Patents by Inventor Anais Castinel

Anais Castinel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Auxiliary transport vehicle, auxiliary transport system and method for operating an auxiliary transport vehicle
    Patent number: 10569795
    Abstract: An auxiliary transport vehicle according to the disclosure comprises a drive unit and an attachment that is placed thereon, wherein the drive unit comprises just two wheels with a common axis of rotation and each with an electric drive, an electronic control device and an electrical energy storage device, and wherein the control device is embodied for actuating the drives in such a way that the auxiliary transport vehicle is kept in an upright position, and for autonomously driving the auxiliary transport vehicle to a specifiable destination and for following an external control device. The disclosure also concerns an auxiliary transport system and a method for operating an auxiliary transport vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Anais Castinel
  • AUXILIARY TRANSPORT VEHICLE, AUXILIARY TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUXILIARY TRANSPORT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190111957
    Abstract: An auxiliary transport vehicle according to the disclosure comprises a drive unit and an attachment that is placed thereon, wherein the drive unit comprises just two wheels with a common axis of rotation and each with an electric drive, an electronic control device and an electrical energy storage device, and wherein the control device is embodied for actuating the drives in such a way that the auxiliary transport vehicle is kept in an upright position, and for autonomously driving the auxiliary transport vehicle to a specifiable destination and for following an external control device. The disclosure also concerns an auxiliary transport system and a method for operating an auxiliary transport vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Anais Castinel