Patents by Inventor Steven D. Wilcox

Steven D. Wilcox 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: 20170246952
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) a frame extending along a longitudinal centerline of the ATV. Additionally, the ATV includes a plurality of ground engaging members operably coupled to the frame which includes a first ground-engaging member and a second ground-engaging member positioned on a first side of the longitudinal centerline and a third ground-ground engaging member and a fourth ground-engaging member positioned on a second side of the longitudinal centerline. The ATV further includes a straddle seat supported by the frame and configured to support an operator, an engine supported by the frame, and an engine air inlet fluidly coupled to the engine and positioned forward of the straddle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie R. Danielson, Amanda S. Peterson, Kendall C. Majer, Burton D. Fischer, Ryan L. Haugen, Todd M. Blumer, William B. Rodriguez, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9649928
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported above a ground surface by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame extends along a longitudinal centerline of the ATV. The ATV further includes an operator seat supported by the frame, an engine supported by the frame, and a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) supported by the frame and operably coupled to the engine. Additionally, the ATV includes a CVT cooling air inlet fluidly coupled to the CVT and positioned forward of a forward end of the operator seat, and a CVT cooling air outlet fluidly coupled to the CVT and positioned forward of the forward end of the operator seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie R. Danielson, Amanda S. Peterson, Kendall C. Majer, Burton D. Fischer, Ryan L. Haugen, Todd M. Blumer, William B. Rodriguez, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20160375757
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported above a ground surface by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame extends along a longitudinal centerline of the ATV. The ATV further includes an operator seat supported by the frame, an engine supported by the frame, and a continuously variable transmission (“CVT”) supported by the frame and operably coupled to the engine. Additionally, the ATV includes a CVT cooling air inlet fluidly coupled to the CVT and positioned forward of a forward end of the operator seat, and a CVT cooling air outlet fluidly coupled to the CVT and positioned forward of the forward end of the operator seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Ronnie R. Danielson, Amanda S. Peterson, Kendall C. Majer, Burton D. Fischer, Ryan L. Haugen, Todd M. Blumer, William B. Rodriguez, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D711319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D712311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bennett J. Morgan, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D724997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Eicher Polaris Private Limited
    Inventors: Gregory C. Brew, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D787985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, James E. Rogala, Burton D. Fischer
  • Patent number: D832149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, James E. Rogala, Burton D. Fischer
  • Patent number: D852674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, Michael J. Hanten, Bryce A. Holm
  • Patent number: D872036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, Michael A. Hritz
  • Patent number: D906624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, Michael A. Hritz
  • Patent number: D923281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, Michael A. Hritz
  • Patent number: D955952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: R. Mark Lopera, Jeremy M. Brown, Steven D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: D1067821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Wilcox, Richard J. Christoph, Robert C. Wilmot, Andy Ives, Gregory C. Brew