Patents by Inventor Troy A. Pierce

Troy A. Pierce 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: 20250065985
    Abstract: A snowmobile may have an electric powertrain. The electric powertrain may include one or more electric motors to power movement of one or more endless tracks. The electric powertrain may include a plurality of battery assemblies. At least one of the plurality of battery assemblies may be part of a structural frame of the snowmobile. At least one of the plurality of battery assemblies may be supported by a tunnel of the snowmobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Salfer, Chiao George Liu, Austin Bartz, Troy Pierce, Eric J. Borud, Cole J. Maxwell, Corey D. Omdahl, Jeremy R. Eichenberger, Jeffrey A. Eaton, Scott R. Mooney, Richard A. Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 8567546
    Abstract: A vehicle is shown such as a snowmobile, where a frame includes a cooling system operating therein having a plurality of heat exchangers. The cooling system may comprise a front radiator, a front tunnel cooler, a top tunnel cooler, and a rear cooler mounted rearwardly of the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J Berg, Troy A Pierce
  • Publication number: 20110186371
    Abstract: A vehicle is shown such as a snowmobile, where a frame includes a cooling system operating therein having a plurality of heat exchangers. The cooling system may comprise a front radiator, a front tunnel cooler, a top tunnel cooler, and a rear cooler mounted rearwardly of the tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Berg, Troy A. Pierce