Patents by Inventor Jason Brink

Jason Brink 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).

  • Bicycle apparatuses for use in automotive testing
    Patent number: 10013894
    Abstract: An apparatus for repetitive use in automotive testing includes a body. The body includes a torso and a pair of legs. Each leg includes an upper portion and a lower portion pivotably connected to each other. An upper drive pivotably drives the upper portion of each of the pair of legs about a first pivot point disposed on a bottom portion of the torso. A lower drive pivotably drives the upper portion with respect to a corresponding lower portion of the leg. The upper drive and lower drive working in concert to articulate the upper and lower portions of the leg to replicate a pedaling motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Rini Sherony, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jason Brink, Qiang Yi
  • Apparatus and device for use in automotive testing
    Patent number: 9846106
    Abstract: An apparatus and device for repetitive use in automotive testing is provided. The apparatus includes a frame dimensioned in the same shape as a bicycle frame. The frame includes a first support beam and a plurality of second support beams. The apparatus further includes an elastic member elastically coupling each of the plurality of second support beams to the first support beam so as to allow the frame to separate when impacted and be easily reassembled for further testing. The device includes a disk having a first radar transparent layer opposite a second radar transparent layer and a reflective film disposed between the first radar transparent layer and the second radar transparent layer. The reflective film has a radar cross section pattern similar to that of an actual bicycle wheel when seen by automotive radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, The Ohio State University, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Chi-chih Chen, Rini Sherony, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jason Brink, Qiang Yi, Domenic Belgiovane
  • APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE TESTING
    Publication number: 20160356674
    Abstract: An apparatus and device for repetitive use in automotive testing is provided. The apparatus includes a frame dimensioned in the same shape as a bicycle frame. The frame includes a first support beam and a plurality of second support beams. The apparatus further includes an elastic member elastically coupling each of the plurality of second support beams to the first support beam so as to allow the frame to separate when impacted and be easily reassembled for further testing. The device includes a disk having a first radar transparent layer opposite a second radar transparent layer and a reflective film disposed between the first radar transparent layer and the second radar transparent layer. The reflective film has a radar cross section pattern similar to that of an actual bicycle wheel when seen by automotive radar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Chi-chih Chen, Rini Sherony, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jason Brink, Qiang Yi, Domenic Belgiovane
  • BICYCLE APPARATUSES FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE TESTING
    Publication number: 20160357180
    Abstract: An apparatus for repetitive use in automotive testing includes a body. The body includes a torso and a pair of legs. Each leg includes an upper portion and a lower portion pivotably connected to each other. An upper drive pivotably drives the upper portion of each of the pair of legs about a first pivot point disposed on a bottom portion of the torso. A lower drive pivotably drives the upper portion with respect to a corresponding lower portion of the leg. The upper drive and lower drive working in concert to articulate the upper and lower portions of the leg to replicate a pedaling motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Rini Sherony, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jason Brink, Qiang Yi