Patents by Inventor Curt Zackiewicz

Curt Zackiewicz 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).

  • Assembly structure and method for electric vehicle
    Patent number: 11198484
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a battery having a housing. The housing includes a rear side which is defined as a side facing away from a forward travelling direction of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle further includes a frame, a motor having a housing, and a pivot shaft stack-up assembly co-aligned along a pivot shaft axis. The pivot shaft stack-up assembly includes first and second portions of the frame, a swingarm extending therebetween, and an idler bracket. A shock mount is integral with the battery housing. The shock mount extends from the rear side of the battery housing. The battery housing is configured as a stressed chassis member in which each of the motor housing, the frame, and the pivot shaft stack-up assembly are aligned thereof. The shock mount provides a path along which a load is directed to the battery housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Curt Zackiewicz, Ronald Hurth, Brandon James Deaner, Brian M. Scherbarth, Eric James Klumpp, Senthilkumar Vijayakumar
  • ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200031425
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a battery having a housing. The housing includes a rear side which is defined as a side facing away from a forward travelling direction of the electric vehicle. The electric vehicle further includes a frame, a motor having a housing, and a pivot shaft stack-up assembly co-aligned along a pivot shaft axis. The pivot shaft stack-up assembly includes first and second portions of the frame, a swingarm extending therebetween, and an idler bracket. A shock mount is integral with the battery housing. The shock mount extends from the rear side of the battery housing. The battery housing is configured as a stressed chassis member in which each of the motor housing, the frame, and the pivot shaft stack-up assembly are aligned thereof. The shock mount provides a path along which a load is directed to the battery housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Curt Zackiewicz, Ronald Hurth, Brandon James Deaner, Brian M. Scherbarth, Eric James Klumpp, Senthilkumar Vijayakumar
  • Motorcycle
    Patent number: D895486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben McGinley, Brad Richards, Kirk Rasmussen, Sean M. Stanley, Brian Scherbarth, Joseph Konshak, Eric James Klumpp, Curt Zackiewicz, David Isaac Aunkst, Kasey Alexander Peck, Richard W. Elchert
  • Motorcycle battery pack
    Patent number: D913233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Ben McGinley, Brad Richards, Kirk Rasmussen, Ronald Hurth, D. Addison Parks, Curt Zackiewicz