Patents by Inventor Nicholas E. KUZMA
Nicholas E. KUZMA 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).
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Publication number: 20240034402Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
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Patent number: 11780497Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert William Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Stephen Antonishak, James P. Mulhern, Anthony Letukas
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Publication number: 20220396309Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
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Patent number: 11358633Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Pride Mobility Products CorporationInventors: Robert William Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Stephen Antonishak, James P. Mulhern, Anthony Letukas
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Patent number: 10919443Abstract: A vehicle includes a front modular assembly having at least one front wheel, a steering assembly, a throttle, and a power source. The vehicle may include a rear modular assembly removably couplable to the front modular assembly and having at least one rear wheel, a brake selectively coupled to the at least one rear wheel, and at least one rear light configured to emit light while receiving a power signal, the at least one rear light and the brake being in electrical communication with the power source via a shared electrical connection while the rear modular assembly is coupled to the front modular assembly. The vehicle may include a controller in electrical communication with the power source, the controller being configured to selectively provide the power signal to the brake and the rear light via the shared electrical connection.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Robert McCollough
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Publication number: 20200353977Abstract: In some embodiments, a vehicle may include a frame having longitudinal axis. The vehicle may include a steering assembly having a steering input and at least one wheel. The steering assembly may be coupled to the frame and configured to steer the vehicle based on input from a steering input. The vehicle may include a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The vehicle may include a steering position sensor configured to detect steering input including a position of the steering input and at least one of i) a rate of change of position of steering input and ii) steering position time. The vehicle may include at least one controller configured to process a signal from the steering position sensor and, in response to the processed signal, drive the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, the first drive wheel being driven independent of the second drive wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
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Publication number: 20200039424Abstract: A vehicle includes a front modular assembly having at least one front wheel, a steering assembly, a throttle, and a power source. The vehicle may include a rear modular assembly removably couplable to the front modular assembly and having at least one rear wheel, a brake selectively coupled to the at least one rear wheel, and at least one rear light configured to emit light while receiving a power signal, the at least one rear light and the brake being in electrical communication with the power source via a shared electrical connection while the rear modular assembly is coupled to the front modular assembly. The vehicle may include a controller in electrical communication with the power source, the controller being configured to selectively provide the power signal to the brake and the rear light via the shared electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATIONInventors: Robert DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Robert MCCOLLOUGH