Patents Issued in August 20, 2024
  • Patent number: 12065170
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a motor vehicle includes an electronic controller receiving, e.g., from a vehicle-mounted sensor array, sensor data with dynamics information for a target vehicle and, using the received sensor data, predicting a lane assignment for the target vehicle on a road segment proximate the host vehicle. The electronic controller also receives map data with roadway information for the road segment; the controller fuses the sensor and map data to construct a polynomial overlay for a host lane of the road segment across which travels the host vehicle. A piecewise linearized road map of the host lane is constructed and combined with the predicted lane assignment and polynomial overlay to calculate a lane assignment for the target vehicle. The controller then transmits one or more command signals to a resident vehicle system to execute one or more control operations using the target vehicle's calculated lane assignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Joseph R. Abrash, Paul A. Adam, Robert C. Baraszu, Dmitriy Feldman, Yadollah Sabri
  • Patent number: 12065171
    Abstract: Techniques for determining unified futures of objects in an environment are discussed herein. Techniques may include determining a first feature associated with an object in an environment and a second feature associated with the environment and based on a position of the object in the environment, updating a graph neural network (GNN) to encode the first feature and second feature into a graph node representing the object and encode relative positions of additional objects in the environment into one or more edges attached to the node. The GNN may be decoded to determine a predicted position of the object at a subsequent timestep. Further, a predicted trajectory of the object may be determined using predicted positions of the object at various timesteps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
    Inventors: Gowtham Garimella, Marin Kobilarov, Andres Guillermo Morales Morales, Ethan Miller Pronovost, Kai Zhenyu Wang, Xiaosi Zeng
  • Patent number: 12065172
    Abstract: A method for open door steer assist, the method may include receiving by a vehicle computerized system, at least one future open door predictor that is indicative of a future vehicle door opening process, the future open door predictor is generated by a machine learning process and is visible before a start of an opening of the vehicle door and before reaching the vehicle door; wherein each of the at least one future open door predictor is sensed before a start of the future vehicle door opening process; obtaining sensed information regarding an environment of the vehicle; processing the sensed information, wherein the processing comprises searching for a future open door predictor of the at least one future open door predictor; and detecting the future open door predictor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
    Inventors: Boaz Mell, Adam Harel, Igal Raichelgauz
  • Patent number: 12065173
    Abstract: Systems and methods for speed and lane advisory are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a host longitudinal position in a current lane. The method includes identifying at least one candidate lane adjacent the current lane. The method includes calculating a longitudinal maneuver distance for the host agent to execute a maneuver from the current lane to a candidate. The method includes calculating an augmented minimum distance by combining a predetermined minimum distance and the longitudinal maneuver distance. The method includes calculating a current lane headway distance for the current lane and a first candidate lane headway distance for the first candidate lane. The method includes selecting a target lane from a current lane or a candidate lane based on a comparison of the current lane headway distance and the first candidate lane headway distance and controlling the host agent based on the selection of the target lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Faizan M. Tariq, David F. Isele, Sangjae Bae
  • Patent number: 12065174
    Abstract: Routes may be presented to a vehicle operator with information about predicted autonomous driving levels. A road network route to a destination is received. The road network route is partitioned into segments. Indicia of the segments are provided to an inference engine. The inference engine predicts levels of autonomous driving for the respective segments generated by the inference engine based on the indicia of the segments. Based on the predicted levels of autonomous driving for the respective segments, a ratio of a level of autonomous driving for the road network route is computed. The ratio corresponds to a proportion of time and/or distance for the road network route during which a driver-system is predicted to be engaged at the level of autonomous driving. A user interface is displayed, which includes a graphic representation of the road network route and a graphic indication of the ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Amin Ariannezhad, Navid Tafaghodi Khajavi, Mohsen Bahrami, Sajit Janardhanan
  • Patent number: 12065175
    Abstract: An automatic driving control apparatus for a vehicle is capable of switching a driving mode between a manual driving mode in which a driver manually performs a driving operation of the vehicle and an automatic driving mode in which a driving operation is automatically performed along a set target traveling route. The automatic driving control apparatus includes a driving mode switching unit configured to monitor a manual operation by the driver during traveling in the manual driving mode, and to control so as to switch the driving mode to the automatic driving mode after traveling a set range by manual driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryosuke Namba
  • Patent number: 12065176
    Abstract: A vehicle device monitors a physical condition of a driver, executes an awakening operation when detecting abnormal physical condition of the driver, determines whether the abnormal physical condition of the driver is resolved by the awakening operation, executes an emergency autonomous travelling when the abnormal physical condition of the driver being determined to be not resolved, notifies the emergency autonomous travelling toward vehicle surrounding, executes a rescue request in travelling state toward the vehicle surrounding during the emergency autonomous travelling, searches for a facility capable of treating the abnormal physical condition of the driver and sets the facility as a destination, sets another facility as a destination when no facility capable of treating the abnormal physical condition of the driver being specified, and executes a rescue request after arrival toward the vehicle surrounding in response to the vehicle arriving at another facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ichiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12065177
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of presenting information for vehicle, an electronic device, and a storage medium, which are applied to a field of automatic driving, intelligent transportation, and navigation technology. The specific implementation scheme is: acquiring a target navigation path, wherein the target navigation path includes a plurality of road segments; acquiring operation information of an automatic driving system of a vehicle, in response to determining that the plurality of road segments include a target road segment that allows automatic driving; and controlling the vehicle to present the target navigation path and a touch object used to switch an operation state of the automatic driving system, in response to the operation information indicating that the automatic driving system is in a normal state, wherein the target road segment in the presented target navigation path is highlighted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: APOLLO INTELLIGENT CONNECTIVITY (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yunfeng Liu
  • Patent number: 12065178
    Abstract: A kinetic energy conversion system generates usable electrical energy from the kinetic energy of a plurality of railroad cars moving along a designated section of a railroad track of a railway network. The system includes a magnetic rotor assembly including at least one rotor unit having at least one magnet mounted thereto, and an axle attached to the rotor unit. A generator assembly having at least one electrical generator is disposed in an operative engagement with the magnetic rotor assembly to generate an amount of electrical energy. A support assembly dimensioned and configured to maintain at least one rotor unit in a magnetically proximate orientation relative to the plurality of railroad cars moving along the designated section of the railroad track causing rotation thereof resulting in the generation of electrical energy by the electrical generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Peter Cacioppo
  • Patent number: 12065179
    Abstract: An automated speed control system for a locomotive having a tractive effort mechanism for moving the locomotive along a track and a braking mechanism for reducing the locomotive's speed along the track. The system including a locomotive controller that includes a memory to store computer-executable instructions, and a processor in communication with the memory to execute the instructions to retrieve one or more track grade maps each indicative of a grade of at least a portion of the track along which the locomotive is travelling, retrieve train makeup, obtain a maximum distance to a specified stopping point of the locomotive along the track, and dynamically calculate a speed limit for movement of the locomotive along the track, according to the retrieved track grade map, retrieved train makeup data, and obtained maximum distance to the specified stopping point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cattron North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Jovenall
  • Patent number: 12065180
    Abstract: There is described an adaptor assembly of a gate mechanism for aligning a gear motor with a shaft driving gear. The assembly comprises a gate mechanism housing, a shaft driving motor, an adaptor, and fasteners. The housing includes a bore having an inner dimension and a housing fastener connection. The shaft driving motor has a motor shaft and a motor fastener connection. The adaptor comprises a housing fastener passage, a motor fastener passage, and a central protrusion. The central protrusion has an outer dimension aligned with the inner dimension of the bore and a central shaft passage accommodating the motor shaft of the shaft driving motor. A first fastener secures the adaptor to the shaft driving motor via the motor fastener passage and the motor fastener connection. A second fastener secures the adaptor to the housing via the housing fastener passage and the housing fastener connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Bohme
  • Patent number: 12065181
    Abstract: A crossing gate mechanism (300) includes a linkage (320) operably coupled to a crossing gate arm (310), wherein the crossing gate arm (310) is movable between a vertical position (VP) and a horizontal position (HP) via the linkage (320), wherein the linkage (320) is in a first position when the crossing gate arm (310) is in the vertical position (VP) and in a second position when the crossing gate arm (310) is in the horizontal position (HP), and wherein the linkage (320) in the second position mechanically locks the crossing gate arm (310) in the horizontal position (HP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Spencer, Brian Joseph Hogan, Richard C. Bohme
  • Patent number: 12065182
    Abstract: A trolley includes a trolley body which in turn includes a wheel that is freely movable on a floor, and a first support that supports a component of a substrate processing apparatus that slides in a lateral direction and is pulled out to an outside of the substrate processing apparatus. The trolley also includes a second support that is connected to the trolley body so as to be freely movable between a first position where a width of the trolley in the lateral direction is a first length and a second position where the width in the lateral direction is a second length longer than the first length, and configured to support the component at the second position together with the first support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuto Fujita, Jun Fujihara
  • Patent number: 12065183
    Abstract: A modular extendable trolley (100) including a front module (1) of a loading and unloading floor, a rear module (2) of the loading and unloading floor, a connection module (3) between the front module (1) and the rear module (2), four wheels (4, 40, 4?, 40?) for the movement of the trolley, a drawbar (10) to give direction to the trolley, a tow hook (11) for hooking an additional trolley into a train of trolleys, wherein the front module (1) and the rear module (2) of the loading and unloading floor comprise extensible side portions (1?, 1?, 2?, 2?) and the connection module (3) comprises a longitudinal portion (3?) extendable to vary the dimensions of the trolley (100) itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Carmelo Laudani, Silvia Laudani, Massimo Campochiaro
  • Patent number: 12065184
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-function mobility device to provide cargo container transport are provided. A multi-function mobility device includes a frame configurable between a plurality of configurations. The frame includes a plurality of individually controllable wheeled leg members configured to traverse uneven terrain. The mobility device is configured to transform the frame into a cargo transport configuration that accepts two stacks of cargo bins locked together. The mobility device is also configured to transform the frame into a rideable configuration that accepts a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Moore, Paul Nichols, Tom Dair
  • Patent number: 12065185
    Abstract: A side-opening child car chassis and a side-opening child car refer to a child car technical field. The side-opening child car chassis includes a main load-supporting chassis, car body connection assemblies, stabilizer brackets, a reinforcement member lock device, and an unlock device. The main load-supporting chassis includes a middle protective chassis and a rear chassis and a front chassis that are respectively and rotatably mounted at a front side and a rear side of the middle protective chassis. There are two groups of the stabilizer brackets, one group of the stabilizer brackets is mounted on the left of a bottom portion of the main load-supporting chassis, another group is mounted on the right of the bottom portion of the main load-supporting chassis, each group of stabilizer brackets in an expanded state has a V shape, and a tip faces inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: QINGDAO WOTANDI OUTDOOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Runhu Liu
  • Patent number: 12065186
    Abstract: A child stroller apparatus includes a first and a second leg portion, a handle frame, a child seat slidably assembled with the first leg portion, and a linkage. The handle frame has a side segment that is respectively connected pivotally with the first leg portion via a first pivot connection and with the second leg portion via a second pivot connection, the first pivot connection and the second pivot connection respectively defining a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis spaced apart from each other about which the first leg portion and the second leg portion are respectively rotatable relative to the side segment of the handle frame. The linkage is respectively connected with the side segment and the child seat, whereby a sliding movement of the child seat along the first leg portion is linked to a rotation of the handle frame relative to the first leg portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Wonderland S witzerland AG
    Inventors: Anthony V. Ruggiero, Robert E. Haut, Andrew J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 12065187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a steering wheel comprising a frame, a covering formed by a body, overmoulded onto the frame, and at least one insert, the method comprising steps aimed at: providing at least one recess in the covering, and producing the insert so that an assembly of the insert with the body of the covering allows the recess, to be at least partially covered, wherein the insert is obtained in a single piece with the body of the covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventor: Christophe Pougnard
  • Patent number: 12065188
    Abstract: The electrode structure is an electrode structure disposed in a steering wheel provided in a vehicle, the electrode structure including: an insulator; a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the insulator, the first surface being a surface facing a core metal of the steering wheel; a second electrode disposed on a second surface, the second surface being a surface opposite to the first surface of the insulator; a protrusion protruding from the insulator toward the core metal; and an engagement portion that is engaged with the core metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Yamada, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Takateru Sawada
  • Patent number: 12065189
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor-adjustable steering column may be employed by a motor vehicle with an actuating unit supported by a supporting unit. A steering spindle may be rotatably supported in the actuating unit. The actuating unit may be adjustable relative to the supporting unit by means of at least one adjustment drive. The adjustment drive is controlled by a control unit, and the adjustment speed caused by the adjustment drive is determined based on measurement data of a sensor. The control unit controls the adjustment drive in a control loop based on a control deviation between a specifiable speed profile and the determined adjustment speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Daniel Vitalis, Andreas Willi
  • Patent number: 12065190
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for a telescoping steering column includes an energy absorption strap having a plurality of teeth disposed therealong. Also included is a clamp bolt rotatably driven by an adjustment lever. Further included is an actuator body coupled to the clamp bolt and rotated therewith. Yet further included is a first lock cam coupled to the actuator body and engageable with the teeth of the energy absorption strap to lock the telescoping steering column in a first direction. Also included is a second lock cam coupled to the actuator body and engageable with the teeth of the energy absorption strap to lock the telescoping steering column in a second direction different than the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Michael P. Anspaugh, Donald A. Buzzard, Michael W. Clark, Melvin L Tinnin
  • Patent number: 12065191
    Abstract: A working machine includes a first rotation detector to detect a first rotation speed of the left traveling motor, a second rotation detector to detect a second rotation speed of the right traveling motor, and a controller to perform automatic deceleration to automatically reduce the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed both set at respective second speed stages by shifting a speed stage of each of the first rotation speed and the second rotation speed to a first speed stage that is lower than the second speed stage. During straight traveling of a machine body of the working machine, the controller determines a straight-traveling threshold serving as a deceleration threshold for judging whether to perform the automatic deceleration based on the first rotation speed or the second rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Fukuda, Kohei Nagao
  • Patent number: 12065192
    Abstract: A steerable caddy trailer is provided that has an improved structure including a main frame assembly, spindle assemblies attached to each end of the main frame for attachment of a wheel, a pair of swinging arms forwardly extending from the main frame and pivotally attached to the main frame, and tie rods connecting the swinging arms with the spindle assembly such that pivoting of the swinging arms steers the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MONTAG INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Roger A. Montag
  • Patent number: 12065193
    Abstract: A shock absorbing member which can increase impact absorption energy and also enables thinning of a steel sheet that is a starting material, a method for producing the shock absorbing member, and a method for producing a steel sheet for cold plastic working are provided. The shock absorbing member includes a ridge portion formed in a curved shape as viewed from a longitudinal direction, and a wall portion extending from the ridge portion. In the wall portion, a ratio ?5/?5 between a tensile stress ?5 when an elongation in a tensile test is 5% and a shear stress ?5 when a shear strain in a shear test is 5?3% is 1.70 or less, or a ratio ?10/?10 between a tensile stress ?10 when an elongation in a tensile test is 10% and a shear stress ?10 when a shear strain in a shear test is 10?3% is 1.70 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mai Nagano, Shigeru Yonemura, Akihiro Uenishi
  • Patent number: 12065194
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a dashboard extending in a vehicle width direction and defining a cabin and a power compartment in front of the cabin; a power unit arranged in the power compartment; a floor panel extending rearward in the cabin from the dashboard; and a dash crossmember projected forward from the dashboard and extending in the vehicle width direction. The dash crossmember has a first portion at least partially overlapping the power unit in a front view; and a second portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction from the first portion. A compressive strength of the first portion is lower than a compressive strength of the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Yamauchi, Ippei Kuroda, Akiko Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 12065195
    Abstract: This invention provides a joining structure including a structure joining two flanges together, with which adequate anti-noise performance and anti-vibration performance can be secured even when the sheet thickness is thin. A joining structure includes a first flange, a second flange, a joint portion formed by joining the first flange and the second flange in a state in which at least one of the flanges is collapsed to the side of the other of the flanges, and a contact portion where the first flange and second flange slidably contact at a position separated from the joint portion. A gap is formed between the first flange and the second flange by the first flange, the second flange being separated a position between the joint portion and the contact portion. Energy of vibrations and noise is attenuated by the sliding of a first contact portion and a second contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takeshi Kawachi
  • Patent number: 12065196
    Abstract: A battery storage arrangement for a working device, in particular for a vehicle, includes a battery storage and a carrier. The carrier has a monolithic screwing area having a thread. The battery storage is fastened to the carrier by way of a threaded fastener via the screwing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Mueller-Brincken, Martin Schuster
  • Patent number: 12065197
    Abstract: An active aero panel assembly including at least one deployable panel, at least one drive mechanism, and at least one actuator. The active aero panel assembly improves aerodynamics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Exteriors Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McAfee, Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg
  • Patent number: 12065198
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes an operator seat and an armrest arranged on a side of the operator seat. The armrest includes an upper surface on which an operation tool arrangement portion is arranged, the operation tool arrangement portion arranging an operation tool, and a side surface having a concave portion. The concave portion is located on an area overlapping, in a front-to-back direction, with another area including the operation tool arrangement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kosaki, Takuya Inamori, Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Michita Kono, Yuji Imanaga
  • Patent number: 12065199
    Abstract: A user interface actuator for a pilot-by-wire system comprises a rotary electric motor having an output shaft suitable to be connected to a rotating user interface, a first absolute angular sensor for detecting in direct drive the number of revolutions of the shaft and a second absolute angular sensor redundant with respect to the first absolute angular sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Luca Donetti, Franco Lambertino, Fortunato Pepe
  • Patent number: 12065200
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor, a control unit, a connector unit, a cover, and a seal member. The control unit is arranged coaxially with the motor and configured to control a drive of the motor. The connector unit connects the control unit to an external connector. The cover is a member separate from the connector unit and covers the control unit. The seal member is provided between the connector unit and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Kawaguchi, Yukio Horiba
  • Patent number: 12065201
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a movable object is provided. The method includes a preparation step of preparing a wheel, a steering part including a wheel rod connected to the wheel and a steering motor rotating the wheel rod to steer the wheel, and a cover part including a receiving member in which a portion of the steering part is received. The method further includes an engagement step of joining the steering part and the cover part by engaging the steering part with the receiving member. The method additionally includes a disengagement step of disengaging the steering part from the cover part by separating the steering part from the receiving member. In the engagement step, the steering part and the cover part are joined by driving the steering motor to rotate the wheel rod in one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Seok Ryung Kwon, Hyeon Sik Shin, Pan Keun Baek, Jun Hwan Park, Hun Keon Ko
  • Patent number: 12065202
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electromechanical rack and pinion steering system for a motor vehicle with an input shaft which is connected to a pinion shaft, wherein a torsion bar is arranged between the input shaft and the pinion shaft, and is directly connected to the input shaft, and the pinion shaft has a steering pinion section for interacting with a rack, and with an electric motor for driving the pinion shaft. The electric motor is connected to the pinion shaft by a transmission. An intermediate shaft piece is arranged between the pinion shaft and the input shaft. The intermediate shaft piece is connected directly to the pinion shaft and connected directly to the torsion bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Automotive Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Eduard Span, Frank Jaehde
  • Patent number: 12065203
    Abstract: A method for controlling a steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle may involve determining a torque request signal with a position controller of an activation unit based at least on a desired steering angle and an actual steering angle, limiting the torque request signal in a signal limiting device of the activation unit such that the torque requested by the limited torque request signal is limited to a permissible torque range, and transmitting the limited torque request signal to an electronically controllable steering actuator. The signal limiting device may determine a reference torque signal by way of a reference controller based at least on the desired steering angle and the actual steering angle. The signal limiting device may define the permissible torque range by way of a selectable maximum deviation from the reference torque signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, thyssenkrupp AG
    Inventors: Peter Kakas, Àdám Varga, Daniel Vizer
  • Patent number: 12065204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tracked vehicle (10; 11) comprising a vehicle body (30, 32; 30), at least one track assembly (21) and a suspension device (S) for suspension of said track assembly (21) to said vehicle body (30) of said tracked vehicle (10; 11). Said track assembly (21) comprises a track support beam (22), a plurality of road wheels (23, 23a), at least one drive wheel (24), and an endless track (25). Said track support beam (22) is arranged to support said at least one drive wheel (24) and a plurality of road wheels (23, 23a). Said endless track is disposed around said at least one drive wheel (24) and plurality of road wheels (23, 23a). Said suspension device (S) comprises two pendulum arms (52, 54) which in one end are rotatably attached to a respective fastening point (P1b, P2b) in said vehicle body (30; 32, 30) and in the other end are rotatably attached to a respective fastening point (P1a, P2a) in the track support beam (22) of said track assembly (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
    Inventors: Björn Hellholm, Leif Hallin, Jens Wågberg, Daniel Engblom, Max Thorén, Anders Bodin, Björn Nordberg, Anders Sandin
  • Patent number: 12065205
    Abstract: A sprocket segment assembly for use with a sprocket of a tracked machine includes a first circumferential sprocket segment including a tooth with a first bushing contact surface, a second bushing contact surface, and a top surface extending circumferentially between the first bushing contact surface and the second bushing contact surface. The first bushing contact surface defines a cavity, and a roller extending proudly of the first bushing contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Galat, Lewis C. Hunt, Temitope O. Akinlua
  • Patent number: 12065206
    Abstract: A steering torque sensor assembly includes a magnetically coded steering shaft section, which forms a primary sensor, and a secondary sensor for converting the changes in a magnetic field generated by the primary sensor into an electrical signal. The secondary sensor is situated on a sensor circuit board which runs parallel to the steering shaft section and is positioned opposite the primary sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG &Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Lindenmayr, Bernd Wittmann, Stephan Neuschaefer-Rube
  • Patent number: 12065207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of climbing robots, and more specifically, to a high-mobility wheeled climbing robot, including a base, magnetic wheel modules, a tail wheel module, internal corner transition assistance mechanisms, and auxiliary moving wheels. When the tail wheel module is unfolded, the robot can be stably supported when creeping on a flat surface and crossing a structure such as an external corner or an edge of a thin plate and so on, and during storage, the tail wheel module is completely placed in the base without contacting with an environment; the internal corner transition assistance mechanisms allow the robot to cross an internal corner structure; and the auxiliary moving wheels can be used as a support wheel system for robot motion together with the tail wheel module, such that the robot can move on flat surfaces with any angles without rolling of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Haifei Zhu, Yongjian Bu, Yongzhong Bu
  • Patent number: 12065208
    Abstract: A holding device including at least one first tilting lever element rotatably mounted at a first pivotal point. This tilting element is connected to a spring element, which may be tensioned with a spring. The tilting lever element includes a first hook, which may be moved into a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first hook may engage, for holding or fixing, in a receptacle of the counter element. In the second position, the first hook releases the counter element again, so that it may be removed from the holding device. The first pivotal point of the mount of the tilting lever element is situated outside the axis of the spring. The spring of the spring element may be tensioned in one position and essentially untensioned in the other position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Kunert
  • Patent number: 12065209
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight includes a housing and a central area within the housing configured to emit high beam illumination from a high beam light source and configured to emit low beam illumination from a low beam light source. A pair of flow-through vents open to a front side of the housing and open to a rear side of the housing. A pair of outboard areas within the housing include supplementary light sources. The pair of outboard areas are positioned outboard of the pair of flow-through vents of the vehicle headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin G. Darczuk, Michael C. Heit, Robert J. Brummond, Anthony N. Avallone
  • Patent number: 12065210
    Abstract: A storage assembly, including hard cases and associated mounting brackets, for a bicycle, such as an electric cargo bicycle, is described. The storage assembly, in some embodiments, includes hard case panniers, rear boxes, and other hard case storage apparatus. Further, the storage assembly can include mounting brackets, such as brackets configured to mount various hard cases to a rear rack of the cargo bicycle in various configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Rad Power Bikes Inc.
    Inventors: Jake Silsby, Joe Gray, Matthew Arksey, Trevor Knapp, Jed McCann
  • Patent number: 12065211
    Abstract: A bicycle frame is discussed having a battery fully contained within a down tube of the bicycle frame. The battery may be inserted into or removed from the down tube via a through opening through a bottom bracket housing of the bicycle frame. Weakness in the bottom bracket housing due to the through opening may be compensated for, fully or partially, by utilizing a bottom bracket bearing assembly that has a structural component, or structural component assembly, that extends completely through the bottom bracket housing and removably couples to the bottom bracket housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Paul Michael Farrell
  • Patent number: 12065212
    Abstract: A front fork includes a tubular outer tube, a tubular inner tube which is provided inside the outer tube and is relatively movably connected to the outer tube, and a connecting member which connects a wheel and the inner tube. The inner tube has a first contact portion which has a first surface and comes into contact with the connecting member. The connecting member includes a second contact portion having a second surface and coming into contact with the first contact portion and a space forming portion which forms a space in an axial direction in a state where the first surface of the first contact portion and the second surface of the second contact portion are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Isao Morishita
  • Patent number: 12065213
    Abstract: An adjustable head angle bicycle assembly includes a steerer tube; a head tube that includes a first annular surface protruding radially inward from an inner wall at the upper end, and a second annular surface protruding radially inward from the inner wall at the lower end; an upper cup that includes a third annular surface engaged with the first annular surface of the head tube; and a lower cup that includes a fourth annular surface engaged with the second annular surface of the head tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Daniel Robinson, Jeffrey Keith Bowers, William Te-Chung Chan
  • Patent number: 12065214
    Abstract: A wireless active suspension system is disclosed. The system includes at least one sensor mounted to an unsprung mass of a vehicle, the sensor having a low power wireless communication capability, the at least one sensor to send a sensor data transmission. The system also includes a controller in wireless communication with the at least one sensor, wherein the controller receives the sensor data from the at least one sensor and communicates an adjustment command to modify at least one damping characteristic of at least one damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Everet Owen Ericksen, Andrew Diao, Mike Fraguglia, Evan Peterson, James T. Pickett, Christian Jonathan Steven Wright, Dean Armstrong
  • Patent number: 12065215
    Abstract: A control device of an internal speed change device of a wheel hub for indirect clutching operation includes a sun gear installed on a sun gear ring which is installed on a wheel shaft; a shaft claw installed between the sun gear and the wheel shaft; a stepping clutch mechanism installed on the wheel shaft; the stepping clutch mechanism being driven by a rotating unit; the stepping clutch mechanism serving to control opening and closing of the shaft claw to control fixedness of the sun gear; the stepping clutch mechanism including a plurality of first control claws and a plurality of second control claws for controlling clutching operation between the stepping clutch mechanism and the rotating unit; and a lever installed in one of at least one guiding trench of the wheel shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: NEW KAILUNG GEAR CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jen-Chih Liu
  • Patent number: 12065216
    Abstract: A torque-transmitting arrangement for the drive train of a muscle-power-operated vehicle with auxiliary motor includes an output shaft, a first input shaft for the transmission of a torque generated by muscle power to the output shaft, a second input shaft for the transmission of a torque generated by the auxiliary motor to the output shaft, and a freewheel function, which prevents a user from having to concomitantly rotate the auxiliary motor when the auxiliary motor is inactive. A mechanical clutch transmits a torque from the second input shaft to the output shaft if, at the first input shaft, a torque prevails which acts in a drive direction of rotation on the output shaft, and transmits no torque from the second input shaft to the output shaft if, at the first input shaft, a torque prevails which acts on the output shaft counter to the drive direction of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MAXON INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventor: Ernst Von Lehmann
  • Patent number: 12065217
    Abstract: A method for shifting a segmented gear may include rotating a gear cluster including a first gear and a coaxial second gear using a power transfer mechanism (e.g., a belt or a chain). The power transfer mechanism defines a plane and is wrapped partially around the first gear. and wherein the first gear has a plurality of gear segments independently movable (e.g., pivotable or translatable) into and out of the plane. A plurality of radially transitionable sliders are rotated in tandem with the first gear, and each of the sliders is operatively coupled to a corresponding one of the gear segments of the first gear. In sequence, each segment of the first gear is moved out of the plane of the power transfer mechanism by urging the slider in a radial direction using a segment actuator, such that the power transfer mechanism wraps at least partially around the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Praxis Works LLC
    Inventors: David Allen, David M. Earle, Ryan Kent Miller, Michael David Machado
  • Patent number: 12065218
    Abstract: A low-cost viscous-drag-reducing cladding for a ship's hull comprising airbags whose outer surfaces are adapted to be water repelling. Each airbag comprises a plenum that comprises substantially open space, which does not obstruct the flow of air through it. The airbags are inflated with compressed air to a pressure higher than the adjoining hydrostatic pressure. The airbag material comprises a reinforcing fabric, which is adapted to withstand the forces encountered during operation, and is sealed with a sealant so as to be made substantially impermeable to air. The outer water-repelling surface of each airbag is connected to a plenum by means of restrictor holes. Air flows from the plenum through the restrictor holes into the water-repelling layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventor: Micheal O'Ceallaigh
  • Patent number: 12065219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a system for managing and securing cargo tubs in stacks in a cargo hold of a vessel, such as a fishing vessel. The functional components of the apparatus and system comprise means such as rails or transport lanes, wagons and pushing structures as transport means for securely managing stacks of tubs in the cargo hold both during sailing and off-loading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LAMBHUSASUND EHF
    Inventor: Ingolfur Arnason