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Patent No.:

US 12715512 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2024

Lightweight vehicle

Applicant:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Inventors:

Donny Lee Hammond, Jr., Augusta, GA (US);

Sam Dean Smith, Martinez, GA (US);

Trevor Douglas Roebuck, Evans, GA (US);

Landon Niles Ball, North Augusta, SC (US);

Assignee:

TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:

Foley & Lardner LLP

Primary Examiner:

Timothy Wilhelm

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B60G 3/06 (2006.01); B60G 3/10 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 11/04 (2006.01); B60G 21/055 (2006.01); B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B62D 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/02 (2013.01); B60G 3/06 (2013.01); B60G 3/10 (2013.01); B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B62D 63/025 (2013.01); B60G 21/055 (2013.01); B60G 2200/1324 (2013.01); B60G 2200/142 (2013.01); B60G 2200/30 (2013.01); B60G 2202/112 (2013.01); B60G 2300/13 (2013.01); B60G 2300/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lightweight vehicle includes a pair of rear wheel assemblies, a pair of front wheel assemblies, a chassis, a front suspension system coupling the pair of front wheel assemblies to the chassis, a rear suspension system coupling the pair of rear wheel assemblies to the chassis, a frontmost seat supported by the chassis where the frontmost seat includes a first seat bottom and a first seat back, a rearmost seat supported by the chassis and facing forward where the rearmost seat includes a second seat bottom and a second seat back, a floorboard coupled the chassis, and an electric motor configured to drive the pair of rear wheel assemblies and at least partially positioned beneath the second seat bottom. At least a portion of the rearmost seat is located longitudinally rearward of an axis extending through a center of the pair of rear wheel assemblies.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hammond, Jr., Donny. (2026). Lightweight vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12715512). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12715512

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