"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120080934 | ELECTRIC WHEEL FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES An electric wheel for electric vehicles includes a rim, connecting members, a hub motor, a battery, and a control device. The connecting members are connected to an inside of the rim and the hub motor is connected to the connecting members. The hub motor includes a shaf... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080933 | WHEEL DRIVEN MECHANISM This invention relates to a wheel driven mechanism for a vehicle such as a wheelchair, an electrical bicycle, or a motorcycle, especially to a vehicle which has a wheel driven by power but without using an independent electric motor. The wheel driven mechanism comprises... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067654 | ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY A motor wheel assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a radial flux brushless electric motor having a plurality of stator magnets arranged along a circumferential path; a wheel; first connecting means to connect motor to wheel in a torque transfer manner and second conne... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048636 | INTEGRATED WHEEL AND ELECTRIC SCOOTER USING THE WHEEL An integrated wheel and an electric scooter using the wheel are disclosed. The electric scooter comprises an operation level and a footrest. The operation lever is provided with a front wheel at a lower end thereof. The footrest is provided with a rear wheel at a rear e... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120025593 | POWER-DRIVEN WHEEL FOR A MILITARY VEHICLE There is described a power-driven wheel for a military vehicle, having an axial-flow electric motor, and a hub connected functionally to the motor and rotating about an axis; the motor has an output member housed inside the hub; and the wheel has an epicyclic reducer in... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025594 | POWER-DRIVEN WHEEL FOR A MILITARY VEHICLE There is described a power-driven wheel for a military vehicle, having an axial-flow electric motor, and a hub connected functionally to the motor and rotating about an axis; the motor has an output member housed inside the hub; and the wheel has an epicyclic reducer in... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120018234 | ELECTRIC MOTOR AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY A motor and brake assembly includes a mounting member. A stator winding assembly, a brake assembly, a hub, and a rotor magnet assembly. The stator winding assembly is mounted to the mounting member. The brake assembly is operably connected to the mounting member. The hu... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019050 | Face Tooth Hydraulic Piston Brake A braking mechanism is provided for a hydraulic motor driven wheel utilizing a two-piece design of a hub that rotates by means of a drive shaft. A hydraulic chamber is created on the hub in which a piston resides. The piston is grounded (i.e., non-rotatable relative to ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110316322 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR IN-WHEEL MOTOR A brake device for an in-wheel motor according to the invention can be easily attached to inside of the wheel. The vehicle wheel is driven by the in-wheel motor attached to the inside of the wheel. The in-wheel motor transmits the rotation of the rotor to the vehicle wh... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110291462 | MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR TWO WHEELED VEHICLE A wheel assembly includes a tire and an electrical motor having a stator and a rotor. The wheel assembly also includes a rim that is encircled by the tire. At least one of the stator and rotor is directly exposed to the rim. Both the stator and the rotor are housed by t... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110278079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWERING A VEHICLE, AND GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING ENERGY A system and method for powering of a vehicle is disclosed. In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a powering assembly may include an axle, a wheel coupled to the axle, and at least one secondary coil winding affixed to the wheel. The wheel may be con... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110278909 | SMART ELECTRICAL WHEEL FOR ELECTRICAL BIKES A wheel assembly having a motor attached to a hub within the wheel assembly such that the motor powers the wheel assembly to rotate about an axle once the motor receives a predetermined amount of power. A battery system is configured to deliver power to said motor, the ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110253470 | DRIVE UNIT FOR A VEHICLE FOR USE AS A ROBOT IN PIPE SYSTEMS, CAVITIES OR THE LIKE AND A VEHICLE HAVING SAME A drive unit for a vehicle is provided for use as a robot in pipe systems, cavities or the like. The drive unit includes at least one ring-like outer wheel and at least one driven magnetic wheel. The outer and the magnetic wheels have axes parallel to each other and are... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110181099 | METHOD FOR MOUNTING A TYRE ON A RIM OR DEMOUNTING A TYRE FROM A RIM AND APPARATUS THEREFORE The invention relates to a method for mounting a tyre on a rim or demounting a tyre from a rim, wherein the wheel (tyre/rim assembly) is rotated by an electric motor (12) about an axis (A), wherein the motor current fed to the electric motor (12) is contro... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110175431 | BRAKE STRUCTURE FOR WHEEL ROTATING DEVICE A brake structure for a wheel rotating device includes a motor provided in a wheel and is driven for rotating the wheel, and a braking mechanism for actuating brake to brake the wheel. The motor includes: a motor housing; a stator positioned in and fixed to the motor ho... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110133541 | IN-WHEEL MOTOR DRIVE UNIT An in-wheel motor drive unit (21) includes a motor portion A, a speed reduction portion B, and a wheel hub C. The speed reduction portion B includes outer pins (27) engaging with circumferences of curve plates (26a) and (26b) to... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110133542 | HYBRID SENSOR-ENABLED ELECTRIC WHEEL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, MULTI-HUB WHEEL SPOKING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLING WHEEL SPOKES Embodiments of hybrid sensor-enabled and autonomous electric wheels can include a plurality of systems and devices integrated into a single compact hub unit that can be retrofitted into numerous types of two-wheeled bicycles. In one embodiment, an electrically motorized... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110084541 | Tri-Flange Hub A bicycle wheel with a tri-flange hub includes a hub with a first flange, second flange, and a third flange. The rim of the bicycle wheel is connected to the first, second and third flanges by spokes. The third flange is located on the hub along a centerline which passe... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110062769 | TRANSMISSION UNIT HAVING TRANSLATORY DEGREE OF FREEDON A transmission unit for a vehicle wheel which comprises an input shaft having an input pinion and, parallel thereto, an output shaft with an output gear wheel, where the input and output shafts are movable with respect to each other in a translatory manner. A planetary ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110031803 | OUTER-ROTOR TYPE MOTOR AND OUTER-ROTOR TYPE IN-WHEEL MOTOR An outer rotor-type motor of the present invention comprises a stator block, a stator, a main cooling part, an outer rotor and an outer housing. The stator block is formed in the shape of a cylinder with a rear end closed. The stator block is installed on a shaft passin... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100326748 | POWER-DRIVEN WHEEL FOR A MILITARY VEHICLE There is described a power-driven wheel for a military vehicle, having an axial-flow electric motor, and a hub connected functionally to the motor and rotating about an axis; the motor has an output member housed inside the hub; and the wheel has an epicyclic reducer in... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100294576 | HUB UNIT AND A POWERTRAIN FOR A VEHICLE A hub unit includes an electric machine adapted for driving a wheel. The hub unit includes at least two planetary gears coupled in series between the electric machine and a wheel hub, and a gear shifting device for connecting and disconnecting, respectively, one of the ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100127557 | MOTOR-VEHICLE WHEEL STRUCTURE HAVING A MAIN DISK AND AN AUXILIARY DISK A motor-vehicle wheel structure comprises a wheel rim and a wheel disk having a circumferential border bent and welded within the rim, and a central portion bearing a circumferential series of holes for engagement of bolts for fixing the wheel to the wheel support. The ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100096911 | Energy Wheel A wheel hub for capturing energy created by road bumps and converting that into energy to be used in moving a vehicle in it's current direction of motion. Energy return is accomplished by elastic spring means, although the physical principle of operation is not directly... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20090314562 | Transport vehicle magnetically induced wheel rotation A transport vehicle wheel assembly comprising a set of rotating components and a set of static components wherein an applied electrical current applied to conductive material incorporated into at least one components structural matrix of one set of components gives rise... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090229488 | Pivot Wheel Assembly and Powered Pallet with Pivot Wheel Assembly Embodiments of the pivot wheel assembly include a motor and a wheel. For example, a pallet may include a pivot wheel assembly at each corner, and each wheel is driven by its own motor. The pivot wheel assembly pivots and locks in the two 90 degree positions used for X a... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090000715 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY WHEEL PRODUCT The invention is a high-efficiency wheel product for use with various ground vehicles. The product is designed to provide rolling support to the vehicle and to accommodate various surface conditions, for example, smooth pavement, rough pavement, potholes, dirt roads, an... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080093913 | Hub Motor Formed in a Wheel and Associated Methods Disclosed herein is a hub motor (100) formed in a wheel (14) for assisting in the movement of a vehicle (10) and methods associated therewith. The present hub motor (100) and methods provide simple, inexpensive and reliable transportation. Th... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080070736 | Wheel rotating apparatus and in-wheel motor vehicle In a wheel rotating apparatus including a motor and a planet gear mechanism to generate a drive force, the planet gear includes first and second gears having different diameters, connected to each other in an axial direction thereof with planet gear shaft. The first gea... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080036284 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH IN-WHEEL MOTOR A wheel assembly with an in-wheel motor, which transmits rotational output of an output shaft of a motor to a wheel via a counter gear, is such that a bearing on a vehicle outside, from among bearings provided on the vehicle inside and the vehicle outside in a vehicle w... | 02/14/2008 |