Patents by Inventor John Lawrence Stocks
John Lawrence Stocks 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).
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Patent number: 11707982Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20210078406Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Patent number: 10850613Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20200215913Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Patent number: 10632844Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Textron Inc.Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20190283580Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20180118026Abstract: A side-by-side off-road utility vehicle comprising a vehicle operational status switch for controlling the operational status of the vehicle, a side-by-side seating structure, a plurality of safety restraint devices operable to retain one or more vehicle passenger in the side-by-side seating structure, and a prime mover RPM controller. The prime mover RPM controller operable to output commands to the one or more prime mover of the vehicle to limit a rotational speed of the prime mover(s) when the vehicle is in an On operational status and a selected one or more of the one or more safety restraints is in a disengaged status.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Patent number: 9889738Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a vehicle prime mover based on the engagement status of one or more safety restraints of the vehicle. In various implementations the method comprises monitoring, via a RPM controller of the vehicle, an operational status of vehicle, monitoring, via the RPM controller, the engagement status at least one passenger safety restraint of the vehicle, and limiting, via the RPM controller, a rotational speed, e.g., revolutions per minute (RPM) of one or more prime mover of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a On operational status and the at least one safety restraint is in a disengaged status.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Textron Inc.Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20180022214Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a vehicle prime mover based on the engagement status of one or more safety restraints of the vehicle. In various implementations the method comprises monitoring, via a RPM controller of the vehicle, an operational status of vehicle, monitoring, via the RPM controller, the engagement status at least one passenger safety restraint of the vehicle, and limiting, via the RPM controller, a rotational speed, e.g., revolutions per minute (RPM) of one or more prime mover of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a On operational status and the at least one safety restraint is in a disengaged status.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell
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Patent number: 9758040Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a vehicle prime mover based on the engagement status of one or more safety restraints of the vehicle. In various implementations the method comprises monitoring, via a RPM controller of the vehicle, an operational status of vehicle, monitoring, via the RPM controller, the engagement status at least one passenger safety restraint of the vehicle, and limiting, via the RPM controller, a rotational speed, e.g., revolutions per minute (RPM) of one or more prime mover of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a On operational status and the at least one safety restraint is in a disengaged status.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Textron Inc.Inventors: Shane Christopher Reid, John Lawrence Stocks, Matthew Lawrence O'Donnell