Patents Issued in June 18, 2024
  • Patent number: 12011992
    Abstract: The tank attachment structure includes a floor panel (2) having a raised portion (11) and an opening (12) protruding toward a passenger compartment, a tank (4) disposed inside the raised portion (11), a plurality of upper bands (5) configured to cover the tank (4) from above, a lower plate (6) connected to the upper bands (5), and a pair of cross members (3) provided in front of and behind the tank (4) and extending in the vehicle width direction. The lower plate (6) has a width dimension greater than that of the upper bands (5) in a vehicle width direction and is provided by the number smaller than that of the upper bands (5) to cover the opening (12). A front end portion (26) and a rear end portion (28) of the lower plate (6) are attached to the pair of cross members (3), respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shunta Suzuki, Keisuke Kato, Shohei Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 12011993
    Abstract: A power transmission device for a commercial vehicle having an electric axle, may include a first differential ring gear fixedly mounted on a first rear-wheel driveshaft; a second differential ring gear mounted on a second rear-wheel driveshaft; a propeller shaft, with a first differential drive gear engaged with the first differential ring gear being connected to a front-end portion of the propeller shaft and a second differential drive gear engaged with the second differential ring gear being connected to a rear end portion thereof; a reducer connected to the first differential ring gear or the propeller shaft; and a motor, an output shaft of the motor being connected to an input gear of the reducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Ju San Kim
  • Patent number: 12011994
    Abstract: The driving apparatus comprising a first motor, a first gear mechanism having a first input shaft and a first output shaft connected to the first motor, a second motor, and a second gear mechanism having a second input shaft and a second output shaft connected to the second motor. The first gear mechanism is configured such that the first input shaft and the first output shaft are in an intersecting or twisted position, and the second gear mechanism is configured such that the second input shaft and the second output shaft are in an intersecting or twisted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Masuda, Yusuke Suzuki, Koichi Okuda, Toshihisa Mizutani, Taiki Owari
  • Patent number: 12011995
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a disconnect assembly in an electric drive unit. In one example, the system includes a dog clutch positioned in a differential, configured to selectively mechanically decouple an electric motor from one or more drive wheels, and including a first interface designed to selectively engage a second interface. In such an example, each of the first interface and the second interface include a plurality of teeth, each tooth in the plurality of teeth includes a drive flank and a coast flank, and the coast flank has a first tooth angle greater than a second tooth angle of the drive flank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy A. Rapp, Nathan Mandery, Kyle Mourdock
  • Patent number: 12011996
    Abstract: A system for adjusting a control pedal distance and orientation relative to a user of a driving-related assembly, the system comprising a moveable pedal plate having a pedal assembly attachment region and at least one distal attachment point located near a distal end region thereof, and at least one proximal pivotable attachment point, each of the distal attachment point and proximal pivotable attachment point having respective distal coupling means and proximal pivotable coupling means. The system further comprises a connecting member having a pivotable coupling means located near respective first and second ends, wherein the pivotable coupling means located near the first end is matable with the proximal pivotable coupling means, and the second end is matable with a connecting member anchor. The system further comprises at least one substantially upright fixation member having a plurality of predetermined coupling points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: AXON SIMULATOR LTD
    Inventors: Tzu Yu Kan, Yu Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 12011997
    Abstract: In an aspect, a self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle is provided, having a body, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The second wheel has at least one lateral roller rotatable about an axis that is one of oblique and orthogonal to a rotation axis of the second wheel. At least one motor is coupled to the second wheel to control rotation of the second wheel and the at least one lateral roller. At least one sensor is coupled to the body to generate orientation data therefor. A control module is coupled to the at least one motor to control operation thereof at least partially based on the orientation data generated by the at least one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian Patterson, Robert Murray O'Brien, Daryl R. Tearne
  • Patent number: 12011998
    Abstract: A vehicle display device that includes: a display part having a front-side display part and a rear-side display part provided inside a vehicle cabin, each of the front-side display part and the rear-side display part having a display face; a detection part that detects an orientation and a posture of an occupant; and a control part that selects a display face in accordance with the orientation and the posture of the occupant detected by the detection part, raises the selected display face, and controls display by the display part such that information is displayed at the selected display face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Sasaki, Eisuke Ando, Misako Hayashima, Saki Kitoh, Masahiro Yamashita
  • Patent number: 12011999
    Abstract: A method for holographic display calibration using phase modulation includes projecting an initial graphic on a windshield of a vehicle, capturing an image of the initial graphic with a camera inside a vehicle, determining a loss function value between the image of the initial graphic captured by the camera and a target graphic, modulating a phase of a light beam generating the initial graphic using the loss function value to generate an updated graphic, and displaying the updated graphic on the windshield of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Manoj Sharma, Kai-Han Chang, Thomas A. Seder
  • Patent number: 12012000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron D. Deckard, Jason C. Plugge, Alan A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 12012001
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle capable of suppressing failure of an inverter while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost by unitizing an engine and a motor. A drive unit as a drive source for travel of the vehicle has the engine and the motor. A torque tube is connected to a rear portion of the motor. The torque tube covers a propeller shaft that is coupled to an output shaft of the drive unit. An inverter is arranged above the torque tube. The inverter is separated from the drive unit and is separated from the torque tube. A terminal of the inverter and a terminal of the motor are connected by three wire harnesses. Each of the wire harnesses has a wire length that is longer than a linear distance connecting the terminal and the terminal by the shortest distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Ueno, Akihiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 12012002
    Abstract: A hybrid module for the transmission of torque in a drive train of a vehicle having a transmission. The hybrid module received in a housing has a first electric motor, a first clutch, which can be actuated by a first clutch actuation unit, and has a first multiple clutch disc assembly, first clutch input and first clutch output, and a bulkhead fastened to the housing. The bulkhead is arranged axially between the first clutch and the transmission and can be releasably connected to the housing. A transmission unit in a drive train of a vehicle having such a hybrid module and at least one first brake of a transmission, wherein the first brake is a first support element fixed to the housing and has a first rotary element which can be braked by the first brake. The first support element is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to or configured in one piece from the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Loyal George MacMillian, Stefan Mackowiak
  • Patent number: 12012003
    Abstract: An apparatus including a transmission mechanism in a power transfer path between a drive source and wheels; an oil pressure control device supplying lubricating oil to the transmission mechanism; and a control part outputting an electrical instruction to increase a flow rate of the supplied lubricating. When the control part outputs an electrical instruction to the oil pressure control device to increase a flow rate of lubricating oil supplied to the transmission mechanism, and determines that the flow rate of lubricating oil supplied to the transmission mechanism from the oil pressure control device does not increase as indicated by the electrical instruction (time t1), the control part considers that the oil pressure control device is in an abnormal state, and can impose a limitation that an absolute value of torque of the transmission mechanism transferred between the wheels and the drive source be reduced (time t1-t5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Tadaaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12012004
    Abstract: A drive train for a vehicle includes at least one transmission having a primary input shaft designed to be connected to a primary drive, a secondary input shaft designed to be connected to a secondary drive, an output shaft designed to output power that has been introduced into the at least one transmission by the primary input shaft, and a planetary gearbox designed to continuously variably set a transmission ratio between the primary input shaft and the output shaft on the basis of the rotational speed of the secondary input shaft. The invention further relates to a vehicle having a drive train of this type, to a method for controlling a drive train of this type, and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Geis-Esser
  • Patent number: 12012005
    Abstract: A hybrid system and a vehicle, the hybrid system comprising an engine, an electric motor, a dual clutch, and a transmission provided with two synchromesh mechanisms and two input shafts. The engine being selectively in transmission connection to one of the input shafts via one clutch unit of the dual clutch and being selectively in transmission connection to the other of the input shafts via the other clutch unit of the dual clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Zhihao Li
  • Patent number: 12012006
    Abstract: A battery electric system for a motor vehicle or another electrified system includes a battery pack connected to a direct current voltage bus, and having positive and negative battery terminals, a main pyrotechnic fuse (“pyro fuse”), a high-voltage (HV) component connected to the bus via an HV channel, a current sensing element connected to the HV component on the HV channel, and a control system configured to selectively disconnect the battery pack from the bus by transmitting a voltage signal to the main pyro fuse when a measured current value from the current sensor is indicative of a short-circuit fault. A channel switch may be connected to or integral with the current sensing element, and configured to disconnect the HV component from the bus by opening in response to the measured current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Rashmi Prasad, Robert J. Heydel, Andrew K. Chandler, Shubham V. Shedge, Chandra S. Namuduri, Eleni C. Pitses
  • Patent number: 12012007
    Abstract: A battery charger capable of receiving AC power and delivering both AC and DC power to an electric power storage battery in accordance to different embodiments disclosed herein using a rectifier circuit supplying the DC load and absorbing power as a five-level active rectifier with low harmonics on the AC input. In one aspect, the battery charger may have a bidirectional rectifier/inverter converter providing power conversion between a DC source and AC enabling the user to not only charge an electrical vehicle (“EV”) but also convert the energy charged in the EV/battery or solar panel to AC for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hani Vahedi, Marc-André Forget, Peter Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 12012008
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for smart chain charging of electric vehicles. A system has a dock and one or more electric vehicles supporting rechargeable batteries. One or more electric vehicles may be coupled in series in a smart chain at the dock. Each electric vehicle has a charger with a plug and a receptacle. The plug may couple to a dock receptacle, if the vehicle is first in the smart chain, or to a receptacle on a neighboring electric vehicle at the end of a smart chain of vehicles electrically coupled to the dock. The receptacle may receive a plug of a neighboring electrical vehicle. Each charger may include an interface, battery charger and a battery monitor. The interface may carry power and transfer data into and out of the charger along the smart chain. Each battery monitor may output battery monitor data and receive battery charging control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: David Bowman
  • Patent number: 12012009
    Abstract: An automatic coupling system for connecting grid power to charge the battery of a battery powered electric semi-trailer reefer and a method for automatically, directly providing electrical power to a battery powered electric semi-trailer reefer battery. The method comprises providing an auxiliary power source and electrically connecting said auxiliary power source to a parking surface charging pad for each leg of a landing gear for a battery powered electric semi-trailer reefer. The parking surface charging pad contains an electrode plate in it. Also provided is a landing gear electrical contact pad containing an electrode on a lower end of each leg of the landing gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald Koelsch, Raymond Shea, Jr., Frank Bongiorno, III
  • Patent number: 12012010
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of electric vehicles, and particularly provides a direct-current charging gun and charging pile. The invention aims to solve the problem that a user, when operating a current direct-current charging gun, needs to make round trips back and forth between a charging pile and a charging gun to stop charging, pull out the gun and return the gun, thereby degrading the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NIO TECHNOLOGY (ANHUI) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yue Zhu, Jiamin Ma, Chuangcheng Sun
  • Patent number: 12012011
    Abstract: An ECU of a vehicle has a first mode and a second mode as an operation mode of a locking device. The first mode is a mode of bringing the locking device into a locked state when a charging connector is connected to an inlet. The second mode is a mode of maintaining the locking device in an unlocked state when the charging connector is connected to the inlet. The ECU of the vehicle determines whether or not the charging connector is connected to the inlet. The ECU does not permit a setting change of the operation mode of the locking device when the charging connector is connected to the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toru Ando
  • Patent number: 12012012
    Abstract: A assembly for authenticated communication of data during recharge of an electric aircraft is presented. The assembly includes a charging connector, wherein the charging connector is configured to mate with an electric aircraft port of the electric aircraft, and a computing device communicatively connected to the charging connector. The computing device is configured to establish a communication link with an electric aircraft, receive an authentication datum from the electric aircraft, verify the authentication datum as a function of an authentication module, and transmit an aircraft update datum to the electric aircraft as a function of the verification of the authentication datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Hoekje List, Vincent Moeykens
  • Patent number: 12012013
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a first power line configured to connect an inlet and an energy storage device via a power conversion device; a second power line configured to connect the inlet and the energy storage device without via the power conversion device; a first relay configured to switch between a first electrically connected state in which the second power line is electrically connected and a first electrically disconnected state in which the second power line is electrically disconnected; and a first control device. The first control device is configured to switch the first relay to the first electrically disconnected state when a voltage that can be supplied from the external power supply is lower than a voltage range in which the energy storage device can be charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka Kuboyama, Fumiyoshi Kuribara
  • Patent number: 12012014
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for optimizing a battery management system (BMS) are provided. The method includes: obtaining training data, wherein the training data comprises data from a target vehicle and data from auxiliary vehicles, and the auxiliary vehicles are vehicles mounted with a same or similar battery system as the target vehicle; optimizing a BMS related algorithm for the target vehicle by performing transfer learning based on the training data, wherein the BMS related algorithm comprises one or a combination of: a battery model, parameters for the battery model, a battery management algorithm, and parameters for the battery management algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiucai Zhang, Jun Wang, Chao Liu, Jin Shang, Qiang Ren, Ao Mei, Dadiao Ning, Sichao Guo, Sheng Hui
  • Patent number: 12012015
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a cargo body coupled to the chassis and positioned rearward of the cab, a door coupled to the cab and selectively repositionable relative to the chassis between an open position and a closed position, and a door lock assembly configured to selectively prevent movement of the door from the closed position to the open position. The door lock assembly defines a key aperture configured to receive a key. The door lock assembly is coupled to the cab, and wherein the key aperture is positioned forward of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Klaameyer, Tim Meilahn, Todd Cimermancic
  • Patent number: 12012016
    Abstract: A sliding rail assembly includes an upper sliding rail and a lower sliding rail extending along a back-and-forth direction as well as an upper ball and a lower ball disposed therebetween. The lower sliding rail includes a horizontal base plate, a first vertical side plate connected to the upper portion at the left edge of the horizontal base plate, and a first horizontal top plate connected to the right side at the upper edge of the first vertical side plate; the upper sliding rail comprises a first inclined plate and a second inclined plate; the extension line of the first inclined plate with the first vertical side plate and the extension line of the first horizontal top plate to form an upper triangular region; the extension line of the second inclined plate intersects the horizontal base plate and the first vertical side plate to form a lower triangular region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HUBEI AVIATION PRECISION MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haoshuai Hao, Hongchao Li, Kele Huang, Yan An
  • Patent number: 12012017
    Abstract: A seat for an autonomous driving vehicle includes a cushion part; a back part coupled to a rear end of the cushion part through a recliner and having an adjustable angle in a front and rear direction; and a leg part rotatably coupled to a front end of the cushion part and having a lower side coupled to a seat rail. The back part is disposed to be vertically movable along a back rail located on a rear side of the back part, and the leg part is disposed to be movable back and forth by the seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bong Ku Kim, Deok Soo Lim, Chan Ho Jung, Sang Do Park
  • Patent number: 12012018
    Abstract: A welcoming slide rail, mounted at the bottom of a seat, the welcoming slide rail including: a slide rail assembly, including a left slide rail and a right slide rail, the left slide rail including a left upper rail and a left lower rail, the right slide rail including a right upper rail and a right lower rail, the left upper rail and the left lower rail being in sliding connection by a left motor, and the right upper rail and the right lower rail being in sliding connection by a right motor; and a rotating mechanism, including a wall plate, first, second and third main rotation points, and first and second auxiliary supporting points, the wall plate being fixedly connected to the bottom of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haila Hu, Weiwei Li, Dong Liu
  • Patent number: 12012019
    Abstract: A rotating device for a vehicle interior item is provided with latching means that is provided on a side of a base member having a rotation support part, and engagement means that is provided on a side of a rotating member supporting a vehicle interior item and being rotatably supported by the rotation support part, and can be switched between a state in which the engagement means engages with the latching means so as to suppress detachment of the rotating member from the base member and a state in which the engagement with the latching means is released when the rotating member attains the rotatable state, wherein the latching means and the engagement means are disposed further outside than the rotating member in plan view at least when the rotating member is in the non-rotating state. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress an increase in the height while suppressing detachment when the vehicle interior item is not rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Mochizuki, Akira Miyoshi, Takuji Kaneda, Hirohisa Abe
  • Patent number: 12012020
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback and a child seat tether anchor supported by the seatback. The child seat tether anchor has a first member fixed to the seatback and a second member rotatably supported by the seatback. One of the first member and the second member defines a cavity with internal threads and the other of the first and second member is received in the cavity and has external threads engaged with the internal threads. A strap is on the second member. An energy absorber is in the cavity. The energy absorber is compressible relative to the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Jaradi, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Mohammad Omar Faruque, Saeed D. Barbat
  • Patent number: 12012021
    Abstract: A baby carrier system is disclosed herein. The baby carrier system includes a baby carrier and a waist strap. The baby carrier includes a main body, a baby securing system, and shoulder straps. The waist strap may preferably be detachable and adjustable. In some embodiments, the baby carrier system may be a multi-functional baby carrier system that includes a multi-functional baby carrier configured for use as a car seat insert, where the multi-functional baby carrier includes fastener slits that allow for a car seat harness to secure a baby when the fastener slits are unfastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Bean Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Lena Shahbandar
  • Patent number: 12012022
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, an interior heating system for occupant seats of a vehicle is provided. The interior heating system uses a weft co-knit fabric combined with at least one conductive electrode to heat selective regions of a vehicle seat. The interior heating system includes the weft co-knit fabric that contains a set of weft knit active or plated emitting yarn configured with at least one conductive electrode. The knit active or plated emitting yarn is co-knit with at least one parent yarn for enhanced uniformity of an electrical current applied to at least one conductive electrode from the weft co-knit fabric, and a plurality of conductive electrodes arranged in an interdigitated layout to combine together each conductive electrode with a set of a plurality of conductive co-knit active emitting yarns which attach to each electrode tine of the conductive electrode in a select region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Henry, Nancy L. Johnson, Paul W. Alexander, Dorel M. Sala, Anthony L Smith
  • Patent number: 12012023
    Abstract: A vehicle seat structure, including: a frame member that forms a framework of the vehicle seat; a pad member that is formed of a foam material and is disposed at a front face side of the frame member; and a first rear face member that is integrated with the pad member at a rear face side of the pad member, the first rear face member including: a main body portion that is fixed to the pad member, and an extension portion that extends from the pad member and is fixed to the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiki Hirasawa
  • Patent number: 12012024
    Abstract: A seat with a headrest for a locomotive means includes a carrier or support system for a backrest of the seat, a support element having an installation section, and a guide device. The headrest has a headrest box, wherein the installation section of the support element is arranged on the support system in a stationary manner in the region of the headrest. The headrest box is movably arranged on the guide device, and the headrest box can be locked relative to the guide device in a movement direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jens Hildenbrand, Rolf Lechner, Robert Lenz
  • Patent number: 12012025
    Abstract: An occupant support for a vehicle includes a device configured to enhance comfort and experience of an occupant while the occupant is using the occupant support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventor: Robert C. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 12012026
    Abstract: An energy absorbing table includes a support assembly and a table assembly. The support assembly includes a sidewall support that mounts to a sidewall, a support post that attaches to a floor, and a table support assembly coupled to the sidewall support and the support post. The table assembly includes a tabletop, at least one energy absorbing assembly, and at least one linear guide assembly. The at least one energy absorbing assembly includes a pair of plunger assemblies secured to the tabletop, and a crush chamber assembly secured to the table support assembly. The crush chamber assembly is configured to slidably receive an end portion of each of the pair of plunger assemblies and includes a pair of energy absorption cores. The at least one linear guide assembly includes a linear guide secured to the tabletop, and a pair of mounts secured to the table support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Airworthy, Inc.
    Inventors: Del A. Hebert, James V. Rouleau
  • Patent number: 12012027
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame assembly extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a front seating section coupled to the frame. The front seating section is configured to support an operator and a first passenger. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear seating section coupled to the frame. The rear seating section is configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger. The rear seating section has an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extends forwardly into the front seating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Bjerketvedt, Jordy A. Reed, Gordon J. Steinmetz, Andrew T. Ives, Aaron D. Deckard, Austin L. Houkom, Anthony J. Kinsman, Michael D. Schneider, James J. Endrizzi
  • Patent number: 12012028
    Abstract: A dump system (e.g., for setting in a vehicle's flatbed or trailer) includes a base, a container (for containing material) configured to pivot relative to the base, an inflate membrane coupled to the base and to the container, and a U-frame that extends around the inflate membrane and is configured to pivot relative to the base. The U-frame is configured to restrain outward expansion of the inflate membrane as the inflate membrane expands pushing on the container and causing the container to pivot upward. Some implementations include, in addition to or instead of the U-frame, a wing frame panel configured to collect and contain folds that form from material of the inflate membrane as the inflate membrane deflates and collapses (or when the inflate membrane is in a collapsed or deflated state).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Timothy C. Bonerb
  • Patent number: 12012029
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame and a debris hopper including a door disposed along a side of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes front and rear lift assemblies supporting the debris hopper on the frame and configured to lift and tilt the debris hopper relative to the frame. Each lift assembly includes a transverse support mounted across the frame. A lift arm including a first end and an opposite second end, with the first end of the lift arm pivotably coupled to one end of the transverse support. A leg extending below the debris hopper and disposed proximate the door, with the second end of the lift arm pivotably coupled to one end of the leg opposite of the debris hopper. A first fluid actuator extending between the transverse support and the lift arm, and a second fluid actuator extending between the lift arm and the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Federal Signal Corporation
    Inventor: Xiaolun Huang
  • Patent number: 12012030
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus teach the manufacturing and construction of versatile and portable small kitchens that basically need electricity, for use at jobsites such as building construction sites. In some embodiments the disclosed apparatus may also be attached to a water hose, in which case they provide all the facilities and amenities of house kitchens. In various embodiments and examples the appliances and facilities of the disclosed mini-breakrooms may be secured to a dolly or attached to a cart and may be easily replaced or be interchanged with other appliances and facilities. In different embodiments the mini-breakroom-amenities may be electrically connected to each other while only one of them is connected to the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Harjaspreet Grewal
  • Patent number: 12012031
    Abstract: A structural panel for a recreational vehicle includes a plurality of layers laminated together to form an outer surface of the structural panel, which is configured to form a sidewall, a ceiling, or a floor of the recreational vehicle when mounted in the recreational vehicle relative to the vehicle chassis. The structural panel also includes an image formed on or in one of the plurality of layers in or internal to the structural panel and visible at the outer first surface, with the image including readable information about the recreational vehicle or a component to be mounted in the recreational vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd B. Lozier, Steven J. Romanowski
  • Patent number: 12012032
    Abstract: A lamp may include a display device including a first region and a second region having mutually different references for the number of a failed pixel, and a controller to control the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myeong Je Kim
  • Patent number: 12012033
    Abstract: Backup light systems and methods for use in a vehicle. The system includes a backup light configured to generate light in an illumination pattern, a sensor configured to detect data corresponding to a vehicle condition, and an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the backup light and the sensor. The ECU is configured to determine the vehicle condition based on the detected data, and adjust an intensity of the light generated by the backup light based on the vehicle condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Alexander L Paradis, Frank A. Richards, David N Osborne, Stuart R Wuerthele, John P. Jaaska, Clinton Williams
  • Patent number: 12012034
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a handle portion and an illumination module having an illumination source that emits light when electrically powered. With the exterior door handle assembly mounted at a door handle region of a vehicle door and when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, light emitted by the illumination source illuminates the door handle region of the vehicle door. The illumination module is located and oriented at the vehicular exterior door handle assembly such that, when the illumination source is electrically powered to emit light, a hand grasping the handle portion to open the vehicle door does not block light emitted by the illumination source so that illumination is maintained at the door handle region of the vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Dingman, Brett A. Gorby, Keith D. Foote
  • Patent number: 12012035
    Abstract: An apparatus for communicating a driving status of a vehicle may include: a surrounding environment detection unit configured to detect surrounding environment data of a vehicle; a driving status detection unit configured to detect the driving status of the vehicle; a communication lighting unit installed on the body of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to determine whether there is an object located within a designated distance around the vehicle and approaching the vehicle within a designated distance, on the basis of the surrounding environment data of the vehicle, and output information indicating the driving status of the vehicle through the communication lighting unit, when the determination result indicates that there is the corresponding object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ban Suk Choi, Seung Woo Baek, Hyoung Jin Choi, Jun Hyuk Cha
  • Patent number: 12012036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering module (8) for a motor vehicle (1), the steering module (8) comprising an optical signaling unit (14), which optically indicates an operating state of the motor vehicle (1), wherein the optical signaling unit (14) comprises at least one light source (15) and a light guide (16), by which the light emitted by the light source (15) with a main radiation direction (20) is capable of being deflected in an exit direction which is different from the main radiation direction (20) and the light exits in this exit direction (19) from an emission surface (18) from the light guide (16), wherein the light guide (16) is shaped in such a way that light rays of the coupled-in light are reflected therein at least twice so that the exit direction (19) is opposite to the main radiation direction (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
    Inventors: Vishal Kulkarni, Peter Mihalka, Hayk Yepremian
  • Patent number: 12012037
    Abstract: The proposed vehicle interior trim part comprises a woven material having at least two parallel optical fibers that are able to laterally emit light and that extend in a longitudinal direction and having at least one further fiber and/or at least one further yarn. The vehicle interior trim part further comprises a reflective layer that is adjacent to the woven material and comprises a fleece material and that is configured to reflect light emitted by the at least two parallel optical fibers. The vehicle interior trim part additionally has a carrier that is adjacent to the reflective layer so that the reflective layer is located between the woven material and the carrier and having at least one light source that is optically connected to at least one of the at least two parallel optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Maxime Musy
  • Patent number: 12012038
    Abstract: A driver assistance system includes: a first speaker disposed on a vehicle and configured to output an omnidirectional sound; a second speaker disposed on the vehicle and configured to output a directional sound; and a controller configured to be electrically connected to the first speaker and the second speaker. The controller is configured to control the first speaker to output the omnidirectional sound while the vehicle is reversing and control, based on an obstacle being identified at a rear of the vehicle while the vehicle is reversing, the second speaker to output the directional sound directed toward the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hyuk Ko
  • Patent number: 12012039
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for generating a sound of an electrification vehicle are provided. The apparatus comprises a detection device configured to detect state information of a vehicle, a sound output device configured to play and output a virtual sound, and a processing device connected with the detection device and the sound output device. The processing device configured to detect a cornering state of the vehicle based on state information of the vehicle, analyze a longitudinal force, a lateral force, a tire slip ratio, and a tire slip angle according to the cornering state, calculate a cornering force based on the analyzed results, calculate a contact force based on a tire ground surface and road surface profile based on big data, generate a tire slip sound based on the cornering force and the contact force, and control the sound output device to play the tire slip sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Ki Chang Kim, Dong Chul Park
  • Patent number: 12012040
    Abstract: A vehicle locked wheel detector detects initial trailer movement or enablement thereof, for example using a spring brake air pressure switch. The outputs from ABS wheel rotation sensors are monitored to determine whether all wheels are rotating. If one wheel is not rotating, then a locked wheel indicator alerts the driver that one of the wheels may be locked. In some embodiments, if both wheels on one side of the trailer are either stationary or rotating below a threshold speed and the wheels on the opposite side are rotating relatively more quickly, then the trailer is presumed to be pivoting around a sharp turn, and so the wheels will be presumed to be rolling. A finite temporal-spatial interval subsequent to initial trailer movement is defined within which wheel lock can be detected, and upon expiration of the temporal-spatial interval the ABS operates in a normal manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Mark R. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 12012041
    Abstract: A vehicle control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a detection unit, a control unit and a plurality of devices. The detection unit may detect an object around a vehicle to output detection information provided from the object. The control unit may provide a mode signal and a control signal corresponding to a plurality of operation modes, based on the detection information. The plurality of devices may be driven based on the mode signal and the control signal. The vehicle control system according to the present disclosure may prevent drowsy driving on a road by allowing the plurality of devices to be driven based on the detection information provided by detecting the object around the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chong Suk Lee, Young Seong Kim