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).

  • Publication number: 20240034402
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
  • Patent number: 11780497
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert William Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Stephen Antonishak, James P. Mulhern, Anthony Letukas
  • Publication number: 20220396309
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
  • Patent number: 11358633
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Pride Mobility Products Corporation
    Inventors: Robert William Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Stephen Antonishak, James P. Mulhern, Anthony Letukas
  • Patent number: 10919443
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Nicholas E. Kuzma, Robert McCollough
  • Publication number: 20200353977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert William DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Stephen ANTONISHAK, James P. MULHERN, Anthony LETUKAS
  • Publication number: 20200039424
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: PRIDE MOBILITY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert DAVIES, Nicholas E. KUZMA, Robert MCCOLLOUGH