Patents by Inventor Judson Houston

Judson Houston 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: 20230034666
    Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll-over protection system (ROPS). The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to provide power to the ground engaging members, wherein the CVT is cooled via air captured by a CVT intake body located adjacent the driver-side seat, between the frame and external panels of the utility vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hunter Davis, Nathan Lundstrom, Logan Bastian, Stephen Deck, Judson Houston, Russell Conine, Deanna Mock, John Stocks, David Horne, Matthew Fields
  • Patent number: 11448311
    Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll-over protection system (ROPS). The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to provide power to the ground engaging members, wherein the CVT is cooled via air captured by a CVT intake body located adjacent the driver-side seat, between the frame and external panels of the utility vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TEXTRON, INC.
    Inventors: Hunter Davis, Nathan Lundstrom, Logan Bastian, Stephen Deck, Judson Houston, Russell Conine, Deanna Mock, John Stocks, David Horne, Matthew Fields
  • Publication number: 20190211915
    Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll-over protection system (ROPS). The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that utilizes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to provide power to the ground engaging members, wherein the CVT is cooled via air captured by a CVT intake body located adjacent the driver-side seat, between the frame and external panels of the utility vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hunter Davis, Nathan Lundstrom, Logan Bastian, Stephen Deck, Judson Houston, Russell Conine, Deanna Mock, John Stocks, David Horne, Matthew Fields