract: A steering gear assembly, which utilizes a manually-drive first rotatable input shaft coupled with a rotatable valve member to control flow of hydraulic fluid to different downstream passages, includes a torsion tube and a transfer shaft extending within the interior of the torsion tube, with the transfer shaft being configured to receive rotational force from a second rotatable input shaft coupled to a motor or another mechanical torque-supplying element. The torsion tube applies a rotational restoring force to the rotatable valve member. A removable end cover for a steering gear assembly housing includes a rotary seal permitting rotation of the transfer shaft and/or second rotatable input shaft, with the first and second rotatable input shafts opposing one another. A remanufacturing kit for a steering gear assembly includes a torsion tube, a transfer shaft, and an end cover as mentioned. A method for remanufacturing a steering gear assembly is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventor: Cláudio Carreirão
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Patent number: 11981174Abstract: A ball assembly for a trailer hitch has a ball and an extended length neck connected to a threaded shaft. The ball assembly is made of a steel material such as 4140 or 4142 carbon steel which has a tensile strength of at least 95,000 psi to better withstand lateral and torsional forces.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventor: Daniel Cardenas
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Patent number: 11975576Abstract: A trailer coupling for a motor vehicle may include a coupling element, which is mounted by a bearing so as to be movable between a usage position, in which for attachment of a trailer the coupling element projects rearwards in front of the rear of the motor vehicle, and a rest position, in which the coupling element is moved closer to the motor vehicle, wherein the bearing has a bearing base which is stationary relative to the motor vehicle and a bearing element which is movably mounted on the bearing base and supports the coupling element, wherein the trailer coupling has an electric drive motor by which the bearing element can be driven relative to the bearing base between the rest position and the usage position, and wherein the drive motor has a stator and an armature that is driven relative to the stator.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: WESTFALIA-Automotive GmbHInventors: Kay Angermann, Bernhard Sielhorst, Raphael Gringel
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Patent number: 11975799Abstract: A bike includes a frame elongated in a longitudinal direction, a front fork rotatably engaged with a front wheel at a front end of the bike, a rear fork rotatably engaged with a rear wheel at a rear end of the bike, a handlebar supported for rotation at the front end of the frame for steering the bike, and a drive module configured to drive the rear wheel of the bike when operated selectively with power. The frame includes a down tube extending downward and rearward from the front end of the bike and a drive module enclosure formed at a second end of the down tube. The drive module enclosure defines a drive module receptacle that is open along the longitudinal direction of the bike. The drive module receptacle is sized to receive the drive module along the longitudinal direction of the bike.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: StaCyc, LLCInventors: Robert Ryan Ragland, Lawrence Michael Paige, Monibert Narito Gaba, Jamie Richard Beckett
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Patent number: 11975802Abstract: A bicycle hub system, method and device including rear and front hub assemblies. Both the rear and front hub assemblies include locking mechanisms with matching undulating splined coupling faces that correspond to complementary undulating splined coupling faces of a wheel hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Red Star Holdings, LLCInventor: Casper Hendrik Badenhorst
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Patent number: 11975691Abstract: A luggage device for a vehicle includes a container including a door that is openable and closable, a first mounting portion facing the door, and a second mounting portion configured to connect the door to the first mounting portion, the container having a fillable space formed therein, and a drive mechanism configured to connect the container to a mount subject such that the first mounting portion or the second mounting portion is attached to the mount subject and to switch mount directions of the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Jae Seung Lee
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Patent number: 11975757Abstract: Disclosed are a walking deviation correction method and a walking deviation correction device for a working machine. The working machine includes: a first pump, a second pump, a first motor and a second motor; the first pump is connected to the first motor, the second pump is connected to the second motor, the first motor is configured to drive a first running wheel, and the second motor is configured to drive a second running wheel. The method includes: receiving a first input from a user; outputting a flow percentage in response to the first input; receiving a second input from the user based on the flow percentage; and adjusting working flow rates of the first motor and the second motor in response to the second input.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI SANY HEAVY MACHINERY CO., LTDInventors: Yunfei Xiong, Qinghong Chen
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Patent number: 11967231Abstract: A cockpit for a micromobility transit vehicle may include a camera and a cockpit housing. The cockpit housing may be configured to couple to a handlebar of the micromobility transit vehicle. The cockpit housing may include a first portion and a second portion where the second portion extends from the first portion. The first portion of the cockpit housing may include a surface configured to wrap at least partially around the handlebar. The second portion of the cockpit housing may be configured to secure the camera disposed therein such that the camera is oriented to have a field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. The camera may be disposed in the second portion and configured to capture a scene in the field of view in front of the micromobility transit vehicle. Related systems and methods are additionally disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Kelly Erin Johnson, Christopher Paul Merrill, Jens Paul Windau, Edgar-Alison Vasquez Japitana, Garrett Korda Drayna
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Patent number: 11958557Abstract: A construction machine, especially to a paver, comprising an engine, a machine frame, a pair of front wheels with at least one right-side front wheel and at least one left-side front wheel in the forward direction of the construction machine, each front wheel being steerable about a separate vertical steering axis, a steering structure connected to the front wheels for controlling and coordinating the steering movement of the front wheels about the vertical steering axes, the steering structure comprising a steering actuator mounted on the machine frame and comprising a driven control member that is linearly moveable in a horizontal plane and perpendicular to the forward direction along an adjustment axis in relation to the machine frame, the driven control member comprising link elements at each end on its right and left side with regard to the forward direction of the construction machine, wherein the link elements are part of link joints of steering linkages in functional connection with the front wheels fType: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BOMAG GMBHInventors: Maurizio Pedriali, Fabio Baldrati
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Patent number: 11958527Abstract: A skid-steer delivery autonomous ground vehicle has a drive train and suspension that aids in maneuverability. The AGV has six wheels, each of which is powered by its own motor. The AGV has features that diminish the dragging effect on the wheels, either by choice of wheel features or by taking weight off the front wheels during turning.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Kurczewski, Ennio Claretti, Nicolas Hostein, Brett Skaloud, Andrew Stubbs