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Patent No.:

US 12473184 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2020

Multi-function user interface for a forklift

Applicant:

Toyota Material Handling, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Inventors:

Caleb Burton, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Blake Davis, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Britt Nathaniel Minks, Columbus, IN (US);

Paul Malcomb, Madison, IN (US);

Kevin Shaw, Columbus, IN (US);

Dennis P. Huffer, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Assignee:

Toyota Material Handling, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);

Attorney:

Husch Blackwell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Benjamin C Lee

Assistant Examiner:

Nathan P Brittingham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/20 (2006.01); B60K 28/04 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); H03K 17/90 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/20 (2013.01); B60K 28/04 (2013.01); B66F 9/0759 (2013.01); H03K 17/90 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); B60L 2200/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

A forklift includes a multi-function user interface. The multi-function user interface comprises a body, a manipulator assembly supported on the body, and an implement. The manipulator assembly includes a grip configured to be gripped by a user. The implement has a plurality of functions, the plurality of functions being controlled by inputs from the manipulator assembly.

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Burton, Caleb. (2025). Multi-function user interface for a forklift (U.S. Patent No. 12473184). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12473184

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