ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,978, issued on June 10, was assigned to Future Motion Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
"Suspension systems for an electric skateboard" was invented by Kyle Jonathan Doerksen (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Maximilian Fredrick Ballenger Sluiter (Oak Park, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a suspension system configured to dampen up and down motion of a board relative to the axle of a central wheel assembly when the vehicle encounters obstacles and bumps on a riding surface. Illustrative suspension systems include a shock absorber, a rocker, a pushrod, bell cranks, and/or a swingarm that couple ...