Kevin Robert Czinger

US Patent:

20110301818, Dec 8, 2011

Filed:

May 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/104418

Inventors:

Alex Hamade - Santa Monica CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Santa Monica CA, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Brentwood CA, US
David Leslie Edwards - Newburgh IN, US

Assignee:

Coda Automotive, Inc. - Santa Monica CA

International Classification:

F16H 59/02

US Classification:

701 51

Abstract:

Gear selector apparatus for a vehicle includes a rotary encoder having detents at positions corresponding to driving modes of the vehicle, the rotary encoder outputting at least one encoder signal in response to rotation of the rotary encoder by a driver of the vehicle, a display assembly configured to indicate a driving mode of the vehicle, and gear selector logic, responsive at least in part to the encoder signal, to control the driving mode of the vehicle and the display assembly. The rotary encoder may be rotatable in either direction without limits on rotation. The gear selector logic may define one or more conditions for changing from an actual driving mode to a target driving mode selected by the driver.

US Patent:

20120013113, Jan 19, 2012

Filed:

Mar 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/042577

Inventors:

Rodney Jason Trenne - Midvale UT, US
Richard Hoyle - Clarkston MI, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Brentwood CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Los Angeles CA, US
Philippe Hart Gow - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

Coda Automotive, Inc. - Santa Monica CA

International Classification:

B62D 25/18

US Classification:

280849

Abstract:

Systems and methods providing improved aerodynamic performance in passenger vehicles are generally described. The underbody of the passenger vehicle can be, in some cases, relatively smooth to reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle. In addition, the contour of the underbody can include one or more recessed portions that maintain relatively constant air pressure as air passes under the vehicle. The wheel fairings of the vehicle can also include one or more features that reduce aerodynamic drag. For example, the vehicle can include wheel fairings comprising one or more contours adjacent the interface between the wheel well and the underbody that serve to reduce pressure buildup adjacent the wheel well. In some embodiments, one or more wheels can include a wheel well cover that at least partially encloses the outside of the wheel well, such that air can pass smoothly along the side of the vehicle. In some embodiments, such as when the wheel well cover at least partially encloses a movable wheel, the wheel well cover can be adjustable such that contact between the tire (or any other part of the wheel) and the wheel well cover is avoided. The wheel well cover can include one or more curves (e.g., along 1-dimension as in a cylinder or along 2-dimensions as in a sphere), in some instances, which can accommodate a turning wheel such that the need to displace the wheel well cover in response to a turning wheel is reduced.

US Patent:

20110240386, Oct 6, 2011

Filed:

Apr 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/079973

Inventors:

Kevin Robert Czinger - Brentwood CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Coda Automotive, Inc. - Santa Monica CA

International Classification:

B60L 11/18
B60K 1/04
B23P 11/00
H05K 13/00

US Classification:

180 6531, 180 651, 295921

Abstract:

An electric vehicle (EV) includes EV components utilized as structural members within the vehicle, as a so-called stressed member. The EV component itself acts as a load-bearing structural member, thereby reducing the amount and/or mass of structural members otherwise forming the vehicle structure alone, and ultimately reducing vehicle weight.

US Patent:

20220194488, Jun 23, 2022

Filed:

Dec 1, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/540151

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
David Brian Tenhouten - Los Angeles CA, US
Antonio Bernerd Martinez - El Segundo CA, US
Muhammad Faizan Zafar - Long Beach CA, US
William David Kreig - Huntington Beach CA, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Santa Monica CA, US
Broc William Tenhouten - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US

International Classification:

B62D 29/04
B29C 65/54
B29C 65/52
B62D 27/02
B62D 23/00

Abstract:

An additively manufactured node is disclosed. A node is an additively manufactured (AM) structure that includes a feature, e.g., a socket, a channel, etc., for accepting another structure, e.g., a tube, a panel, etc. The node can include a node surface of a receptacle extending into the node. The receptacle can receive a structure, and a seal interface on the node surface can seat a seal member between the node surface and the structure to create an adhesive region between the node and the structure, the adhesive region being bounded by the node surface, the structure, and the seal member. The node can also include two channels connecting an exterior surface of the node to the adhesive region. In this way, adhesive can be injected into the adhesive region between the node and the structure, and the adhesive can be contained by the seal member.

US Patent:

20220176804, Jun 9, 2022

Filed:

Dec 6, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/543681

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Kevin Robert CZINGER - Santa Monica CA, US
William David KREIG - Huntington Beach CA, US
Jon Paul GUNNER - Palos Verdes CA, US

International Classification:

B60K 7/00
B60G 7/00
H02K 5/24
H02K 7/116
B60K 17/04

Abstract:

Integration of drive elements with an unsprung structure is disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, a motor includes a stator configured to mount to an unsprung structure of a wheeled vehicle through at least a damper or a spring. The motor further includes a rotor configured to drive a wheel of the vehicle.

US Patent:

20190391563, Dec 26, 2019

Filed:

Jun 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/439615

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
David Charles O'Connell - Los Angeles CA, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Los Angeles CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Los Angeles CA, US
Narender Shankar Lakshman - Los Angeles CA, US
Jon Paul Gunner - Los Angeles CA, US
Antonio Bernerd Martinez - Los Angeles CA, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/4099
B33Y 50/02
B22F 3/00
B60K 1/00
B62D 65/00
G06F 17/50

Abstract:

A platform for building a plurality of vehicle types is disclosed. In an embodiment, a facility may include a processing system for designing a plurality of definition nodes for a vehicle and identifying a relative position for each definition node. Based on the design, the internal volume and other vehicle parameters can be determined. The facility includes a 3-D printer for additively manufacturing the definition nodes. In an embodiment, a plurality of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts are acquired and the definition nodes are designed to interface with the COTS parts. The facility may also include a station, or primary location where the major portions of the vehicle are assembled. In another embodiment, multiple such geographically-distributed facilities can be used, such that one facility can manufacture a desired vehicle type on behalf of another facility, e.g., in the event of an overflow.

US Patent:

20190322055, Oct 24, 2019

Filed:

Apr 24, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/961767

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
David Brian TenHouten - Los Angeles CA, US
Antonio Bernerd Martinez - El Segundo CA, US
Muhammad Faizan Zafar - Long Beach CA, US
William David Kreig - Huntington Beach CA, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Santa Monica CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US

International Classification:

B29C 65/54
B29C 65/52
B62D 23/00
B62D 27/02
B62D 29/04

Abstract:

An additively manufactured node is disclosed. A node is an additively manufactured (AM) structure that includes a feature, e.g., a socket, a channel, etc., for accepting another structure, e.g., a tube, a panel, etc. The node can include a node surface of a receptacle extending into the node. The receptacle can receive a structure, and a seal interface on the node surface can seat a seal member between the node surface and the structure to create an adhesive region between the node and the structure, the adhesive region being bounded by the node surface, the structure, and the seal member. The node can also include two channels connecting an exterior surface of the node to the adhesive region. In this way, adhesive can be injected into the adhesive region between the node and the structure, and the adhesive can be contained by the seal member.

US Patent:

20190232368, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Jan 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/885350

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Broc William TenHouten - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Kevin Robert Czinger - Santa Monica CA, US
Antonio Bernerd Martinez - El Segundo CA, US
Jon Paul Gunner - Palos Verdes Estates CA, US
Muhammad Faizan Zafar - Long Beach CA, US

International Classification:

B22F 3/105
B22D 19/00
B32B 15/01
B33Y 10/00
B33Y 30/00
B33Y 40/00
B33Y 80/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods for co-casting of additively manufactured, high precision Interface Nodes are disclosed. The Interface Node includes an integrated structure including one or more complex or sophisticated features and functions. Co-casting of Interface Nodes by casting a part onto the Interface Node results in a hybrid structure comprising the cast part and the additively manufactured Interface Node. The interface node may include at least one of a node-to-tube connection, node-to-panel connection, or a node-to-extrusion connection. In an embodiment, engineered surfaces may be provided on the Interface Node to improve the blend between the Interface Node and the cast part during the co-casting process.