Patents by Inventor Kevin T. Mori

Kevin T. Mori 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).

  • Monorail vehicle apparatus with trucks designed to accommodate movement along curved rail sections
    Publication number: 20150217788
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a monorail vehicle apparatus and method for controlling roll attitude, lateral location, and loading of a monorail vehicle traveling on a non-featured rail exhibiting substantial profile variation by the placement of the vehicle's center of gravity and without the use of additional mechanisms such as springs or suspensions. The design is especially well adapted for travelling along curves by using at least two trucks connected by a linkage mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: QBotix, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Camp, Benjamin D. Sumers, Ryan P. Feeley, Kevin T. Mori, Daniel I. Fukuba, Wasiq Bokhari, Vayardo L. Ruiz
  • Monorail vehicle apparatus with gravity-controlled roll attitude and loading
    Patent number: 8950336
    Abstract: Monorail vehicle that travels on a non-featured rail with substantial profile variation and controls roll attitude, lateral location, and loading through judicious placement of the vehicle's center of gravity without using springs or suspensions. The vehicle has a bogie for engaging the non-featured rail so the center of gravity has a lateral offset r1 from the rail centerline to produce a roll moment Nr determined by vehicle's mass and value of r1. The center of gravity also has a vertical offset r2. The bogie uses first and second assemblies for engaging the rail to produce a pair of surface normal reaction forces to thus control roll attitude and loading by the placement of the center of gravity, thereby enabling accurate alignment of the monorail vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: QBotix, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Camp, Benjamin D. Sumers, Ryan P. Feeley, Kevin T. Mori, Daniel I. Fukuba, Wasiq Bokhari
  • Monorail Vehicle Apparatus with Gravity-Controlled Roll Attitude and Loading
    Publication number: 20140174315
    Abstract: Monorail vehicle that travels on a non-featured rail with substantial profile variation and controls roll attitude, lateral location, and loading through judicious placement of the vehicle's center of gravity without using springs or suspensions. The vehicle has a bogie for engaging the non-featured rail so the center of gravity has a lateral offset r1 from the rail centerline to produce a roll moment Nr determined by vehicle's mass and value of r1. The center of gravity also has a vertical offset r2. The bogie uses first and second assemblies for engaging the rail to produce a pair of surface normal reaction forces to thus control roll attitude and loading by the placement of the center of gravity, thereby enabling accurate alignment of the monorail vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: QBotix, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Camp, Benjamin D. Sumers, Ryan P. Feeley, Kevin T. Mori, Daniel l. Fukuba, Wasiq Bokhari