Justin B Cole

US Patent:

20210237596, Aug 5, 2021

Filed:

Feb 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/163973

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Justin Cole - Pittsburgh PA, US
Jacob Seal - Pittsburgh PA, US
Bruce Thompson - Pittsburgh PA, US
Chun Zhang - Pittsburgh PA, US
Dustin Yautz - Wexford PA, US
Mitchell Weiss - Carlisle MA, US

International Classification:

B60L 53/16
H02J 7/00

Abstract:

A vehicle charging system comprises at least one controller and at least one arm, each arm having a first end coupled an actuator and a second end comprising a charging interface. The actuator is configured to articulate the arm into a charging position. The charging interface comprises at least one charging contact coupled to a power source and configured to engage and deliver power to a vehicle charging interface to charge at least one battery of a vehicle. The charging system can include a plurality of arms, each configured to charge a different vehicle. A method of charging one or more vehicles using the charging system is also provided.

US Patent:

20160031343, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Oct 16, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/884933

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Rochak Chadha - Pittsburgh PA, US
Justin Cole - Pittsburgh PA, US
Robert Daley - Pittsburgh PA, US
Sun-Jan Huang - Cincinnati OH, US
Robert Pike - Oakdale PA, US
Chad Staller - Verona PA, US
David Szakelyhidi - Olympia WA, US
Henry Thorne - West View PA, US
Parker Trow - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

B60N 2/28
B60R 22/48

Abstract:

A child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; at least one of a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base for receiving a belt and providing tension to the belt based on a signal from a controller and a leveling system incorporated into the seat base for leveling the child receiving portion relative to the seat of the vehicle based on a signal from the controller; and a manual override mechanism operatively coupled to at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system to disengage at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system and allow a user to at least one of manually apply tension to the belt and manually level the child receiving portion.

US Patent:

20150091348, Apr 2, 2015

Filed:

Oct 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/514280

Inventors:

- Pittsburgh PA, US
Rochak Chadha - Pittsburgh PA, US
Justin Cole - Pittsburgh PA, US
Robert Daley - Pittsburgh PA, US
Sun Jan Huang - Cincinnati OH, US
Robert Pike - Oakdale PA, US
Chad Staller - Verona PA, US
David Szakelyhidi - Olympia WA, US
Henry Thorne - West View PA, US
Parker Trow - Pittsburgh PA, US

International Classification:

B60N 2/28

US Classification:

29725616

Abstract:

A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt.