Patents by Inventor Dustin Mertens

Dustin Mertens 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).

  • Publication number: 20250118456
    Abstract: A shock control cable assembly for a vehicle includes a routing guide including a channel configured to receive conductors of a main cable that connects to a shock control module, conductors of a first shock cable that connects to a first shock, and conductors of a second shock cable that connect to a second shock. At least one of the conductors of the main cable is connected to each of the first shock cable and the second shock cable within the channel. The routing guide further including a first flange having a first opening to receive a first fastener to secure the routing guide to a first member of a rear suspension of the vehicle. Potting material is injected into the channel to encapsulate the conductors of the main cable, the first shock cable, and the second shock cable to protect the conductors from environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Brandt, Cory Huot, Trevor F. Rhodes, Michael A. Hedlund, Joseph P. Wood, Dustin Mertens, Virendra Kumar Gupta, Austin A. Linder
  • Publication number: 20110192667
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to snowmobiles. More particularly, the present invention relates to the components of a snowmobile such as the frame, running boards and various other assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Conn, Andrew Mills, Dustin Mertens, Anthony Ripley, Lyle J. Dahlgren, Martin E. Sampson