Patents by Inventor Fasil Mulatu Kero

Fasil Mulatu Kero 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: 20240140546
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for a system such as a conveyance system. The system can include a conveyor to transport a battery pack for at least a portion of a vehicle. The system can include a connector to electrically couple an energy source of the vehicle with the conveyor. The system can include a voltage converter to convert power from the energy source to operate the conveyor to transport at least the portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Fasil Mulatu Kero, Travis J. Cook, Omar EL-Qawasmeh, Benjamin Jacob Pyne
  • Patent number: 10494189
    Abstract: An apparatus for multi-axial transfer of objects in assembly line includes a first conveyor assembly, a second conveyor assembly, a first drive assembly, and a pivot point arrangement. The first conveyor assembly includes a plurality of rollers in a horizontal plane. The second conveyor assembly includes a plurality of geared chain arrangements mounted on at least one drive shaft. At least one of the plurality of rollers and the at least one drive shaft are coupled to the bevel gear arrangement. The first drive assembly includes a first motor coupled to the bevel gear arrangement to cause movement of an object in contact with the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly along a first axis and a second axis in the horizontal plane, respectively. The plurality of geared chain arrangements are movable along a third axis in a vertical plane using the pivot point arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Fasil Mulatu Kero
  • Publication number: 20190291963
    Abstract: An apparatus for multi-axial transfer of objects in assembly line includes a first conveyor assembly, a second conveyor assembly, a first drive assembly, and a pivot point arrangement. The first conveyor assembly includes a plurality of rollers in a horizontal plane. The second conveyor assembly includes a plurality of geared chain arrangements mounted on at least one drive shaft. At least one of the plurality of rollers and the at least one drive shaft are coupled to the bevel gear arrangement. The first drive assembly includes a first motor coupled to the bevel gear arrangement to cause movement of an object in contact with the first conveyor assembly and the second conveyor assembly along a first axis and a second axis in the horizontal plane, respectively. The plurality of geared chain arrangements are movable along a third axis in a vertical plane using the pivot point arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Fasil Mulatu Kero