Patents Issued in March 7, 2023
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Patent number: 11597428Abstract: A hand-wheel actuator for preventing over rotation of a hand-wheel shaft. The hand-wheel actuator comprises a housing that defines an opening aligned about an axis. The hand-wheel shaft extends along and is rotatable about the axis. A drive gear is rotationally coupled to the hand-wheel shaft, wherein the drive gear is at least partially disposed in the opening and includes a drive gear tooth. A stop gear is coupled to the housing and includes a plurality of stop gear teeth for engagement with the drive gear tooth and prevents rotation of the drive gear over a predetermined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: George E. Arlt, Joel A. Bickel
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Patent number: 11597429Abstract: A combined motor and gearbox assembly for an electric power steering system comprising an electric motor, a gearbox which includes a gearset that is connected on an input part to a rotor of the motor and in use is connected on an output part at least indirectly to a steering column shaft to transfer torque from the motor rotor to the steering column shaft, a motor drive circuit, a gearbox housing which in use accommodates the gearset of the gearbox, the electric motor including a motor housing, and a baseplate which connects an end face of the gearbox housing to an end face of the gearbox housing and which supports the drive circuit. At least one bolt having a stem passes through a central hole in a tubular rivet that secures the motor housing to the baseplate, the bolt securing the baseplate to the gearbox housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Russell Wilson-Jones, Nigel Smith, Timothy Buttery, Andrew Reynolds, Thomas Haines
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Patent number: 11597430Abstract: Heat radiation base body 23 that is adjacent to electric motor unit EM and extends in direction of rotation shaft 50 of electric motor is provided close to rotation shaft 50 of electric motor. Board 24 of one electronic control unit of redundant system is fixed to heat radiation base body along direction in which heat radiation base body 23 extends with thermal conduction to heat radiation base body 23 allowed. Board 26 of the other electronic control unit of redundant system is fixed to heat radiation base body so as to face to board 24 of one electronic control unit of redundant system, with thermal conduction to heat radiation base body 23 allowed. Size reduction of electric drive device in radial direction can be achieved. Since heat radiates to housing of electric motor unit through heat radiation base body, heat from board can radiate efficiently to the outside.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventor: Masao Fujimoto
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Patent number: 11597431Abstract: A motor control device controls energization of a motor by interchangeably converting a direct current electric power of a power source and an alternating current electric power of the motor with a power conversion circuit according to a power running operation and a regeneration operation of the motor. A voltage instruction value calculation unit calculates a q-axis voltage instruction value and a d-axis voltage instruction value by feedback control of dq-axis currents. A voltage instruction value limit unit limits at least one of the q-axis voltage instruction value and the d-axis voltage instruction value. The voltage instruction value limit unit performs a q-axis voltage limit prioritize process for limiting the q-axis voltage instruction value over the d-axis voltage instruction value, or a d-axis voltage limit prioritize process for limiting the d-axis voltage instruction value over the q-axis voltage instruction value, during the regenerative operation of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyasu Ootake, Nobuyori Nakazima
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Patent number: 11597432Abstract: A power-steering system for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel and an assistance motor controlled by a closed-loop regulation system, the regulation system determining a motor torque of the assistance motor as a function of a measured steering-wheel torque, using at least one “setpoint monitoring” arm calculating a component of the motor torque, referred to as “variant motor torque”, by subtracting a set steering-wheel torque from the RFe corresponding to the sum of the measured steering-wheel torque and the motor torque, wherein the variant motor torque is multiplied by a gain determined by a three-dimensional map as a function of a vehicle speed and the measured steering-wheel torque.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: JTEKT EUROPEInventors: Quentin Fraison, Pascal Moulaire, André Michelis
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Patent number: 11597433Abstract: A method for determining a setpoint torque for a steering wheel of a power-assisted steering system of a vehicle, the setpoint torque making it possible to determine a motor torque applied directly or indirectly by a control motor to the steering wheel, and the setpoint torque being at least determined by a reversibility function designed to bring a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel toward the steering wheel angle at which the vehicle will follow a trajectory in a straight line, the reversibility function comprising a first step in which a target speed of the steering wheel is determined depending on the steering wheel angle, wherein the target speed is also a function of a yaw rate of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: JTEKT EUROPEInventors: Pierre Larminy, André Michelis, Pascal Moulaire, Christophe Ravier
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Patent number: 11597434Abstract: An actuator that applies force to a member associated with steering, and a control device that controls the actuator, have duplex configuration. First and second control devices compute the same controlled variable as first and second controlled variables, respectively. In a normal mode, the control device controls the actuator according to the first controlled variable. The first and second control devices send and receive respectively computed controlled variables to and from each other via communications. When a discrepancy arises between the first and second controlled variables, or an abnormality occurs in communications between the first and second control devices, the operating mode is switched from the normal mode to an independent mode. In the independent mode, the first and second control devices control the first and second actuators, according to the first and second controlled variables, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, JTEKT CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masaharu Yamashita, Atsushi Sato, Masataka Okuda, Yosuke Yamashita, Shintaro Takayama, Shunsuke Hiromasa, Toshiyuki Mikida, Shoji Kubota, Yuji Fujita, Kenichi Abe, Toshimitsu Sakai
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Patent number: 11597435Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling rig with a drilling tower, a base structure, on which the drilling tower is arranged, and at least three support units being part of the base structure, each support unit having at least one wheel rotatable around a horizontal wheel axis, wherein at least one of the support units comprises a vertical steering axis, around which the at least one wheel can be turned by a steering drive. The invention further relates to a method for moving such a mobile drilling rig.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: BAUER Maschinen GmbHInventor: Michael Hartl
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Patent number: 11597436Abstract: The power management unit supplies first power that is continuous power to the second sensor when the power switch is on, supplies second power that is intermittent power having a voltage lower than the first power to the second sensor when the power switch is off, and outputs rotation number information representing a rotation number of the motor rotation shaft based on the second sensor signal. The power management unit includes a comparator that operates using the second power as the power source when the power switch is off and compare the second sensor signal and the reference voltage, and a counter that detects the rotation number of the motor rotation shaft by counting the output of the comparators.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Dai Suzuki, Takayuki Kobayashi, Shin Kumagai, Hidetaka Nakamura
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Patent number: 11597437Abstract: A method for operating a steering system of a vehicle, wherein an actuator is provided for generating a moment at a steering handle of the vehicle, wherein the following steps are carried out: generating the moment up to a maximum moment if the maximum moment is enabled, and up to a lower limited moment if the maximum moment is limited, identifying a vehicle situation of the vehicle, enabling the maximum moment if the vehicle situation is identified as being a boarding and/or deboarding situation in order to brace the steering handle, and limiting the maximum moment if the vehicle situation is identified as being driving operation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Johannes Maria Schäfer, Björn Makkus, Dirk Dreyer, Andreas Pöhland
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Patent number: 11597438Abstract: An adjustable steering stop for an axle assembly of a vehicle includes a housing configured to be coupled to a steering knuckle or a frame of the axle assembly, a shaft received within the housing and movable relative thereto, the shaft being configured to engage a stop to limit movement of the steering knuckle relative to the frame, and a locking assembly coupled to the housing and reconfigurable between (a) an engaged configuration in which the locking assembly limits movement of the shaft relative to the housing and (b) a disengaged configuration in which the locking assembly permits the shaft to move relative to the housing. The locking assembly includes an actuator configured to reconfigure the locking assembly between the engaged and disengaged configurations. A controller is configured to control the actuator to reconfigure the locking assembly between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Daniel Payne
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Patent number: 11597439Abstract: A chassis for a vehicle includes a frame having a first end and an opposing second end. The frame includes a first frame rail defining a first channel, a second frame rail defining a second channel and that is spaced from the first frame rail, and a cross member assembly coupled to the first end of the frame and extending between the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The cross member assembly includes a first end plate positioned within and releasably received by the first channel of the first frame rail, a second end plate positioned within and releasably received by the second channel of the second frame rail, and a cross member extending between the first end plate and the second end plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLCInventors: David Calliari, Cody Bauer, Bjoern Gillstroem, Jonathan King, Mark Chapin, Brian Koppa
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Patent number: 11597440Abstract: A trailing arm mounting structure for a space frame vehicle includes: a trailing arm mounting portion configured to mount a trailing arm; a side sill including a rear portion on which the trailing arm mounting portion is mounted; and a rear pillar connected to an upper rear portion of the side sill.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventors: Seongwook Seo, Mun Soo Cha, Heedae Oh, Huensick Min, JeonWoong Kang
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Patent number: 11597441Abstract: An automobile structural member being a hollow automobile structural member having: a top wall part; a bottom wall part facing the top wall part; and a first heightwise wall part and a second heightwise wall part being a pair of heightwise wall parts that connect to the top wall part and the bottom wall part, the automobile structural member including: a first reinforcing part having one end portion joined to the top wall part and the other end portion joined to the bottom wall part; and a second reinforcing part having one end portion joined to either the first heightwise wall part or the second heightwise wall part, and the other end portion joined to the first reinforcing part, in which a plurality of the second reinforcing parts are provided along a height direction of the heightwise wall part.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Urushibata, Yasuhiro Ito
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Patent number: 11597442Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of side members located on both right and left sides of a vehicle, each of the pair of side members extending both forward and rearward of a cabin along a respective side of the cabin. As each of the pair of side members extends in a longitudinal direction at a substantially uniform height, a load applied to one end can be transferred toward the other end.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Seiho Yonezawa, Hiroshi Chino, Taisuke Satoi, Tomoya Takahashi
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Patent number: 11597443Abstract: A vehicle frame structural member assembly method includes an elongated frame member and a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is complementarily arranged adjacent the elongated frame member.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Eric J. Boettcher
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Patent number: 11597444Abstract: A supporting structure for a motor vehicle front end module is disclosed. The supporting structure includes a lower crossmember, a first lateral upright, a second lateral upright, an upper crossmember, and a support wing fixed to one end of the upper crossmember with connection means. The first lateral upright, the second lateral upright, and the upper crossmember define a frame that is formed of a hybrid material comprising a plastics material and a metallic material.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Valeo Systemes ThermiquesInventor: Sébastien Velasco
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Patent number: 11597445Abstract: Fender mounting accessories are described herein. Fender mounting accessories can include a fender bracket and a fender attachment mechanism. A fender bracket can include a fender bracket and an extension member including an offset mounting flange for coupling with a fender attachment mechanism. A fender attachment mechanism can include an inner flange for coupling to the fender bracket and attachment locations for coupling to a fender.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Pinnacle Heavy Duty, LLCInventors: Paul M. Tollefson, David D. Easton, Lyndon D. Johnson
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Patent number: 11597446Abstract: An exemplary approach for protecting floorings in containers may utilize a first ledger attached to an upper portion of a first support beam associated with a foundational base assembly. A portion of the first ledger may protrude outward in a first horizontal direction from the upper portion of the first support beam. A second ledger may be attached to an upper portion of a second support beam next to the first support beam. A portion of the second ledger may protrude outward in a second horizontal direction from the upper portion of the second support beam. The second horizontal direction may face the first horizontal direction. A support panel may be placed on top of the portion of the first ledger and the portion of the second ledger. The support panel may have a length proximate to a distance between the first support beam and the second support beam.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Triton Container International LimitedInventors: Henry Eugene Heacox, H. Keith Hunt, Ricky Alleson Cribbs
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Patent number: 11597447Abstract: A vehicle body may include a floor; a pair of side sills connected to first and second side edges of the floor, respectively; and a cross unit mounted on the floor and extending in a width direction of a vehicle, wherein the cross unit includes a lower crossmember connecting the pair of side sills, an upper crossmember disposed above the lower crossmember, a first reinforcement member disposed between the lower crossmember and the upper crossmember, and a pair of second reinforcement members connected to first and second end portions of the first reinforcement member, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventor: Hyung Tae Kim
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Patent number: 11597448Abstract: An embodiment vehicle body includes a first member extending in a shape having an internal space, the first member having an open side, and a second member coupled to the first member, the second member having an end with a closed surface, wherein the end with the closed surface is received in the internal space of the first member through the open side of the first member, and the closed surface and at least one side wall of the second member are in surface contact with the first member.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ji Ae Yong, Seok Ju Gim, Ho Yeon Kim, Chul Hee Heo, Tae Gyu Park
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Patent number: 11597449Abstract: A vehicle outer plate panel includes: a transparent resin plate that is formed into a prescribed shape through pressure molding and is attached to a vehicle so as to constitute an outer wall of a body; and a decorative layer that is formed on at least a part of the transparent resin plate through screen printing such that the transparent resin plate is decorated therewith. A method of producing an vehicle outer plate panel is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yutaka Kanaguchi
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Patent number: 11597450Abstract: A truck system includes a truck bed having a first side, a second side, and a back end; a first panel slidingly engaged with the first side; and one or more rails to facilitate the sliding engagement of the first panel with the first side; the first side is positioned above a first wheel; and sliding the first panel from a first position to a second position provides access to an interior of the bed.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: James C. Dupre
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Patent number: 11597451Abstract: In accordance with the disclosure provision is made for a vehicle. The vehicle is characterized in that a vehicle chassis of this vehicle includes a roughly tubular frame, a gearbox housing and underbody paneling. The frame, the gearbox housing and the underbody paneling are connected in such a manner that they form the vehicle chassis and hence a load-bearing frame for engine, bodywork and/or payload.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SYN TRAC GMBHInventor: Stefan Putz
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Patent number: 11597452Abstract: A vehicle control station includes a hand rest and at least one micro-joystick positioned relative to the hand rest such that the hand rest is configured to locate an operator's hand and fingers in position to operate the at least one micro-joystick. A function enable switch is configured to activate the at least one micro-joystick.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: JLG INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Shane J. Mastronardi, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Zeno Poltronieri, Roberto Marchesini, Matteo Lavagnini
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Patent number: 11597453Abstract: The powered hand truck and dolly system for ISO (International Organization for Standardization) containers is a system for moving ISO containers. The system includes at least one dolly and a powered hand truck. The hand truck includes two booms that are vertical for storage and rotate into a horizontal position for engaging the container. The ends of the booms have shafts with cams for engaging standard twist lock connector receptacles on one end of the container. Each dolly also has a shaft with a cam for engaging a standard twist lock connector receptacle on the other end of the container. The dollies include bars that are vertical for storage and rotate into a horizontal position for connecting the dollies to one another such that their shafts are appropriately positioned to align with their associated connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Steven Borntrager, James Borntrager
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Patent number: 11597454Abstract: A vehicle for transporting cargo includes a front end unit having a front wheel, a rear end unit having a rear wheel, and a carrying unit on which the cargo is loaded and which is interposed between the front end unit and the rear end unit so that the front end unit and the rear end unit are coupled to each other via the carrying unit. The carrying unit is configured to be separated from the front end unit and the rear end unit in a direction intersecting a direction in which the vehicle travels and to be coupled to the front end unit and the rear end unit while the front end unit and the rear end unit are stationary.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yusuke Kaneko, Masato Endo, Shinji Sassa, Takahiro Shiga, Yohei Tanigawa
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Patent number: 11597455Abstract: The invention relates to a hybrid surface traversing apparatus adapted to be adhered to a (e.g., submerged or in air) surface by a non-flow-through pressure differential, the apparatus includes a frame forming a chamber; a seal (e.g., closed-cell foam) having a closed seal perimeter (e.g., a closed polygon, a quadrilateral, and the like) defining an opening of the chamber, the seal perimeter adapted substantially for rolling relative to the chamber and for contact with the surface to be traversed to prevent leakage and maintain a non-flow-through seal with the surface; a suction pump structured and arranged to produce the (e.g., negative) pressure differential and cooperate with the seal to adhere the apparatus to the surface; and a drive configured to move the apparatus relative to the surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: International Climbing Machines, Inc.Inventor: Samuel J. Maggio
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Patent number: 11597456Abstract: A cross-link for tracks of snow groomers, the cross-link comprising a section bar, which has an elongated shape, extends in a first direction, is limited by an outer surface and comprises a portion for fixing to at least one belt of a track of a snow groomer, and it is provided with an inner cavity, which extends through the section bar in the first direction, and is open at the side in the first direction; wherein the inner cavity is filled, at least in part, with a filling material comprising metal foam, and in certain embodiments, the inner cavity is completely filled with the filling material.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: PRINOTH S.P.A.Inventors: Gregor Maurer, Martin Kirchmair
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Patent number: 11597457Abstract: A trailer for towing by a power vehicle is provided and generally includes a frame and a tandem wheel assembly. The frame forms an undercarriage chassis which the tandem wheel assembly is positioned there under. The undercarriage chassis includes a rear wheel assembly, a front wheel assembly, and an extension assembly moving the front wheel assembly between trailing position and a self-propelled position where the rear wheel assembly and the front wheel assembly are positioned to equally support the undercarriage chassis.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: New Heights, LLCInventors: Aaron Jay Beiler, William Fisher, Raymond Beiler, Jeremiah Weaver
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Patent number: 11597458Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a vehicle door, the apparatus comprising a base, a first support column mounted on the base, a lift device mounted on the first support column, the lift device comprising at least a first lift bar and a second lift bar each for engaging and together supporting a vehicle door and an actuator operatively coupled to the lift device. When actuated, the actuator imparts vertical movement to the lift device thereby imparting vertical movement to the vehicle door by way of the first lift bar and second lift bar. A second support column is mounted on the base, and the lift device is mounted on and guided by the first support column and the second support column. A load-bearing bridge member spans a space between the first support column and second support column above the base, and the actuator is mounted on the bridge member.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Claude G. Adkins
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Patent number: 11597459Abstract: A vehicle disassembly system for disassembling a vehicle by moving the vehicle through a plurality of discrete workstations specifically adapted for select de-pollution and dismantling procedures encountered during the end-of-life vehicle recycling process. A vehicle disassembly system exemplifying the principles of the present invention may comprise a primary de-pollution and disassembly line and an engine disassembly line. The primary de-pollution and disassembly line may include one or more de-pollution stations, one or more intermediate, part removal stations, and a conveyor apparatus for transmitting the end-of-life vehicle from the de-pollution stations to the part removal stations. The engine disassembly line may include an overhead track support frame, a trolley assembly, one or more height adjustable loading tables, one or more height adjustable work tables, and one or more height adjustable un-loading tables.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: EMR (USA Holdings) Inc.Inventors: Joseph Balzano, Deepak Mulay, Cody Heisey, Mark J. Petri
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Patent number: 11597460Abstract: A bicycle wheel positioning device includes a case and two positioning units. The two positioning units are respectively installed to the case and each include a roller unit and at least one spring. When the two roller units are applied by a force, the two roller units are pushed away from each other. When the force is removed, the roller units move back and toward each other by the at least one spring in each roller unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CYCLINGDEAL USA, INC.Inventor: Haidong Gu
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Patent number: 11597461Abstract: A lift and storage device comprising, a base, a support structure secured to and emanating up from the base, a travelling assembly operationally associated with the support structure, a drive assembly operationally associated with the support structure and the travelling assembly, a support arm secured to and operationally associated with the travelling assembly, and engaged with a support tray comprising, a horizontal support member secured to the support arm, a front tire support assembly secured to the horizontal support member, a rear tire support assembly secured to the horizontal support member, the rear tire support assembly comprising a pair of adjustment rails secured to the horizontal support member, a pair of slide rails secured to the pair of adjustment rails and a pair of support rails slidably engaged with the pair of slide rails and a clamping assembly operationally associated with pair of support rails.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Charles William Maclaskey, Clara Evelyn Maclaskey
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Patent number: 11597462Abstract: A bicycle saddle includes a saddle shell. On an upper side of the saddle shell a saddle cushion is arranged. Further, a support element is provided that is connected to a saddle frame. For decoupling the saddle shell from the support element, an elastomer body is provided between the saddle shell and the support element. A side surface of the elastomer body is at least partly curved.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Ergon International GmbHInventors: Andreas Krause, Franc Arnold
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Patent number: 11597463Abstract: An electric-powered personal transport vehicle with a board to support a weight of a user and one or more wheels driven by one or more electric motors is discussed. The electric motors are powered by one or more batteries. A throttle has a thumb wheel speed controller on a handlebar. The thumb wheel speed controller has a horizontal manipulation between accelerate, neutral, and brake input positions such that pressing the thumbwheel speed controller in a vertical direction will not result in an unintentional acceleration or braking.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: John Ulmen, Sean Michael Flanigan, Mark Frykman, Levi Jacob Price, Oliver Riihiluoma, Barrett Heyneman, Jason Bluhm, Mike McHugh, Jeff Russakow, Jukka Rautiainen, Noriko Morimoto, Julian Farnam
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Patent number: 11597464Abstract: A rod piece connection device, comprising: a first connection piece and a second connection piece. The first connection piece includes a first rod piece connection end and a first joggle joint end opposite to the first rod piece connection end. Wherein, the first joggle joint end includes a protrusion head tongue portion and a neck portion. The second connection piece includes a second rod piece connection end and a second joggle joint end opposite to the second rod piece connection end. The second joggle joint end is located corresponding to the first joggle joint end for them to form into a joggle joint. The second joggle joint end includes a protrusion bottom groove portion and a pillow portion. Wherein the protrusion head tongue portion is disposed corresponding into the protrusion bottom groove portion, and the neck portion is located corresponding to the pillow portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Lennart Pieter Middel
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Patent number: 11597465Abstract: A device for adjusting a seat height of a personal mobility includes a hollow seat frame extending in a longitudinal direction, a seat support shaft coupled to an upper portion of the seat frame and configured to slide upward and downward, a pedal shaft coupled to a lower portion of the seat frame, a lifting screw shaft extending downward in a state of being fixed to the seat support shaft inside the seat frame, and a rotation screw shaft fastened to the lifting screw shaft inside the seat frame and configured to raise and lower the lifting screw shaft by rotating based on operation of the pedal shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Ilsun Song, Donghee Seok, Duck Young Kim, Hee Jin Ro, Yocheol Jang
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Patent number: 11597466Abstract: An operating device for a human-powered vehicle comprises a base member, an operating member, an accommodating structure, and a second electric power source. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The accommodating structure is configured to accommodate a first electric power source. The second electric power source is electrically connected so as to supply electricity to a wireless communicator. The second electric power source is separate from the first electric power source.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Takaya Masuda, Fumihide Numata, Yoshiyuki Kasai, Tomohiro Takimoto, Nobuhiro Kure, Katsuhiro Tachibana, Hiroshi Tsuda, Yasuyuki Komada, Shun Kakehashi, Yuichiro Hidaka
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Patent number: 11597467Abstract: To provide a parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle actuated in response to a reverse rotation on a throttle grip which is set in a simplified structure. A parking brake apparatus for a saddled vehicle includes a parking brake caliper configured to restrict a rotation of a rear wheel while the motorcycle is parked; a steering handle configured to steer a front wheel; and a throttle grip mounted on the steering handle and configured to control output of a power unit. The control unit actuates the parking brake caliper by a motor when at least the throttle grip is reversely rotated and the vehicle speed is zero. The throttle grip being reversely rotated is detected according to information from a throttle position sensor which is interlocked with the throttle grip.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideaki Haraguchi, Koshi Nakamura, Hayato Yamashiro, Akihito Kawamura, Takuya Otsuka, Hiroyuki Sasazawa
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Patent number: 11597469Abstract: A bicycle crankarm provided with an electric/electronic system, including a battery power unit, a processor having a standby mode and a running mode, and a wake unit that emits a wake signal of the processor, wherein the wake unit is completely supported by or in the crankarm.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Campagnolo S.r.l.Inventors: Fabiano Fossato, Keith Joseph Wakeham
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Patent number: 11597470Abstract: A human-powered vehicle component includes an input device, to which first information related to at least one of a human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and environment of the human-powered vehicle is input. The human-powered vehicle component further comprises an electric actuator and an artificial intelligence processor configured to generate second information for controlling the electric actuator in accordance with the first information input to the input device.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Tomohiro Kondo
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Patent number: 11597471Abstract: A human-powered vehicle control device for a human-powered vehicle includes an electronic controller configured to control a motor, which applies a propulsion force to a human-powered vehicle, in correspondence with a human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the motor so as to increase an assist force produced by the motor for when an output of the motor is maximal upon determining a parameter related to at least one of a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle, an inclination angle of the human-powered vehicle, and a travel resistance of the human-powered vehicle has increased.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventor: Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 11597472Abstract: A control device of a gear transmission-equipped vehicle includes a power controller that starts power reduction control when it is determined that a start condition is satisfied, the power reduction control being control of reducing power transmitted from a driving source to a gear transmission. The start condition includes: a condition that a detection value of a gear position sensor that detects a current gear position of the gear transmission falls within a transition region between engagement regions corresponding to respective gear positions; and a condition that a speed difference obtained by subtracting a rotational speed of an output shaft of the gear transmission from a rotational speed of an input shaft of the gear transmission is a threshold or more.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.Inventors: Kengo Ueda, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Kazuki Arima
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Patent number: 11597473Abstract: An electric snowmobile that performs heat exchange with a simple structure is provided. The electric snowmobile includes a body frame, a driver's seat, an electric motor, a ski, a track mechanism, a battery, a cooling unit that cools fluid at least in accordance with outside air, a first heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between the battery and the fluid, a second heat exchange unit that performs heat exchange between the electric motor and the fluid, a first flow path for delivering the fluid cooled in the cooling unit to the first heat exchange unit, a second flow path for delivering the fluid cooled in the cooling unit to the second heat exchange unit, and a third flow path for delivering the fluid heat-exchanged in the first heat exchange unit and the fluid heat-exchanged in the second heat exchange unit to the cooling unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasushi Matsushita
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Patent number: 11597474Abstract: A catamaran having two parallel symmetrical hulls of equal size spaced apart with a superstructure lower deck extending from an outer edge of the first hull to an outer edge of the second hull. The lower deck is positioned above the static waterline and provides a single, constant, flush elevation height across the entire length and breadth of the vessel, with the placement of control and propulsion machinery in the hulls. The improved catamaran has an increased freeboard, increased gross tonnage, and decreased design pressures on the superstructure scantlings of the catamaran deck as compared to a conventional catamaran having a lower deck mounted beneath the static waterline, or accommodations added to the hulls.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Euro Marine Group Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Lazzara, Ian Ombres
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Patent number: 11597475Abstract: A telescoping device mount is configured to hold an electronic device. The telescoping device mount is configured to fully extend or fully retract the electronic device. The telescoping device mount includes a telescoping post, a mount segment, and a base. The telescoping post includes an inner post segment and an outer post segment. The mount segment is configured to secure an electronic device thereto. The mount segment includes an outer collar slidably securable to the outer post segment of the telescoping post. The base is secured to the inner post segment such that the outer post segment telescopes relative to the inner post segment. In a fully retracted position, the electronic device is proximate to the base and/or an underlying surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: BeatDown Outdoor Products, LLCInventors: Todd Price, Blake Price
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Patent number: 11597476Abstract: A mooring loop is operative to secure a movable device such as a ship in connection with a bollard or other fixed structure. The exemplary mooring loop includes a continuous rope segment that includes at least one coil or a plurality of coils. The rope segment defining the mooring loop includes an inner core surrounded by an outer jacket. A plurality of controlled failure points are included in the rope segment. The failure points enable the rope segment to permanently elongate in response to an applied tension force at a level above a working range, which elongation is visibly observable. The controlled failure point is defined between segmented ends of a severed inner core such that only the outer jacket is located at the controlled failure point.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Thomas W. Fields
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Patent number: 11597477Abstract: In a membrane type heat insulation system for a cryogenic liquefied gas carrier cargo tank and a liquefied gas fuel container, a secondary heat insulation layer comprises a plurality of panels which are stacked in multiple layers while each pair of upper and lower panels is arranged to intersect each other, whereby heat loss which may occur in the gap between the panels can be minimized and deformation due to a temperature difference can be minimized.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Woo Park, Seung Min Kwon, Hyeon Seung Kim, Joong Kyoo Kang
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Patent number: 11597478Abstract: Elongated member handling systems and methods for using same. The system can include one or more elongated members. A connector can be formed on or mechanically linked to a first end of each of the one or more elongated members. An optional cover can be coupled to the connector. The system can also include a pulling assembly at least partially disposed about the one or more elongated members and adjacent the first end of each of the one or more elongated members. The pulling assembly can include a support skid. The pulling assembly or, if present, the optional cover can include a primary pulling anchor. The system can also include a jumper winch configured to be mechanically linked to the primary pulling anchor. The jumper winch, when mechanically linked to the primary pulling anchor, can be configured to pull the pulling assembly from a first structure to a second structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SOFEC, INC.Inventors: Hao Yu, Stephen P. Lindblade, Vernon Raymond Jenkins, Miles Hobdy