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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2024
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Roberto Dlacic, Foster City, CA (US);
Mehdi Rezaeisaray, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/43 (2006.01); A61G 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/435 (2013.01); A61G 3/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes systems, as well as methods and computer-readable media for deploying a ramp element of a vehicle. A first actuator assembly is provided to releasably couple the ramp element to a first portion of the vehicle and a second actuator assembly is provided to rotate the ramp element around a first axis, arranged at a proximal portion of the ramp element, to move the ramp element from a stowed position to a deployed position.