Patents by Inventor Patrick Behrens

Patrick Behrens 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).

  • Mother daughter cart system
    Patent number: 9738299
    Abstract: A mother daughter cart system includes a transportable daughter cart, a moveable mother cart to which the daughter cart is selectively addable and an onboard energy generation system. With the addition of the daughter cart to the mother cart, the mother cart is coupled with the daughter cart for movement as a unit. The daughter cart includes a part support adapted to carry one or more parts, and an electrically powered actuator coupled to the part support and configured, when powered, to selectively impart movement to the part support to manipulate its placement. The energy generation system includes a generator configured to convert energy from the mother cart's movement into electrical energy usable to power the actuator in the daughter cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shand Ard, Rocky Leamer, Patrick Behrens, Daniel Blancett
  • MOTHER DAUGHTER CART SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170088156
    Abstract: A mother daughter cart system includes a transportable daughter cart, a moveable mother cart to which the daughter cart is selectively addable and an onboard energy generation system. With the addition of the daughter cart to the mother cart, the mother cart is coupled with the daughter cart for movement as a unit. The daughter cart includes a part support adapted to carry one or more parts, and an electrically powered actuator coupled to the part support and configured, when powered, to selectively impart movement to the part support to manipulate its position. The energy generation system includes a generator configured to convert energy from the mother cart's movement into electrical energy usable to power the actuator in the daughter cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shand Ard, Rocky Leamer, Patrick Behrens, Daniel Blancett
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE TO FACILITATE PROPAGATION OF CURRENT APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20100191552
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to networked computing environments, and particularly to propagating current appointment availability of service providers to potential or existing clients of the service providers in a network environment. In some cases, currently available appointment availability of one or more service providers are provided in a manner that includes computer executable instructions that allow potential or existing clients to book one or more of the propagated appointments that are currently available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Behrens, Christa Korol, William Lange, Greg Lauckhart