Michael A Howe

US Patent:

8474554, Jul 2, 2013

Filed:

Mar 23, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/729690

Inventors:

Michael David Howe - South Berwick ME, US
Geoffrey Scott Howe - North Berwick ME, US

Assignee:

Howe and Howe Technologies, Inc. - Waterboro ME

International Classification:

B62D 55/12

US Classification:

180 962, 305112

Abstract:

An unmanned guided vehicle that is at least twice as fast as those of the prior art, lighter, less vulnerable, and more reliable than the prior art having at least one of: a dual-action dogleg suspension system; a track system comprising a plurality of cleats, a rubber insert secured to each cleat, and two cables serially joining each cleat to make up a track; a track guide system comprising a shark fin secured to each cleat that runs through a plurality of track guides; a dry clutch and braking system; a tubular chassis comprising a tubular center chassis and a tubular suspension chassis; a spring-loaded piston track tension compensator system; a flat drive tooth drive sprocket system that allows for clearing foreign debris from between the teeth; and a suspension carrier modular design assembly system comprising a passenger side suspension carrier, center cage, and driver's side suspension carrier.

US Patent:

20220340216, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Jul 7, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/859488

Inventors:

- Waterboro ME, US
Michael Howe - Biddeford ME, US
Cote Taylor - Canton MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 55/02
B60D 1/48

Abstract:

Example apparatuses and techniques are disclosed for towing tracked vehicles at high speeds without various deficiencies and for allowing a vehicle to be configured to extend supplemental wheels from a storage configuration into a ground support configuration in which the vehicle is able to make use of the supplemental wheels for additional ground support.

US Patent:

20220194494, Jun 23, 2022

Filed:

Dec 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/126554

Inventors:

- Waterboro ME, US
Michael Howe - Biddeford ME, US

International Classification:

B62D 55/084
B62D 55/104
B62D 55/12

Abstract:

Techniques are directed to utilizing a suspension protector to deflect debris away from a set of suspension components of a tracked vehicle. The tracked vehicle includes a vehicle body, a suspension, and a set of suspension protectors. The suspension couples with the vehicle body and is constructed and arranged to control movement of the vehicle body using tracks. Each suspension protector couples with the vehicle body and is disposed a predefined distance from a respective wheel of the suspension to deflect debris thrown from the respective wheel and a respective track away from a respective set of suspension components of the suspension.