Patents by Inventor Luis Soni Gutierrez

Luis Soni Gutierrez 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).

  • Transportation device foldable between personal transporter and bicycle configurations
    Patent number: 9764790
    Abstract: A transportation device includes a frame foldable between a bicycle configuration and a personal transporter configuration. A sensor configured to sense when the frame is in at least one of the bicycle configuration and the personal transporter configuration. A first wheel and a second wheel are each rotatably coupled to the frame. A first motor is coupled to the first wheel and a second motor is coupled to the second wheel. A controller is programmed to instruct the first motor to rotate in a first direction in response to a signal from the sensor that the frame is in the bicycle configuration, and to instruct the first motor to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to a signal from the sensor that the frame is in the personal transporter configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Enrique Granell Peniche, Luis Soni Gutierrez, Francisco Ronquillo, David Castro Duran
  • TRANSPORTATION DEVICE FOLDABLE BETWEEN PERSONAL TRANSPORTER AND BICYCLE CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20170021893
    Abstract: A transportation device includes a frame foldable between a bicycle configuration and a personal transporter configuration. A sensor configured to sense when the frame is in at least one of the bicycle configuration and the personal transporter configuration. A first wheel and a second wheel are each rotatably coupled to the frame. A first motor is coupled to the first wheel and a second motor is coupled to the second wheel. A controller is programmed to instruct the first motor to rotate in a first direction in response to a signal from the sensor that the frame is in the bicycle configuration, and to instruct the first motor to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to a signal from the sensor that the frame is in the personal transporter configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Enrique Granell Peniche, Luis Soni Gutierrez, Francisco Ronquillo, David Castro Duran