Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Luckjohn

Kenneth G. Luckjohn 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: 20240158033
    Abstract: A straddle vehicle including a seat assembly with at least one seating area for a person straddling the vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat base, and one or more upholstery layers disposed atop the seat base. A frame of the straddle vehicle supports the seat assembly. The seat base and the frame form a mount for securing the seat assembly into an assembled position with respect to the frame. A body structure is coupled to the frame in an assembled position directly adjacent to a peripheral edge portion of the seat assembly such that, in their respective assembled positions, the peripheral edge portion contacts an interfering portion of the body structure. The seat base, in the peripheral edge portion, is partitioned into a plurality of flexible fingers that conform to a shape of the interfering portion of the body structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Luckjohn
  • Patent number: 11780523
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat base, a seat foam supported by the seat base, and a support pad positioned between the seat base and at least a portion of the seat foam. The support pad being formed of a combination of a first material and a second material. A seat cover covering the support pad and the seat foam. The first material has a first recovery hysteresis and the second material has a second recovery hysteresis that is less than the first recovery hysteresis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, John Cullen, Rick Ziebell
  • Publication number: 20230174182
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat base, a seat foam supported by the seat base, and a support pad positioned between the seat base and at least a portion of the seat foam. The support pad being formed of a combination of a first material and a second material. A seat cover covering the support pad and the seat foam. The first material has a first recovery hysteresis and the second material has a second recovery hysteresis that is less than the first recovery hysteresis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, John Cullen, Rick Ziebell
  • Publication number: 20220306235
    Abstract: An electric vehicle rechargeable via electric power transferred from a power outlet separate from the vehicle includes a seat movable between a first position for supporting a person and a second position. A caddy is positioned below the seat to define a cable storage volume. The cable storage volume is accessible when the seat is in the second position. A charging port is positioned outside of the caddy and accessible with the seat in the first position. A charging cable is positioned within the caddy, the charging cable having a first end engageable with the charging port of the vehicle and a second end engageable with the power outlet. The first and second ends of the charging cable are removable from the caddy when the seat is in the second position to enable charging the electric vehicle via the charging cable and the charging port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, Brian Michael Silovich, Jonathan Bryant Robertson, Sean M. Stanley
  • Patent number: 11390350
    Abstract: An electric vehicle rechargeable via electric power transferred from a power outlet separate from the vehicle includes a seat movable between a first position for supporting a person and a second position. A caddy is positioned below the seat to define a cable storage volume. The cable storage volume is accessible when the seat is in the second position. A charging port is positioned outside of the caddy and accessible with the seat in the first position. A charging cable is positioned within the caddy, the charging cable having a first end engageable with the charging port of the vehicle and a second end engageable with the power outlet. The first and second ends of the charging cable are removable from the caddy when the seat is in the second position to enable charging the electric vehicle via the charging cable and the charging port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, Brian Michael Silovich, Jonathan Bryant Robertson, Sean M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20200047841
    Abstract: An electric vehicle rechargeable via electric power transferred from a power outlet separate from the vehicle includes a seat movable between a first position for supporting a person and a second position. A caddy is positioned below the seat to define a cable storage volume. The cable storage volume is accessible when the seat is in the second position. A charging port is positioned outside of the caddy and accessible with the seat in the first position. A charging cable is positioned within the caddy, the charging cable having a first end engageable with the charging port of the vehicle and a second end engageable with the power outlet. The first and second ends of the charging cable are removable from the caddy when the seat is in the second position to enable charging the electric vehicle via the charging cable and the charging port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Luckjohn, Brian Michael Silovich, Jonathan Bryant Robertson, Sean M. Stanley
  • Patent number: D881760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben McGinley, Brad Richards, Kirk Rasmussen, Kenneth G. Luckjohn, Richard W. Elchert, Gerald Newman Feldman
  • Patent number: D932948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ben McGinley, Steven Wade Osgood, Ronald Hurth, Mark Hughes, Kenneth G. Luckjohn, Glen Koval, Travis Muszynski, Rachel Wilde, Daniel Wittrock