Patents by Inventor Howard R. Ross

Howard R. Ross 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).

  • Roadway-powered electric vehicle system having automatic guidance and demand-based dispatch features
    Patent number: 6879889
    Abstract: A roadway-powered electric vehicle system includes an all-electric vehicle and a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or energized with energy obtained from an electrical current, such as a network of electromechanical batteries. The electric vehicle further includes an on-board controller that extracts energy from the energy storage elements, as needed, and converts such extracted energy to electrical power used to propel the electric vehicle. The energy storage elements may be charged while the vehicle is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: H.R. Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard R. Ross
  • Roadway-powered electric vehicle system having automatic guidance and demand-based dispatch features
    Publication number: 20030200025
    Abstract: A roadway-powered electric vehicle (RPEV) system includes: (1) an all-electric vehicle; and (2) a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The all-electric vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or energized with energy obtained from an electrical current, such as a network of electromechanical batteries. The electric vehicle further includes an on-board controller that extracts energy from the energy storage elements, as needed, and converts such extracted energy to electrical power used to propel the electric vehicle. The energy storage elements may be charged while the vehicle is in operation. The charging occurs through a network of power coupling elements, e.g., coils, embedded in the roadway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: H R Ross Industries, Inc., a California corporatio
    Inventor: Howard R. Ross
  • Roadway-powered electric vehicle system having automatic guidance and demand-based dispatch features
    Patent number: 6421600
    Abstract: A roadway-powered electric vehicle (RPEV) system includes: (1) an all-electric vehicle; and (2) a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The all-electric vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or energized with energy obtained from an electrical current, such as a network of electromechanical batteries. The electric vehicle further includes an on-board controller that extracts energy from the energy storage elements, as needed, and converts such extracted energy to electrical power used to propel the electric vehicle. The energy storage elements may be charged while the vehicle is in operation. The charging occurs through a network of power coupling elements, e.g., coils, embedded in the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: H. R. Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard R. Ross
  • Roadway-powered electric vehicle system
    Patent number: 5669470
    Abstract: A roadway-powered electric vehicle system includes: (1) an all-electric vehicle; and (2) a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The all-electric vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or energized with energy obtained from an electrical current, such as a network of electromechanical batteries. The electric vehicle further includes an on-board controller that extracts energy from the energy storage elements, as needed, and converts such extracted energy to electrical energy used to propel the electric vehicle. The energy storage elements may be charged while the vehicle is in operation. The charging occurs through a network of power coupling elements, e.g., coils, embedded in the roadway. As the vehicle passes over such power coupling elements as it is driven on the roadway network, electrical current is inductively coupled to corresponding onboard power coupling elements, e.g., coils, and used to charge the onboard energy storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: H. R. Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard R. Ross
  • Raodway-powered electric vehicle system having onboard power metering and communication channel features
    Patent number: 5573090
    Abstract: A roadway-powered electric vehicle (RPEV) system includes: (1) an all-electric vehicle; and (2) a roadway network over which the vehicle travels. The all-electric vehicle has one or more onboard energy storage elements or devices that can be rapidly charged or energized with energy obtained from an electrical current, such as a network of electromechanical batteries. The electric vehicle further includes an on-board controller that extracts energy from the energy storage elements, as needed, and converts such extracted energy to electrical power used to propel the electric vehicle. The energy storage elements may be charged while the vehicle is in operation. The charging occurs through a network of power coupling elements, e.g., coils, embedded in the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: H. R. Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Howard R. Ross