Patents by Inventor Erik Keith Askin

Erik Keith Askin 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).

  • Patent number: 11862019
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems associated with lightweight docking stations for one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The docking station may include multiple racks. Each rack may include a base frame having frame segments, an anchor coupled to and extending vertically from at least one of the frame segments of the base frame, and a lock plate coupled to the anchor and including a lock hole. The lock hole is disposed through the lock plate and is capable of receiving a locking device associated with a micromobility transit vehicle so as to permit locking of the micromobility transit vehicle to the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Michael Arnold, Erik Keith Askin, Jonathan Scott Bernbach, Mayank Manesh Makwana, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Collin O'Neil Waldoch
  • Publication number: 20230365015
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to docking stations for accommodating multiple types of micromobility vehicles, for interacting with different users, and for operating securely under low-power constraints are disclosed. A low-power docking station may include a housing having walls defining a vehicle opening, and a latching receiver to engage with a latching mount of the micromobility vehicle when it is positioned in the vehicle opening. The docking station can further include a movable hook having a retention feature and a movable latch having a latching protrusion and a receiving feature. The receiving feature can be configured to receive the latching mount when the latching mount is advanced into the receiving feature, and in response to the receiving feature receiving the latching mount, the movable latch can move such that the latching protrusion of the movable latch is retained by the retention feature of the movable hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Robert Andrew Ewaschuk, Emily Christina Figurski, Tristin Kim, Scott McDaid, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Andrea Claude Ramos Santos, Ulhas Subramaniam, Joseph Daniel Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220194503
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with locking a micromobility transit vehicle to a stationary object. A multimodal transportation system may include a docking station including a securement point, and a micromobility transit vehicle securable to the securement point of the docking station. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a storage basket and a lock cable including a first end coupled to the storage basket and a second end. The second end of the lock cable may be securable to the securement point of the docking station to lock the micromobility transit vehicle to the docking station. The storage basket may include a pin lock. The pin lock may engage a locking pin of the lock cable to lock the micromobility transit vehicle via the lock cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
  • Publication number: 20220185408
    Abstract: A docking station for micromobility transit vehicles is provided. The docking station may include a rack configured to dock a micromobility transit vehicle, a bollard for securing the micromobility transit vehicle within the rack, and a dock module configured to detect a characteristic of a lock cable securing the micromobility transit vehicle to the bollard. The dock module may include an inductive coil assembly disposed around a hole of the bollard to detect the lock cable inserted into the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jordan Elias Brooks, Jason Robert Cerundolo, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Eahab Nagi El Naga, Marc Daniel Fenigstein, Michael Jeffrey Holachek
  • Patent number: 11214322
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with locking a micromobility transit vehicle to a stationary object. A multimodal transportation system may include a docking station including a securement point, and a micromobility transit vehicle securable to the securement point of the docking station. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a storage basket and a lock cable including a first end coupled to the storage basket and a second end. The second end of the lock cable may be securable to the securement point of the docking station to lock the micromobility transit vehicle to the docking station. The storage basket may include a pin lock. The pin lock may engage a locking pin of the lock cable to lock the micromobility transit vehicle via the lock cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Keith Askin, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
  • Publication number: 20210354772
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with locking a micromobility transit vehicle to a stationary object. A multimodal transportation system may include a docking station including a securement point, and a micromobility transit vehicle securable to the securement point of the docking station. The micromobility transit vehicle may include a storage basket and a lock cable including a first end coupled to the storage basket and a second end. The second end of the lock cable may be securable to the securement point of the docking station to lock the micromobility transit vehicle to the docking station. The storage basket may include a pin lock. The pin lock may engage a locking pin of the lock cable to lock the micromobility transit vehicle via the lock cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Keith ASKIN, Jeffrey Alan Boyd, Alex Dixon, Garrett Korda Drayna, Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Jared Mitchell Kole, Chen-Yu Lin, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, James Jeng-Yeu Peng, Andrew Michael Reimer, Neil Richard Anthony Saldanha, Gary Shambat, Jennifer Uang
  • Publication number: 20210343147
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with lightweight docking stations for one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The docking station may include one or more racks configured to dock micromobility transit vehicles, a lock hole in a rack plate of the one or more racks, and a base. The lock hole may be configured to align with a respective locking device of each of the one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The base may be configured to elevate the one or more micromobility transit vehicles to align the respective locking device with the lock hole. A method may include identifying at least one rack from the one or more racks is available for docking the one or more micromobility transit vehicles and communicating with a mobile computing device to display an indication of the at least one rack available for docking the one or more micromobility transit vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Brent Michael ARNOLD, Erik Keith ASKIN, Jonathan Scott BERNBACH, Mayank Manesh MAKWANA, Griffin Samuel Valentine THOMSON, Collin O'Neil WALDOCH
  • Patent number: 10991250
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods associated with lightweight docking stations for one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The docking station may include one or more racks configured to dock micromobility transit vehicles, a lock hole in a rack plate of the one or more racks, and a base. The lock hole may be configured to align with a respective locking device of each of the one or more micromobility transit vehicles. The base may be configured to elevate the one or more micromobility transit vehicles to align the respective locking device with the lock hole. A method may include identifying at least one rack from the one or more racks is available for docking the one or more micromobility transit vehicles and communicating with a mobile computing device to display an indication of the at least one rack available for docking the one or more micromobility transit vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent Michael Arnold, Erik Keith Askin, Jonathan Scott Bernbach, Mayank Manesh Makwana, Griffin Samuel Valentine Thomson, Collin O'Neil Waldoch
  • Publication number: 20200037719
    Abstract: A luggage system described herein includes a hard shell body and a soft shell body. The hard shell body includes first and second hard shell body portions. The soft shell body includes first and second soft shell body portions. The first hard shell body portion defines a first hard shell interior storage compartment. The second hard shell body portion defines a second hard shell interior storage compartment. The first soft shell body portion is sized and shaped to fit within and line the first hard shell interior storage compartment. The second soft shell body portion is sized and shaped to fit within and line the second hard shell interior storage compartment. The first and second soft shell body portions are removable, respectively, from the first and second hard shell interior storage compartments to thereby provide a soft shell luggage unit that can be used independent of the hard shell body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Timbuk 2 Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: John Jaworski, Erik Keith Askin, Gadi Amit, Chloe Rekow Georgiades, Maiya Naruko Bennett Jensen, Bee Jay Malveda Murallon
  • Patent number: D804334
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonah Avram Becker, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Kevin David Page, Bernhard Wildner, Maxwell W. Davis, Alfred Charles Jones, II, Erik Keith Askin, Gad Amit, Daniel J. Clifton
  • Patent number: D806599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Mark Manuel Martinez, Keqing Li, Brad Daniel Brinson, Gad Amit, Daniel J. Clifton, Erik Keith Askin
  • Patent number: D813229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. M. Ling, Alexander Joseph Ringrose, Patrick James Markan, Gad Amit, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Erik Keith Askin
  • Patent number: D813695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Mark Manuel Martinez, Maxwell W. Davis, Keqing Li, Brad Daniel Brinson, Keeline Burdick Wilcox, Gad Amit, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Erik Keith Askin, David Chia-wen Lean
  • Patent number: D821245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Lowe, Gad Amit, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Erik Keith Askin, Susan Elizabeth McKinney, Jessica Sheung-yan Ng, Simon Andrew Quay, Parker Allen Drennan
  • Patent number: D821247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chia-wen Lean, Gad Amit, Chong Jenny Davis, Kelly Emma Roche, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Christopher Hu, Vanvisa Attaset, Lukas Bielskis, Jose Roberto Melgoza, Prasith Sip, Jeremy Richard Martin, Jonah Avram Becker, Erik Keith Askin, Daniel Joseph Clifton
  • Patent number: D822526
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chia-wen Lean, Vanvisa Attaset, Lukas Bielskis, Jose Roberto Melgoza, Prasith Sip, Jeremy Richard Martin, Jonah Avram Becker, Erik Keith Askin, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Gad Amit, Ming-Lun Dave Ma, Christopher Hu
  • Patent number: D829123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Jens Mitchell Nielsen, Maxwell W. Davis, Gad Amit, Daniel J. Clifton, Erik Keith Askin, David Chia-wen Lean
  • Patent number: D841495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Page, Alfred Charles Jones, II, Timothy Michael Vanderet, Irina Igorevna Kozlovskaya, Jonah Avram Becker, Bernhard Wildner, Marc Angelp Capul, Erik Keith Askin, Gad Amit, Daniel Joseph Clifton
  • Patent number: D848875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Fitbit, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernhard Wildner, Kenneth S.M. Ling, Alexander Joseph Ringrose, Patrick James Markan, Gad Amit, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Erik Keith Askin
  • Patent number: D864782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: David Chia-Wen Lean, Vanvisa Attaset, Lukas Bielskis, Jose Roberto Melgoza, Prasith Sip, Jeremy Richard Martin, Jonah Avram Becker, Erik Keith Askin, Daniel Joseph Clifton, Gad Amit