Patents by Inventor Steven A. Gebhart

Steven A. Gebhart 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: 20230339732
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a winch motor of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). A system includes a processor and a communication interface configured to receive a winch status. A control circuit in electronic communication with the processor, where the control circuit is configured to operate a winch motor at a first voltage when the winch status is a first mode, and at a second voltage when the winch status is in a second mode. The second voltage is higher than the first voltage. A method includes receiving a winch status from a vehicle controller, where the winch status selectively indicates a first mode or a second mode. The method includes operating the winch motor at a first voltage when the winch status indicates the first mode, and at a second voltage when the winch status indicates the second mode. The second voltage is higher than the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ken MAY, Steven GEBHART, Kyle MACKAY
  • Patent number: 10906621
    Abstract: A trolling motor is provided comprising a motor housing, a motor controller, and a down tube assembly extending from the motor housing. When the trolling motor is in operation on a boat, the down tube assembly will support the motor housing submerged in water. The motor controller is mounted to the down tube assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Globe Motors, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven A. Gebhart
  • Publication number: 20190054990
    Abstract: A trolling motor is provided comprising a motor housing, a motor controller operably associated with the motor housing, and a down tube assembly extending from the motor housing. When the trolling motor is in operation on a boat, the down tube assembly will support the motor housing submerged in water. The motor controller is associated with the down tube assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Steven A. Gebhart
  • Patent number: 8405337
    Abstract: A door position control including an electric door actuator having a motor and a motor controller in communication with a system controller. A motor actuation operation is selected from a plurality of predetermined motor actuation operations to provide control signals to the motor controller for controlling actuation of the motor for control of door movement. Control of door movement is effected with reference to parameters specific to an installation location including an angular sweep of the door between open and closed positions and with reference to an available bus voltage for supplying power to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Globe Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Gebhart, Syed A. Hossain
  • Publication number: 20100115853
    Abstract: A door position control including an electric door actuator having a motor and a motor controller in communication with a system controller. A motor actuation operation is selected from a plurality of predetermined motor actuation operations to provide control signals to the motor controller for controlling actuation of the motor for control of door movement. Control of door movement is effected with reference to parameters specific to an installation location including an angular sweep of the door between open and closed positions and with reference to an available bus voltage for supplying power to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: GLOBE MOTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven A. Gebhart, Syed A. Hossain
  • Patent number: 4485949
    Abstract: A document feeding method and apparatus for frictionally (non-sprocket) feeding computer forms web having sprocket holes to the imaging station of a copier for copying, compatible with individual document sheet feeding. After automatically determining that a computer forms web rather than an individual document sheet is being frictionally fed to the imaging station the computer forms web is automatically frictionally fed incrementally in selected incremental lengths and registered to the imaging station with a controllable frictional servo-drive system without engaging the sprocket holes. A system is provided for sensing and accumulating first signals corresponding to the movement of the controllable frictional drive system, and for sensing and accumulating second signals corresponding to the number and position of sprocket holes in the computer forms web being so frictionally fed, including a system of validating sensed holes as being sprocket holes by validating hole dimensions and positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Steven A. Gebhart, Randolph Parks
  • Patent number: D571290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Globe Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Gebhart, Gerard S. Edwards