Patents by Inventor Todd MacDonald
Todd MacDonald 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).
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Publication number: 20260158840Abstract: An off-road utility vehicle having a longitudinal centerline. The vehicle includes a frame, an oil pan, a prime mover coupled to the frame and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) cover assembly. The CVT cover assembly includes an inner CVT cover, an intermediate CVT cover, and an outer CVT cover. A drive clutch and a driven clutch are located between the outer CVT cover and the intermediate CVT cover. A flywheel is located between the prime mover and the inner CVT cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2025Publication date: June 11, 2026Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Adam Christian Krone, Nathan Len Wiater, Aaron Lee Swanson, Erick John Halvorson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Kevin James Miller, Jared Richard Spindler, Leigh Raymond Collyer, Donald Scott Hansen, Joseph Patrick Wood, Todd MacDonald
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Patent number: 12630260Abstract: A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2024Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
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Publication number: 20250389301Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a first clutch defining a central axis and configured to be coupled to a prime mover of a snowmobile, a second clutch coupled to the first clutch and configured to be coupled to a tractive assembly of the snowmobile, and a clutch guard positioned between the first clutch and the second clutch. The clutch guard includes a guard wall having a curved profile extending at least partially around the first clutch, a first mounting flange positioned at or proximate a first end of the guard wall where the first mounting flange is configured to couple to a first mounting interface, and a second mounting flange positioned at or proximate a second end of the guard wall where the second mounting flange is configured to couple to a second mounting interface. The first mounting flange and the second mounting flange are positioned longitudinally forward of the central axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2025Publication date: December 25, 2025Applicant: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20250346322Abstract: Embodiments include an off-road vehicle with a straddle seat, a plurality of ground engaging members, a prime mover and a frame having a removable frame portion overlying the prime mover, wherein at least a portion of the engine extends above at least a portion of the removable frame portion, and wherein at least a portion of the straddle seat extends over the removable frame portion and the prime mover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2025Publication date: November 13, 2025Inventors: Derek Sorenson, Lucas Purcell, Ethan R. Klaphake, Jens T. Pearson, Brent Gilge, Chuck Simenson, Christopher J. Evans, Gayland Jensen, Todd MacDonald, Ira Johnson
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Publication number: 20250326462Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle includes a chassis, an engine, and a ground engagement member. The vehicle features a drivetrain that operatively connects the engine to the ground engagement member to deliver propulsive power. The drivetrain comprises a first shaft with a first bearing housed in a fixed bearing retainer and a second shaft with a second bearing housed in a rotatable eccentric bearing retainer. The center of the second bearing is offset from the center of the eccentric bearing retainer, allowing for the adjustment of the distance between the first and second shafts by rotating the eccentric bearing retainer. This configuration enables precise control over the drivetrain alignment, enhancing the vehicle's adaptability to various terrain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2025Publication date: October 23, 2025Inventors: Samuel James Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20250303855Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2025Publication date: October 2, 2025Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller
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Patent number: 12409691Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle having a longitudinal centerline includes a frame and a rear suspension. The rear suspension includes a left A-arm, wherein the left A-arm has a pivot axis, the pivot axis being on a right-hand side of the longitudinal centerline.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2024Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Adam Christian Krone, Nathan Len Wiater, Aaron Lee Swanson, Erick John Halvorson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Kevin James Miller, Jared Richard Spindler, Leigh Raymond Collyer, Donald Scott Hansen, Joseph Patrick Wood, Todd MacDonald
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Patent number: 12371126Abstract: A belt housing assembly includes a first shaft with a first bearing that is mounted in a fixed bearing retainer and a second shaft with a second bearing mounted in a rotatable eccentric bearing retainer. A center of the second bearing is offset from a center of the eccentric bearing retainer. A distance between the first shaft and the second shaft is adjustable by rotating the eccentric bearing retainer. A method of adjusting a distance between a first sprocket attached to a first shaft of a drivetrain operatively interconnecting an engine to a ground engagement member of an all-terrain vehicle via a drive belt interconnected with a second sprocket attached to a second shaft of the drivetrain is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: July 29, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Samuel James Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20250229866Abstract: A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2024Publication date: July 17, 2025Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
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Patent number: 12358367Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller
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Patent number: 12330738Abstract: Embodiments include an off-road vehicle with a straddle seat, a plurality of ground engaging members, a prime mover and a frame having a removable frame portion overlying the prime mover, wherein at least a portion of the engine extends above at least a portion of the removable frame portion, and wherein at least a portion of the straddle seat extends over the removable frame portion and the prime mover.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: Derek Sorenson, Lucas Purcell, Ethan R. Klaphake, Jens T. Pearson, Brent Gilge, Chuck Simenson, Christopher J. Evans, Gayland Jensen, Todd MacDonald, Ira Johnson
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Publication number: 20250128763Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame defining a front of the off-road vehicle and a rear of the off-road vehicle, and a battery assembly supported by the frame. The battery assembly is constructed and arranged to store electric power. The off-road vehicle further includes an electric propulsion motor constructed and arranged to provide off-road vehicle propulsion using the electric power. The battery assembly is closer to the front of the off-road vehicle than the electric propulsion motor, and the electric propulsion motor is closer to the rear of the off-road vehicle than the battery assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Ricky Veldee Kemp, Joel Pabon, Marcel Broennimann, Larry Dean Claussen, Derek Sorenson, Todd MacDonald
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Patent number: 12208854Abstract: A method of assembling two snowmobiles with a common frame includes providing a common forward frame. A first common component is provided and positioned at a first orientation or at a second orientation with respect to the common forward frame. The first common component is secured at the first orientation or at the second orientation. The method includes selecting between a first set of first model components and a second set of second model components and securing the first set of first model components or the second set of second model components.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald, Benjamin Taylor Langaas, Marcus Moldaschel, Samuel J. Sandoz, Jacob Tyler Crosby, Andrew Beavis
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Patent number: 12187381Abstract: A forward frame is provided that includes a first side that includes an inner perimeter that defines a first side opening, and a second side that includes an inner perimeter that defines a second side opening. The first side and the second side define a rear opening therebetween at the rear of the forward frame assembly for receiving at least a portion of a heat exchanger assembly, a tunnel, or both therein.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Arctic Cat Inc.Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20240278606Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hitch assembly for an off-road vehicle having different components such as a frame, an engine assembly, a suspension assembly, and a hitch assembly. The hitch assembly is coupled to a rear part of the frame of the vehicle so as to get support therefrom. The hitch assembly is configured to be attached to an external load and is further configured to provide secure attachment and support of the external load therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: Ethan Randall Klaphake, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20240253409Abstract: An off-highway recreational vehicle having a longitudinal centerline includes a frame and a rear suspension. The rear suspension includes a left A-arm, wherein the left A-arm has a pivot axis, the pivot axis being on a right-hand side of the longitudinal centerline.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Devin Joseph Danielson, Adam Christian Krone, Nathan Len Wiater, Aaron Lee Swanson, Erick John Halvorson, Douglas Robert Grangroth, Kevin James Miller, Jared Richard Spindler, Leigh Raymond Collyer, Donald Scott Hansen, Joseph Patrick Wood, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20240010068Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Derek Sorenson, Dustin Keller
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Patent number: 11766932Abstract: An off-road vehicle includes a frame, a front suspension, and a rear suspension. In some examples of the off-road vehicle, the rear suspension includes trailing arms with are pivotally attached to the frame rearward of an operator area. Further, the frame can include a front subframe assembly and a rear subframe assembly which are easily removable from the main frame of the vehicle to permit access to various components of the off-road vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: ARCTIC CAT INC.Inventors: Brian Harris, Todd MacDonald, Cody Kallock, Robby Gordon, Mike Niemiec, Michael McKeen
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Publication number: 20230257070Abstract: A forward frame is provided that includes a first side that includes an inner perimeter that defines a first side opening, and a second side that includes an inner perimeter that defines a second side opening. The first side and the second side define a rear opening therebetween at the rear of the forward frame assembly for receiving at least a portion of a heat exchanger assembly, a tunnel, or both therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald
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Publication number: 20230257053Abstract: A heat exchange assembly includes a body extending between right and left end caps. The longitudinal extent of the end caps may be greater than the longitudinal extent of the body. Each end cap includes a forward mounting tab, an inward mounting tab, and/or an outward mounting tab. The shape of the right end cap may be a mirror image of the shape of the left end cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: David Vigen, Todd MacDonald