Patents by Inventor Dustin Keller
Dustin Keller 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).
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Publication number: 20240010068Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller
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Publication number: 20230294512Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a rear ground engaging member, and a first rear trailing arm and a second rear trailing arm. Each of the trailing arms have at least one housing and wherein, within each housing is a drive belt, the drive belt drivingly coupled to the engine and a rear ground engaging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: David L. Vigen, Dustin Keller
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Publication number: 20220169114Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Joseph Wood, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller, Robby Gordon, Mike Niemiec, Michael McKeen
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Patent number: 11077750Abstract: An off-road utility vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a continuously variable transmission, a transaxle comprising a rear differential, an intermediate drive assembly comprising an intermediate differential, and a front drive assembly comprising a front differential. The intermediate drive assembly and transaxle are coupled via an intermediate driveshaft and the front drive assembly and the intermediate drive assembly are coupled via a front drive shaft. The front drive shaft and the intermediate drive shaft are counter rotating.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Zachary John Sundberg, Doug Grangroth, Dustin Keller
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Publication number: 20200139811Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Joseph Wood, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller, Robby Gordon, Mike Niemiec, Michael McKeen
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Publication number: 20190184822Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a rear ground engaging member, and a first rear trailing arm and a second rear trailing arm. Each of the trailing arms have at least one housing and wherein, within each housing is a drive belt, the drive belt drivingly coupled to the engine and a rear ground engaging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: David L. Vigen, Dustin Keller
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Publication number: 20190016216Abstract: An off-road utility vehicle includes a frame, an engine, a continuously variable transmission, a transaxle comprising a rear differential, an intermediate drive assembly comprising an intermediate differential, and a front drive assembly comprising a front differential. The intermediate drive assembly and transaxle are coupled via an intermediate driveshaft and the front drive assembly and the intermediate drive assembly are coupled via a front drive shaft. The front drive shaft and the intermediate drive shaft are counter rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Zachary John Sundberg, Doug Grangroth, Dustin Keller
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Publication number: 20170136874Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Joseph Wood, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller, Robby Gordon, Mike Niemiec, Michael McKeen
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Patent number: 8776930Abstract: A fan for a drive clutch includes a disk having several vanes that can attach to a drive clutch to direct air toward the clutch to cool the clutch and belt of a CVT transmission. The disk can be injection-molded or otherwise formed and can be bolted onto a clutch drive with the vanes facing toward the clutch drive. An inward-facing surface can be concave to direct air toward the clutch. The disk can attach to the clutch drive using preexisting bolts of the clutch drive.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Michael Tadych, Dustin Keller
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Patent number: 8764039Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle includes two trailing arms and three lateral links to maintain a wheel in or nearly in a vertical position throughout a relatively large travel distance. The trailing arms can be an upper and a lower trailing arm that form a linkage to limit the caster movement of the wheel throughout the travel distance. The three lateral links form two linkages that maintain proper orientation of the wheel: a first linkage to limit the camber movement of the wheel, and a second linkage to limit the tracking, or toe, movement of the wheel. The trailing arms and lateral links provide a relatively large travel distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Artic Cat Inc.Inventors: Dustin Keller, John Seal
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Publication number: 20130277937Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle includes two trailing arms and three lateral links to maintain a wheel in or nearly in a vertical position throughout a relatively large travel distance. The trailing arms can be an upper and a lower trailing arm that form a linkage to limit the caster movement of the wheel throughout the travel distance. The three lateral links form two linkages that maintain proper orientation of the wheel: a first linkage to limit the camber movement of the wheel, and a second linkage to limit the tracking, or toe, movement of the wheel. The trailing arms and lateral links provide a relatively large travel distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Dustin Keller, John Seal
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Publication number: 20130220766Abstract: A fan for a drive clutch includes a disk having several vanes that can attach to a drive clutch to direct air toward the clutch to cool the clutch and belt of a CVT transmission. The disk can be injection-molded or otherwise formed and can be bolted onto a clutch drive with the vanes facing toward the clutch drive. An inward-facing surface can be concave to direct air toward the clutch. The disk can attach to the clutch drive using preexisting bolts of the clutch drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Michael Tadych, Dustin Keller