Patents by Inventor Andrew VAN NOY

Andrew VAN NOY 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).

  • Multi-modal freight systems, devices, and methods
    Patent number: 12036833
    Abstract: A freight vehicle is provided including a set of road wheels configured for road traversal; a set of rail wheels configured for rail traversal, the set of rail wheels being separate from the set of road wheels; and an actuation system configured to modify a relative positioning of the set of road wheels and the set of rail wheels to facilitate operation of the freight vehicle according to a plurality of operational modes. The plurality of operational modes include a road traversal mode wherein the actuation system causes the set of road wheels to contact a road and a rail traversal mode wherein the actuation system causes the set of rail wheels to contact a rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: AVBJ, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Van Noy, Braden Jones, Kevin Anjel Damoa
  • MULTI-MODAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230339274
    Abstract: A freight vehicle is provided including a set of road wheels configured for road traversal; a set of rail wheels configured for rail traversal, the set of rail wheels being separate from the set of road wheels; and an actuation system configured to modify a relative positioning of the set of road wheels and the set of rail wheels to facilitate operation of the freight vehicle according to a plurality of operational modes. The plurality of operational modes include a road traversal mode wherein the actuation system causes the set of road wheels to contact a road and a rail traversal mode wherein the actuation system causes the set of rail wheels to contact a rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew VAN NOY, Braden JONES, Kevin Anjel Damoa