Patents by Inventor Marcus Moldaschel

Marcus Moldaschel 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).

  • Patent number: 11970141
    Abstract: An attachment system includes a connector that is removably securable to a vehicle body or a mounting bracket that is securable to a vehicle body. The connector includes a housing and a connecting pin extending from a surface of the housing. The connecting pin is receivable in the mounting bracket or the vehicle body in a first position, and the connecting pin is moveable to a second position such that a portion of the mounting bracket or vehicle body is located intermediate a portion of the connecting pin and the housing. The connector further includes a locking pin moveable from a locking position to a release position. The locking pin is engaged with the mounting bracket or the vehicle body in the locking position, thereby inhibiting movement of the connecting pin from the second position. The locking pin is disengaged from the mounting bracket or the vehicle body when in the release position, thereby allowing removal of the connecting pin from the vehicle body or the mounting bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Moldaschel, David Vigen, Dayne Efta
  • Publication number: 20230312037
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle may include a track drive protector attached to a bottom-out protector. The track drive protector is configured to mate with the bottom-out protector. A recreational vehicle may further or alternatively include a secondary skid plate attached to the skid plate. The secondary skid plate is configured to mate with the skid plate and/or the forward frame assembly. The track drive protector and the secondary skid plate may provide additional support to the vehicle, help deflect debris away from the underside of the vehicle, and/or absorb impact forces when the vehicle strikes an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Mercure, Peder Erickson, David Vigen, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel
  • Publication number: 20230294795
    Abstract: A composite running board for a snow vehicle includes a first side rail a first side rail positionable along an outboard side of a side panel of a snowmobile tunnel and a second side rail positionable outboard of the first side rail adjacent a support member. The second side rail defines one or more retaining features that are engageable with the support member. One or more cross members extend from the first side rail to the second side rail. The first side rail, the second side rail, and the cross members comprise a fiber reinforced polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Taylor Langaas, David Vigen, Marcus Moldaschel
  • Publication number: 20230257071
    Abstract: A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
  • Publication number: 20230256915
    Abstract: An attachment system includes a connector that is removably securable to a vehicle body or a mounting bracket that is securable to a vehicle body. The connector includes a housing and a connecting pin extending from a surface of the housing. The connecting pin is receivable in the mounting bracket or the vehicle body in a first position, and the connecting pin is moveable to a second position such that a portion of the mounting bracket or vehicle body is located intermediate a portion of the connecting pin and the housing. The connector further includes a locking pin moveable from a locking position to a release position. The locking pin is engaged with the mounting bracket or the vehicle body in the locking position, thereby inhibiting movement of the connecting pin from the second position. The locking pin is disengaged from the mounting bracket or the vehicle body when in the release position, thereby allowing removal of the connecting pin from the vehicle body or the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Marcus Moldaschel, David Vigen, Dayne Efta
  • Publication number: 20230257067
    Abstract: A toe stop is provided that includes a unitary body. The unitary body includes one or more of a forward wall; an inboard wall extending rearward from the forward wall; and a rearward wall extending upward inward from the inboard wall. A toe pocket is at least partially defined by the forward wall and the inboard wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Taylor Langaas, David Vigen, Marcus Moldaschel
  • Publication number: 20230257069
    Abstract: A bottom-out protector for a recreational vehicle that interconnects a plurality of vehicle components together. The bottom-out protector includes a bottom wall, an inboard outer wall extending upward from the bottom wall, an outboard outer wall extending upward from the bottom wall, an outward support member extending outboard from the outboard outer wall, and one or more mounting features for interconnecting the plurality of vehicle components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Taylor Langaas, David Vigen, Marcus Moldaschel