Patents by Inventor Stephen C Girard

Stephen C Girard 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 powered cart for moving loads
    Patent number: 8167061
    Abstract: A cart for moving loads includes a frame supported on wheels, a source of electric power supported on the frame, a drive system including a traction motor connected to the power source for driving a wheel secured to the frame and contacting ground, and a controller for adjusting a rotary direction of the drive wheel in response to selected states of an input to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Scheuerman, William O. Merkle, Stephen C Girard
  • ELECTRIC POWERED CART FOR MOVING LOADS
    Publication number: 20110168464
    Abstract: A cart for moving loads includes a frame supported on wheels, a source of electric power supported on the frame, a drive system including a traction motor connected to the power source for driving a wheel secured to the frame and contacting ground, and a controller for adjusting a rotary direction of the drive wheel in response to selected states of an input to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Scheuerman, William O. Merkle, Stephen C. Girard