Patents by Inventor Gerd SCHUSTER

Gerd SCHUSTER 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: 20240002008
    Abstract: An electric small-sized vehicle, in particular an electric scooter, having a rear wheel, a frame, a support with a foot board and a wheel folding mechanism. The support includes a rear support section connected to the rear wheel, a front support section connected to the frame, and a receiving area for the rear wheel. The wheel folding mechanism has a first joint with a first pivot axis. The vehicle is adjustable from an unfolded position into a folded position via the joint. The front support section is connected to the rear support section by the first joint. In the unfolded position, the rear wheel is positioned in an outer position where the rear wheel is arranged outside of the receiving area, and in the folded position, the rear wheel is positioned in an inner position where the rear wheel is at least partly arranged within the receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Stephan AUGUSTIN, Robert BOBINGER, Jochen KARG, Gerd SCHUSTER
  • Publication number: 20230257055
    Abstract: A vehicle, such as a cargo bike, may include a multipart frame, a single wheel, and a wheel pair which comprises two mutually spaced wheels, where the single wheel is connected to a first frame part of the frame, and the two wheels of the wheel pair are rotatably mounted on a second frame part of the frame about a common axis. The first frame part and the second frame part may be connected by at least one joint and can be rotated relative to each other about a pivot axis defined by the at least one joint, and the pivot axis may run through a contact point of the single wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Stephan AUGUSTIN, Robert BOBINGER, Gerd SCHUSTER
  • Patent number: 10760467
    Abstract: A vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system. The exhaust system has a first exhaust tract with a first exhaust outlet extending into the atmosphere as well as a second exhaust tract with a second exhaust outlet extending into the atmosphere. The second exhaust outlet is located in front of the first exhaust outlet in the direction of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matthias Klietz, Mustafa Idikurt, Gerd Schuster
  • Publication number: 20180258824
    Abstract: A vehicle has an internal combustion engine and an exhaust system. The exhaust system has a first exhaust tract with a first exhaust outlet extending into the atmosphere as well as a second exhaust tract with a second exhaust outlet extending into the atmosphere. The second exhaust outlet is located in front of the first exhaust outlet in the direction of travel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias KLIETZ, Mustafa IDIKURT, Gerd SCHUSTER