US 8,738,278 B2
Two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle with independently movable foot placement sectionsGeneral
US 8,738,278 B2
Two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle with independently movable foot placement sections
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Jonathan M Dager
Art Unit:
3663 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
Agent:
Chen; Shane
Inventors:
Shane Chen
Assignee:
Priority:
02/12/12
Filed:
02/11/13
Granted:
05/27/14
Expiration:
02/12/32
Abstract
A two-wheel, self-balancing personal vehicle having independently movable foot placement sections. The foot placement sections have an associated wheel, sensor and motor and are independently self-balancing which gives the user independent control over the movement of each platform section by the magnitude and direction of tilt a user induces in a given platform section. Various embodiments are disclosed including those with a continuous housing, discrete platform sections and/or tapering platform sections.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Y02Y02T10/64Y02TB62K11/007B62KB60L2200/16B60L