Patents by Inventor Peter Rex Luedtke

Peter Rex Luedtke 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: 20240124082
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz
  • Patent number: 11939023
    Abstract: A micromobility electric vehicle includes a front storage volume and a rear storage volume. The front storage volume may be defined on two sides by an angled footboard portion and a column. The rear storage volume may be defined on two sides by a curved footboard portion and a seat post. Retainers including an elastic member may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volume to releasably secure objects of different sizes and shapes in the front or rear storage volumes. Hooks may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volumes to allow an object with a strap to be supported in the front or rear storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Peter Rex Luedtke, Daniel Lami Goldstein
  • Patent number: 11834119
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz
  • Publication number: 20230203848
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a magnetic insertable lock component with a magnet-sensing lock housing. By using a magnet within a pin and a magnetic field sensor within the lock housing, the apparatus may accurately detect the state of the lock. In some embodiments, the apparatus may determine the pin is inserted fully into the lock, the pin is inserted partially into the lock, the pin is not inserted in the lock, and/or that a foreign object that is not the pin is inserted into the lock. By using a magnet within the pin to track the state of the lock, the apparatus may improve both the user experience and the security of the lock. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz, Richard Stephen Chelminski, James Jeng-Yeu Peng
  • Patent number: 11624211
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a magnetic insertable lock component with a magnet-sensing lock housing. By using a magnet within a pin and a magnetic field sensor within the lock housing, the apparatus may accurately detect the state of the lock. In some embodiments, the apparatus may determine the pin is inserted fully into the lock, the pin is inserted partially into the lock, the pin is not inserted in the lock, and/or that a foreign object that is not the pin is inserted into the lock. By using a magnet within the pin to track the state of the lock, the apparatus may improve both the user experience and the security of the lock. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz, Richard Stephen Chelminski, James Jeng-Yeu Peng
  • Publication number: 20210197914
    Abstract: A cockpit assembly for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle may include at least two visible and at least partially opposed faces linked by a fold aligned along an axis of a handlebar assembly, such as a first face, a second face, and an intermediate portion connecting the first face to the second face. The first face may include a headlight assembly. The second face may include a display of a user interface that is arranged to face a rider of the fleet vehicle. The display may be disposed adjacent to and/or beneath a mobile device holder. The first face, the second face, and the intermediate portion may wrap at least partially around the handlebar assembly to position the first face towards a front of the fleet vehicle and the second face towards a rear, a rider, and/or a seat of the fleet vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Kelly Erin Johnson, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Sanket Parshuram Phalgaonkar, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, Jeffrey Allen Boyd
  • Publication number: 20210086860
    Abstract: A universal micromobility vehicle configured for use in a vehicle share system comprises a frame, a footboard fixed to the frame, a seat fixed to the frame, handlebars, and front and rear wheels supported by the frame. The seat is separated from the footboard in a vertical direction by a fixed distance between 500 mm and 600 mm. The handlebars are separated from the footboard in the vertical direction by a fixed distance between 700 mm and 900 mm. The footboard is fixed to the frame at a fixed vertical distance relative to the lower surfaces of the front and rear wheels between 160 mm and 240 mm. The seat is fixed to the frame at a fixed vertical distance relative to the lower surfaces of the front and rear wheels between 700 mm and 800 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Nathalie Delsaer, Mark Phillip Holveck, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Andrew Michael Reimer, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Peter Rex Luedtke
  • Publication number: 20210086862
    Abstract: A micromobility electric vehicle includes a front storage volume and a rear storage volume. The front storage volume may be defined on two sides by an angled footboard portion and a column. The rear storage volume may be defined on two sides by a curved footboard portion and a seat post. Retainers including an elastic member may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volume to releasably secure objects of different sizes and shapes in the front or rear storage volumes. Hooks may be employed in the front and/or rear storage volumes to allow an object with a strap to be supported in the front or rear storage volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Peter Rex Luedtke, Daniel Lami Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20200332565
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include a magnetic insertable lock component with a magnet-sensing lock housing. By using a magnet within a pin and a magnetic field sensor within the lock housing, the apparatus may accurately detect the state of the lock. In some embodiments, the apparatus may determine the pin is inserted fully into the lock, the pin is inserted partially into the lock, the pin is not inserted in the lock, and/or that a foreign object that is not the pin is inserted into the lock. By using a magnet within the pin to track the state of the lock, the apparatus may improve both the user experience and the security of the lock. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz, Richard Stephen Chelminski, James Jeng-Yeu Peng
  • Publication number: 20200331550
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus may include a pin that is pushed in between two spokes of a wheel to lock the vehicle and removed from between the spokes of the wheel to unlock the vehicle. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a pin holster for securing the pin while the vehicle is unlocked. In some embodiments, a single-sided lock mechanism may be permanently affixed to and/or built in to a vehicle, increasing the ease of use of the single-sided lock by preventing users from misplacing the lock. In one embodiment, a single-sided lock may include a mechanism for preventing accidental re-locking of a lock that has just been unlocked, further improving the user experience. Various other methods, systems, and apparatuses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Andrew Paul Rosenkranz
  • Patent number: 10800475
    Abstract: A cockpit assembly for a micro-mobility fleet vehicle may include at least two visible and at least partially opposed faces linked by a fold aligned along an axis of a handlebar assembly, such as a first face, a second face, and an intermediate portion connecting the first face to the second face. The first face may include a headlight assembly. The second face may include a display of a user interface that is arranged to face a rider of the fleet vehicle. The display may be disposed adjacent to and/or beneath a mobile device holder. The first face, the second face, and the intermediate portion may wrap at least partially around the handlebar assembly to position the first face towards a front of the fleet vehicle and the second face towards a rear, a rider, and/or a seat of the fleet vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Rex Luedtke, Kelly Erin Johnson, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Sanket Parshuram Phalgaonkar, Oliver Maximilian Mueller, Jeffrey Allen Boyd
  • Patent number: 10780938
    Abstract: A universal micromobility vehicle configured for use in a vehicle share system comprises a frame, a footboard fixed to the frame, a seat fixed to the frame, handlebars, and front and rear wheels supported by the frame. The seat is separated from the footboard in a vertical direction by a fixed distance between 500 mm and 600 mm. The handlebars are separated from the footboard in the vertical direction by a fixed distance between 700 mm and 900 mm. The footboard is fixed to the frame at a fixed vertical distance relative to the lower surfaces of the front and rear wheels between 160 mm and 240 mm. The seat is fixed to the frame at a fixed vertical distance relative to the lower surfaces of the front and rear wheels between 700 mm and 800 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Conrad Xavier Murphy, Nathalie Delsaer, Mark Phillip Holveck, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Andrew Michael Reimer, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Peter Rex Luedtke
  • Patent number: D894049
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Peter Rex Luedtke, Jesse Jones McMillin, Rasmus Breitholtz, Stijn Jagers, Sang Ik Lee, Zachary London, Victoria Slaker
  • Patent number: D894050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Peter Rex Luedtke, Jesse Jones McMillin, Rasmus Breitholtz, Stijn Jagers, Sang Ik Lee, Zachary London, Victoria Slaker
  • Patent number: D900238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Peter Rex Luedtke, Conrad Xavier Murphy
  • Patent number: D900239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Peter Rex Luedtke, Conrad Xavier Murphy
  • Patent number: D900240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Peter Rex Luedtke, Conrad Xavier Murphy
  • Patent number: D914107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Jon Van Houten, Rochus Emanuel Jacob, Gregoire Ludovic Vincent Vandenbussche, Daniel Lami Goldstein, Peter Rex Luedtke, Conrad Xavier Murphy
  • Patent number: D946471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Peter Rex Luedtke, Jesse Jones McMillin, Rasmus Breitholtz, Stijn Jagers, Sang Ik Lee, Zachary London, Victoria Slaker
  • Patent number: D946472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Alejandro Salvador Garcia, Peter Rex Luedtke, Jesse Jones McMillin, Rasmus Breitholtz, Stijn Jagers, Sang Ik Lee, Zachary London, Victoria Slaker