Patents by Inventor Karsten Baltzer

Karsten Baltzer 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).

  • Sawtooth station, bidirectional sawtooth platform, car tether, and elevated autonomous people mover system
    Patent number: 12600387
    Abstract: A sawtooth station comprising a passenger waiting area; an autonomous vehicle area sized to allow autonomous vehicles to simultaneously travel in opposite directions of travel and turn around; and one or more sawtooth berths separating the passenger waiting area from the autonomous vehicle area, whereby autonomous vehicles traveling in opposite directions use the one or more sawtooth berths and the autonomous vehicles furthest from the one or more sawtooth berths can turn around in the autonomous vehicle area in order to stop at the one or more sawtooth berths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Karsten Baltzer
  • SAWTOOTH STATION, BIDIRECTIONAL SAWTOOTH PLATFORM, CAR TETHER, AND ELEVATED AUTONOMOUS PEOPLE MOVER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230311954
    Abstract: A sawtooth station comprising a passenger waiting area; an autonomous vehicle area sized to allow autonomous vehicles to simultaneously travel in opposite directions of travel and turn around; and one or more sawtooth berths separating the passenger waiting area from the autonomous vehicle area, whereby autonomous vehicles traveling in in opposite directions use the one or more sawtooth births and the autonomous vehicles furthest from the one or more sawtooth berths can turn around in the autonomous vehicle area in order to stop at the one or more sawtooth berths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Karsten Baltzer