Patents by Inventor Jackie P. PORCHAY

Jackie P. PORCHAY 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: 11981389
    Abstract: A compactable vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a body, a steering assembly coupled to the body, and a seating assembly coupled to the body. The steering assembly includes a wheel assembly, an elongated structure retractably coupled to the body, and a handlebar. The elongated structure includes a first end, a second end coupled to the wheel assembly, and a slot that extends between the first end and the second end. The handlebar is pivotally disposed in the slot. The seating assembly includes a support member retractably coupled to the body and a seat pivotally coupled to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Jin Kim, Jackie P Porchay
  • Patent number: 11932302
    Abstract: A compact electric transport device that is convertible between a stowed configuration and a riding configuration is described. In one embodiment, a foldable steering assembly for an electric transport device includes a steering column disposed within an opening along a top surface of the electric transport device. The steering column has a horizontal orientation that extends along a length of the electric transport device within the opening in a folded position. The foldable steering assembly also includes a steering shaft connected to an axle of a wheel of the electric transport device. The foldable steering assembly further includes a hinge connecting the steering column to the steering shaft. The steering column is configured to transition to a vertical orientation that is perpendicular to the opening along the top surface of the electric transport device in an extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jackie P. Porchay, Michael J. Kim
  • Patent number: 11827300
    Abstract: A seat for a personal transport device is provided. The seat includes a first seat body portion and a second body portion disposed on an opposite side of a midline from the first seat body portion. The midline is aligned along a longitudinal direction of the seat. The seat also includes a folding mechanism attached to the first seat body portion and the second seat body portion. The folding mechanism is configured to fold the seat along the midline to transition the seat between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration. In one embodiment, the folding mechanism includes a spine extending underneath the seat in the longitudinal direction, a pair of plates disposed at opposite ends of the spine, a plurality of support members attached at one end to the spine and at an opposite end to the first seat body portion or the second seat body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew B. Staal, Jackie P. Porchay, Michael Jin Kim, Ming Hsein Lee, Ding Jong Chou, Sheng Yu Huang
  • Publication number: 20230158415
    Abstract: A ride on vehicle for a child that includes a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels, and electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, and a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor. In the first position of the lever, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor. In the second position of the lever, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Randall Smock, Andrew Malcolm Foster, Rudolph Carruolo, Brian P. Furutani, Jackie P. Porchay, Robert F. Curiel, Terry L. Gasparovic, Robert Antonio Rangel, Matthew R. Cardon
  • Publication number: 20230074978
    Abstract: A personal transport device in the form of an electric scooter is described. The personal transport device includes an outer casing having an opening extending along a top surface. The personal transport device also includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a steering assembly, and a sealed storage compartment located inside the outer casing. The sealed storage compartment is configured to receive at least a portion of the steering assembly when the personal transport device is in a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. KIM, Matthew B. STAAL, Jackie P. PORCHAY, Nicholas P. ZIRALDO