Patents by Inventor Tim Monahan

Tim Monahan 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).

  • Patent number: 12122411
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LiveWire EV, LLC
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20240010121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a brake event of a vehicle. One system includes an electronic control unit configured to receive a plurality of vehicle signal inputs, wherein the plurality of vehicle signal inputs includes an engine torque, and estimate a wheel torque of a rear wheel of the vehicle based on one or more of the plurality of vehicle signal inputs. The electronic control unit is also configured to determine a difference between the estimated wheel torque and the engine torque, and, in response to the difference being negative and a fault being detected in a brake switch associated with a brake of the rear wheel, activating a brake light of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Tim Monahan
  • Publication number: 20230234605
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley
  • Patent number: 11639182
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: LiveWire EV, LLC
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20210139043
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley
  • Patent number: 10906557
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20210016790
    Abstract: A system generates haptic feedback in an electric vehicle. The system comprises a frame, an energy storage device, and a wheel rotatably coupled to the frame. A motor receives power from the energy storage device and provides torque to the wheel. A controller determines a first operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a first torque signal to the motor to control the motor to transmit first torque levels to the wheel to propel the electric vehicle. The controller determines a second operational state of the electric vehicle and transmits a second torque signal to the motor assembly. The motor assembly transmits second torque levels to the wheel to generate haptic feedback. The second torque signal is based on the second operational state of the electric vehicle and a torque profile stored in the memory, where the torque profile defines an irregular-shaped periodic waveform (e.g., a heartbeat rhythm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: David Isaac Aunkst, Eric James Klumpp, Tim Monahan, Sean M. Stanley