| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 180180000 | SKI- OR SKATE-TYPE VEHICLE FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO A PERSON STANDING THEREON | 29 |
| 20080257627 | All-terrain powered vehicle and method of steering - A steering mechanism for a recreational vehicle includes a foot support and a steering device connected to the foot support, the steering device being moved by a motion of the foot support. A recreational vehicle is also disclosed that includes a front portion, a body connected to the front portion, a track mechanism disposed in the body, a steering mechanism disposed in the front portion, and a foot support disposed between the front portion and the body, the steering mechanism being steered by a motion of the foot support. A method of steering the recreational vehicle is also disclosed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110017539 | LIGHTWEIGHT PROPULSION DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MOTIVE FORCE TO A SKATE EQUIPMENT USER - A propulsion device for use with skate equipment includes a frame having an upper end and a lower end, an engine mounted on the frame, a single wheel and first and second hand grips. The single wheel is mounted at the lower end of the frame and operatively connected with the engine to be driven thereby. The first hand grip is mounted on the frame above the engine, spaced apart from the upper end of the frame when the propulsion device is placed in its normal angle of use, and in front of a user's body. The second hand grip is adjacent the upper end of the frame and is positioned behind the user's body when the device is in an operable position. Additionally, the hand grips are positioned to enable a user to position the propulsion device between operative and raised positions while the user is in motion. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20150136506 | ELECTRIC GOLF SKATE CADDY VEHICLE - The invention relates to a vehicle having a deck, a plurality of wheels mounted to the deck, a drive system mounted underneath the deck, an energy storage system that provides power to the drive system, and a frame configured to secure a load mounted to the deck. Particularly, the vehicle is an electric vehicle in the form of an electric skateboard for us in golf environments. The frame of the vehicle is adapted to secure and carry a golf bag, as well as various accessories, and enables an operator to traverse a golf course together with their golfing equipment on the vehicle. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150297975 | Motorized, Wheeled Personal Vehicle and Related Methods - A motorized, wheeled personal vehicle and related methods thereof is provided. The motorized, wheeled personal vehicle includes a deck and at least one truck affixed to the deck. A bushing assembly is interfaced between the at least one truck and the deck. An axle and wheel assembly is rotatably connected to the at least one truck. A motor is affixed to the truck, wherein the motor has a gear extending into a cavity within the truck, wherein the gear is operatively connected to the axle and wheel assembly. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150323935 | SELF-STABILIZING SKATEBOARD - An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor. | 11-12-2015 |
| 180181000 | With power means or a portion thereof affixed to or built into the ski or skate | 24 |
| 20080217084 | Motorized Walking Shoes - The present invention aims to provide incremental automotive transportation to a person wearing a pair of identical motorized shoes. Each shoe houses in its sole an assembly of electrically powered set of wheels clasped over longitudinally by a conveyor from heel to toe. The assembly, skewed at an adjustable angle from the longitude towards the instep, is initially in an elevated no-contact position with an underlying surface. When lowered and switched on, the assembly operates and transports the shoe forward, which is in contact with the surface through it only. The assembly is designed to neutralize forces acting to disrupt its operation during walking while the sole is equipped to provide stability by absorbing impacts. Further, multiple assemblies can be housed in one sole wherein some of them can be tilted, twisted, reflexively twisted, recessed and all have electronic sensors. Additionally, all electro-mechanical operations can be remote and computer controlled. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080257628 | LIGHTWEIGHT PROPULSION DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MOTIVE FORCE TO A SKATE EQUIPMENT USER - A propulsion device for use with skate equipment includes a frame having an upper end and a lower end, an engine mounted on the frame, a single wheel and first and second hand grips. The single wheel is mounted at the lower end of the frame and operatively connected with the engine to be driven thereby. The first hand grip is mounted on the frame above the engine and is spaced apart from the upper end of the frame when the propulsion device is placed in its normal angle of use. The second hand grip is adjacent the upper end of the frame. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090101427 | MOTORIZED PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE - The vehicle ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090120705 | Shoe with retractable motorized wheels - A pair of shoes is provided having retractable motorized wheels. Each of the shoes has an upper, a sole, and first and second wheels mounted on the sole and movable from a retracted to an extended position. When the wheels are in an extended position, at least one wheel of one of the shoes engages a battery-powered, DC motor mounted on the shoe. The motor is controlled by a hand-held throttle. A latching mechanism engages to secure the wheels in the desired position. The shoes may be used for skating, with and without power assistance, with the wheels in an extended position, and may be used for walking, with the wheels in a retracted position. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100038163 | COAXIAL TWO-WHEEL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - To provide a coaxial two-wheel vehicle that allows a person to easily get off the vehicle with high safety, and a method of controlling the same. A coaxial two-wheel vehicle according to the present invention includes step portions on which feet are placed, and a handle capable of operating back-and-forth movements, and said vehicle moves with a passenger riding thereon. Upon detecting that the passenger gets off the vehicle by using a getting-off switch or the like, a control device of the coaxial two-wheel vehicle performs an assist control for getting-off the vehicle by increasing an inclination angle of each of the step portions with respect to a direction in which the passenger gets off the vehicle. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100051372 | Motorized transportation apparatus and method - An exemplary motorized personal transportation apparatus is provided that may include a motorized heeling apparatus, a motorized heel bracket or a motorized wheel assembly. The motorized heeling apparatus may include a heeling apparatus and an electric motor mounted adjacent the heeling apparatus to impart forward rotation to at least one wheel adjacent the heel of a footwear to allow walking/running on forefoot, and transition to passive rolling and then electric powered rolling. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20130025955 | WHEELED SHOES OR UNDERSOLES ENABLING FAST WALKING - Personal transport means for walking at faster speeds than normal walking, made up of a pair of wheeled shoes or wheeled undersoles ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130081891 | PERSONAL TRANSPORT VEHICLE - An electric skateboard including a deck, a wheel and an electric motor mounted to a drive truck, the wheel rotatably supported by the drive truck and the electric motor configured to drive the wheel, wherein the drive truck is mounted to the deck, a battery mounted to a power truck and configured to power the electric motor, wherein the power truck is mounted to the deck, and a processor configured to control operation of the electric motor. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130206493 | ELECTRIC MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD WITH AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WITH A FOOTPAD AND FORCE SENSOR - There is provided an electric motorized skateboard. The skateboard includes a skateboard deck and wheels. The skateboard includes a first actuator with a footpad and a force sensor. The footpad is generally disposed at a deck top surface. The footpad and the force sensor are cooperatively sized and configured to translate force applied to the footpad to the force sensor. The force sensor is sized and configured to output a sensed signal in response to application of force upon the force sensor. The skateboard includes a controller in electrical communication with the force sensor. The controller receives the sensed signal and generates a motor input signal in response to the sensed signal. The skateboard includes an electric motor in mechanical communication with at least one of the wheels. The motor has a variable electric motor output in response to a value of a motor input signal. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140027192 | ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD - Embodiments relate to a motorized skateboard. Embodiments allow users to utilize a power supply, such as a rechargeable battery pack, that is remote with respect to the skateboard. Embodiments can have the battery mounted on, under, partially or wholly enclosed within, and/or integral with the skateboard deck. Embodiments can have a removable and interchangeable motor mount, which attaches to the hanger to align the motor with the drive train. The drive wheel adaptor (hub) allows the user to modify standard skateboard wheels to use as drive wheels for the electric skateboard. The strength of the bond between the drive hub and the wheel enables the skateboard to utilize more torque without failure. Embodiments can allow users to have wiring connections at the front and/or back of the skateboard deck. Board-integrated wiring techniques can also be utilized. The electronics can be attached using brackets that fit the industry standard bolt pattern. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140196968 | ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED STREET SCOOTER - An electrically assisted street scooter includes a handlebar, a deck, front and back wheels, a battery pack integral with the deck, an electrical motor for driving at least one of the wheels, and a drive circuit for controlling electrical supply to the electrical motor from the battery pack. The drive circuit includes a switch for setting the drive circuit in a low power-mode where the electrical motor is not powered when the switch is off, or for setting the drive circuit in a drive mode where the electrical motor can be powered when the switch is on. An auto-power on circuit automatically switches the switch on when a user pushes the street scooter. An auto-power off circuit automatically switches the switch off when the scooter is not used during a predetermined duration. The level of electrical assistance is determined based on the peak value after each leg push. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140216837 | ELECTRIC KICK SCOOTER - An electric kick scooter including a scooter body, a drive device and a strain gauge is provided. The scooter body has a foot plate, a steering tube and a rear wheel respectively provided at front and rear ends of the foot plate, and a handle bar and a front wheel respectively provided at top and bottom ends of the steering tube. The drive device has a motor installed in the front wheel or rear wheel, and a battery installed with the scooter body and electrically connected to the motor. The strain gauge is attached to the steering tube or handle bar of the scooter body to sense the strain generated on the steering tube or handle bar when it receives a force. The strain signal of the strain gauge is transmitted to a controller for enabling the controller to control an action of the motor accordingly. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140326525 | SELF-STABILIZING SKATEBOARD - An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140332297 | MOTORIZED SKATEBOARD AND METHOD OF USE - A motorized skateboard with a single pedal foot controller. The motorized skateboard employs mechanical brakes instead of using electric or motor braking The brake is activated by a spring raising the single front pedal, which is ultimately attached to the braking mechanism. The invention features a recoverable opening situated on the skateboard foot deck for easy access to the battery. This foot-controlled motorized skateboard also utilizes a freewheel mechanism. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150008058 | ONE-MAN RIDING MOBILE APPARATUS - A one-man riding mobile apparatus includes a plurality of wheels, a board-shaped boarding base to which the wheels are attached, a motor that drives at least a part of the wheels and provided on the boarding base, a plurality of load sensors provided on the boarding base, a plurality of vibrators provided on the boarding base, and a control circuit that performs driving control of the motor and driving control of the vibrators. The control circuit is provided on the boarding base and includes a center-of-gravity position detecting section that detects presence of weighting and a center-of-gravity position based on signals output from the load sensors, a motor driving control section that controls a driving operation of the motor depending on the presence of the weighting and the center-of-gravity position detected by the center-of-gravity position detecting section, and a vibrator driving control section. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150014076 | Golf Bag Cart - A golf bag cart comprising a wheeled drive section and a storage section configured to house one or more golf clubs. In some embodiments the golf bag cart's storage section can be flipped up from a closed position against the drive section to an open position extended away from the drive section, such that the golf bag cart can be driven around in the open position by a user. The golf bag cart can have one or more steering mechanisms configured to direct the golf bag cart as the golf bag cart is driven. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150034402 | PORTABLE MOTOR-DRIVEN TRANSPORTATION MEANS - Portable motor-driven transportation means consists essentially of a personal portable motor-driven transportation means (PMT), with a telescopic handle on the upper part ( | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150096820 | FULLY SELF-BALANCED HANDS-FREE PORTABLE VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides a hands-free, self-balancing vehicle including a tiltable platform for a rider to stand on. The tiltable platform may tilt in any direction and direct the direction of motion of the vehicle. The vehicle is compact and may be disassembled for easy portability. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150107922 | PITCH-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160001167 | ROTATION POWERED VEHICLE - Device and method embodiments for a rotation powered vehicle are described, the rotation powered vehicle being capable of converting a rotational motion of a platform pivotally secured to the rotation powered vehicle in either of two angular directions into a linear motion of the rotation powered vehicle in a single linear direction for the purposes of conveyance. In some cases, the angular motion of the platform may be slight when compared to the resultant linear powered stroke of the rotation powered vehicle. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160059109 | PITCH-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160067588 | MOTORIZED VEHICLE - A motorized vehicle is disclosed including a deck to support a rider, at least two wheels coupled to the deck, a footpad rotatably coupled to the deck, and a drive motor coupled to one of the wheels and the footpad. The drive motor is configured to rotate one of the wheels when the footpad is in an engaged position. An actively stabilized motorized vehicle is also disclosed including a deck, a pair of in-line wheels coupled to the deck, a steering motor to adjust a steering angle of one of the wheels, a series of sensors to measure dynamic conditions of the motorized vehicle, a microprocessor to calculate, based on the dynamic conditions, a stabilizing steering angle acceleration of one of the wheels, and a controller to send a signal to the steering motor to steer the second wheel with the stabilizing steering angle acceleration to stabilize the vehicle. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160136508 | PITCH-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A method, system and apparatus for carrying a user including a board for supporting the user, a ground-contacting member coupled with the board, a motorized drive assembly coupled with the ground-contacting member and one or more sensors coupled with the drive assembly. In operation, the drive assembly adjusts the velocity of the ground-contacting member based on one or more distances of the board from a surface below the board as detected by the sensors. As a result, the system is able to maintain a desired velocity when ascending, descending or traversing uneven ground without the need for excessive and sometimes impossible tilting of the board. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160144267 | POWERED WHEELED BOARD - Various powered wheeled board vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion. At least one front wheel can be connected with the deck under the forward portion. The front wheel can be configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis. A powered wheel can be connected with the rearward portion. In some configurations, the rear wheel comprises a hub motor. | 05-26-2016 |
