Patents by Inventor Simon Potticary

Simon Potticary 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).

  • ELECTRIC BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20160031517
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a frame including first and second segments pivotable relative to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position. The first segment has a first face and the second segment has a second face facing the first face in the unfolded position. A hinge is disposed between the first and second faces. A locking device extends through at least one of the first and second faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: James Neugebauer, Bruce Southey, James Lloyd, Richard Craven, Torsten Gerhardt, Simon Potticary, Jonathan Mundy
  • ELECTRIC BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20160031525
    Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a crank, a driving gear and a driven gear spaced from each other, and a belt engaged with the driving gear and the driven gear. An electric motor is coupled to the driving gear. A freewheel is disposed between the crank and the driving gear. At least a portion of the motor is concentric about the freewheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Craven, Simon Potticary, Torsten Gerhardt, James Lloyd, Jonathan Mundy, Bruce Southey, James Neugebauer
  • ELECTRIC BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20160031516
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a frame including first and second segments pivotable relative to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position. A magnet is fixed relative to the first segment. An electromagnet is fixed relative to the second segment and disposed in a magnetic field of the magnet when the frame is in the folded position. A controller is configured to power the electromagnet to repel the magnet to unfold the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Southey, Simon Potticary, James Neugebauer, Torsten Gerhardt, Richard Craven, Lloyd James, Jonathan Mundy
  • INTERNAL VEHICLE DOCKING ARM AND STORAGE
    Publication number: 20160023586
    Abstract: A lift assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket configured to be fixed to the vehicle. A lift arm is pivotally coupled to the bracket. A mating structure is supported by the lift arm. The mating structure is configured to lift a personal mobility device and includes an electrical connector for electrically mating to an electrical connector of the personal mobility device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Simon Potticary, Richard Craven, James Neugebauer, Bruce Southey, Jonathan Mundy, James Lloyd, Andy Murray