US 11,897,571 B2
Seat post
Sante Pelot, Freiburg (DE); David M. Haugen, Pacific Grove, CA (US); Wes Allinger, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Mario Galasso, Sandy Hook, CT (US); and Andrew Laird, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed by Fox Factory, Inc., Duluth, GA (US)
Filed on May 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/332,685.
Application 17/332,685 is a continuation of application No. 16/677,329, filed on Nov. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,021,204.
Application 16/677,329 is a continuation of application No. 15/241,964, filed on Aug. 19, 2016, granted, now 10,472,013, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 15/241,964 is a continuation of application No. 13/844,516, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,422,018, issued on Aug. 23, 2016.
Application 13/844,516 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/292,949, filed on Nov. 9, 2011, abandoned.
Application 13/292,949 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/176,336, filed on Jul. 5, 2011, granted, now 8,814,109, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
Application 13/176,336 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/022,346, filed on Feb. 7, 2011, granted, now 10,036,443, issued on Jul. 31, 2018.
Application 13/022,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/773,671, filed on May 4, 2010, abandoned.
Application 13/022,346 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/727,915, filed on Mar. 19, 2010, granted, now 9,140,325, issued on Sep. 22, 2015.
Application 13/844,516 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/626,384, filed on Nov. 25, 2009, granted, now 9,108,098, issued on Aug. 18, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/638,406, filed on Apr. 25, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/533,712, filed on Sep. 12, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/361,376, filed on Jul. 2, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/302,070, filed on Feb. 5, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/175,422, filed on May 4, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/161,552, filed on Mar. 19, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/161,620, filed on Mar. 19, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/117,608, filed on Nov. 25, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339816 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62K 19/36 (2006.01); B62J 1/02 (2006.01); B62J 1/00 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); B62J 1/08 (2006.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01)
CPC B62K 19/36 (2013.01) [B62J 1/00 (2013.01); B62J 1/02 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); B62J 2001/085 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01)] 7 Claims
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1. An adjustable seat post for a vehicle, said adjustable seat post having various adjustable and programmable height positions, said adjustable seat post comprising:
an upper post;
a lower post within which said upper post telescopically slides;
a user interface operatively connected with said seat post, said user interface configured for adjusting said various adjustable and programmable height positions;
a valve assembly coupled to adjustable seat post, said valve assembly regulating fluid flow within said adjustable seat post to achieve said various adjustable and programmable height positions, wherein said valve assembly comprises:
at least one set of check valves configured for at least one of opening and closing, and wherein a rate of said opening and said closing of said at least one set of check valves is proportional to a real-time displacement measurement, wherein said real-time displacement measurement is based on a measured difference between a seat post height position instruction of received instructions and an actual seat post height of said adjustable seat post, and;
wherein said at least one set of check valves comprising:
two sets of check valves positioned, relative to each other, in a series, and opposed to each other, such that one-way only movement is achieved in response to said translation.