Patents by Inventor Christopher J. HURD

Christopher J. HURD 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-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220308576
    Abstract: In examples, a fleet of vehicles comprises a hub vehicle and a set of remote vehicles, where a hub vehicle aggregates and disseminates information among remote vehicles. For example, the hub vehicle may specify a geofence and/or any of a variety of other vehicle configuration information, which may be provided to remote vehicles accordingly. Further, a remote vehicle may monitor a power source state and ensure that it does not travel outside of a range to the hub vehicle, thereby reducing instances where the remote vehicle has traveled too far to be replenished. The hub vehicle may also facilitate cross-vehicle communication between operators. For example, communications may be relayed among other vehicles of the fleet. In other examples, the hub vehicle may provide task management functionality, where a shared task list is synchronized among the vehicles, thereby enabling operators to view tasks, add tasks, and remove tasks, among other functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher T. Judson, Christopher J. Hurd, Amber P. Malone, Scott D. Taylor, John CB Stockman, Steven M. Schiebel, Brent A. Erspamer
  • Vehicle
    Patent number: 11097613
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a hydraulic system. The vehicle may include a sway bar. The sway bar may be positioned rearward of a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic system. A console having a first hydraulic input may be provided in an operator area of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hurd, Richard D. Ripley, Anthony J. Kinsman, Matthew S. Kmecik, Brent A. Erspamer, Ryan D. Carlson
  • VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190275885
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a hydraulic system. The vehicle may include a sway bar. The sway bar may be positioned rearward of a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic system. A console having a first hydraulic input may be provided in an operator area of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hurd, Richard D. Ripley, Anthony J. Kinsman, Matthew S. Kmecik, Brent A. Erspamer, Ryan D. Carlson
  • Utility vehicle
    Patent number: 10300786
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly. The powertrain assembly includes an engine, a shiftable transmission, a continuously variable transmission, and a charger. Additionally, the utility vehicle may include a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Nugteren, Adam J. Schlangen, Hans-Rudolf Jenni, John LaFata, David Hicke, Christopher J. Hurd, Ricky Jaeger, Aaron D. Deckard, Urs Wenger
  • VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170225565
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a hydraulic system. The vehicle may include a sway bar. The sway bar may be positioned rearward of a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic system. A console having a first hydraulic input may be provided in an operator area of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. HURD, Richard D. RIPLEY, Anthony J. KINSMAN, Matthew S. KMECIK, Brent A. ERSPAMER, Ryan D. CARLSON
  • UTILITY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160176284
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a powertrain assembly. The powertrain assembly includes an engine, a shiftable transmission, a continuously variable transmission, and a charger. Additionally, the utility vehicle may include a cooling assembly fluidly coupled to at least the engine and the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel J. Nugteren, Adam J. Schlangen, Hans-Rudolf Jenni, John LaFata, David Hicke, Christopher J. Hurd, Ricky Jaeger, Aaron D. Deckard, Andrew C. Schleif
  • VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150314680
    Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle may include a hydraulic system. The vehicle may include a sway bar. The sway bar may be positioned rearward of a hydraulic pump of the hydraulic system. A console having a first hydraulic input may be provided in an operator area of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher J. HURD, Richard D. RIPLEY, Anthony J. KINSMAN, Matthew S. Kmecik, Brent A. ERSPAMER, Ryan D. CARLSON