US2023357995A1PendingUtilityA1

Apparatus for facilitating drifting for wheeled vehicles

Assignee: LAMAR QUENTINPriority: May 8, 2022Filed: May 6, 2023Published: Nov 9, 2023
Est. expiryMay 8, 2042(~15.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Quentin Lamar
E01C 9/086A63D 1/00E01C 13/00
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Abstract

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating drifting for wheeled vehicles, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the apparatus may be disposable on a surface. Further, the apparatus may include a body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface. Further, the bottom surface may be in contact with the surface based on the disposing of the apparatus on the surface. Further, the top surface may be configured for inducing wheel slipping in at least one wheel of at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface while engaging a brake of the at least one wheeled vehicle. Further, the inducing of the wheel slipping in the at least one wheel may be based on a loss of traction between the at least one wheel and the top surface. Further, the inducing of the wheel slipping allows drifting for the at least one vehicle.

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         1 . An apparatus for facilitating drifting for wheeled vehicles, wherein the apparatus is disposable on a surface, wherein the apparatus comprises a body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is in contact with the surface based on the disposing of the apparatus on the surface, wherein the top surface is configured for inducing wheel slipping in at least one wheel of at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface while engaging a brake of the at least one wheeled vehicle, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping in the at least one wheel is based on a loss of traction between the at least one wheel and the top surface, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping allows drifting for the at least one vehicle. 
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface comprises at least one surface characteristic, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the at least one surface characteristic. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the body is comprised of at least one material, wherein the at least one surface characteristic is defined by the at least one material. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one material comprises at least one thermoplastic. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one surface characteristic comprises a surface smoothness, wherein the surface smoothness of the at least one surface is defined by the at least one material. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the at least one material is configured for transitioning between a plurality of states based on an application of a plurality of amounts of a force by the at least one wheel of the at least one wheeled vehicle corresponding to a plurality of weights of the at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface, wherein the at least one material is configured for varying the surface smoothness of the top surface between a plurality of degrees corresponding to the plurality of weights based on the transitioning, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the varying of the surface smoothness of the top surface between the plurality of degrees corresponding to the plurality of weights. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a layer of at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface of the body, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body is comprised of at least one porous material, wherein the at least one porous material is infused with at least one slip-inducing agent, wherein the at least one porous material is configured for releasing the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface for forming a layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one porous material is configured for transitioning between a plurality of states based on an application of a plurality of amounts of a force by the at least one wheel of the at least one wheeled vehicle corresponding to a plurality of weights of the at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface, wherein the at least one porous material is further configured for releasing a plurality of amounts of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface based on the transitioning for forming the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent of a plurality of thicknesses on the top surface corresponding to the plurality of weights, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the releasing of the plurality of amounts of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface corresponding to the plurality of weights. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body is disk shaped. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a layer of adhesive on the bottom surface, wherein the layer of adhesive attaches the bottom surface to the surface for fixedly disposing the apparatus on the surface. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the layer of adhesive removably attaches the bottom surface to the surface for removably disposing the apparatus on the surface. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 at least one sensor comprised in the body, wherein the at least one sensor is configured for generating at least one sensor data based on detecting a position of the at least one wheel of the at least one wheeled vehicle in relation to the top surface; 
 a processing device comprised in the body, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the at least one sensor, wherein the processing device is configured for:
 analyzing the at least one sensor data; and 
 generating at least one driving instruction for at least one user driving the at least one wheeled vehicle based on the analyzing, wherein the at least one driving instruction facilitates the moving of the at least one wheel of the least one wheeled vehicle on the top surface; and 
 
 a communication interface comprised in the body, wherein the communication interface is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the communication interface is configured for transmitting the at least one driving instruction to at least one user device associated with the at least one user. 
 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the processing device is further configured for:
 determining a proximity between the at least one wheel and the top surface based on the analyzing; and   generating an alert with a degree of the alert based on the determining of the proximity, wherein the apparatus further comprises an alert presenting device comprised in the body, wherein the alert presenting device is communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the alert presenting device is configured for presenting an alert signal with an intensity of the alert signal based on the alert with the degree of the alert.   
     
     
         15 . An apparatus for facilitating drifting for wheeled vehicles, wherein the apparatus is disposable on a surface, wherein the apparatus comprises a body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface, wherein the bottom surface is in contact with the surface based on the disposing of the apparatus on the surface, wherein the top surface is configured for inducing wheel slipping in at least one wheel of at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface while engaging a brake of the at least one wheeled vehicle, wherein the body comprises a layer of at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface of the body, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping in the at least one wheel is based on a loss of traction between the at least one wheel and the top surface, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping allows drifting for the at least one vehicle. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the body is comprised of at least one porous material, wherein the at least one porous material is infused with the at least one slip-inducing agent, wherein the at least one porous material is configured for releasing the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface for forming the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one porous material is configured for transitioning between a plurality of states based on an application of a plurality of amounts of a force by the at least one wheel of the at least one wheeled vehicle corresponding to a plurality of weights of the at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface, wherein the at least one porous material is further configured for releasing a plurality of amounts of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface based on the transitioning for forming the layer of the at least one slip-inducing agent of a plurality of thicknesses on the top surface corresponding to the plurality of weights, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the releasing of the plurality of amounts of the at least one slip-inducing agent on the top surface corresponding to the plurality of weights. 
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the body comprises a layer of adhesive on the bottom surface, wherein the layer of adhesive attaches the bottom surface to the surface for fixedly disposing the apparatus on the surface. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the layer of adhesive removably attaches the bottom surface to the surface for removably disposing the apparatus on the surface. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus for facilitating drifting for wheeled vehicles, wherein the apparatus is disposable on a surface, wherein the apparatus comprises a body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposing the top surface, wherein the body is disk shaped, wherein the bottom surface is in contact with the surface based on the disposing of the apparatus on the surface, wherein the top surface is configured for inducing wheel slipping in at least one wheel of at least one wheeled vehicle moving on the top surface while engaging a brake of the at least one wheeled vehicle, wherein the top surface comprises at least one surface characteristic, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping is further based on the at least one surface characteristic, wherein the body is comprised of at least one material, wherein the at least one surface characteristic is defined by the at least one material, wherein the at least one material comprises at least one thermoplastic, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping in the at least one wheel is based on a loss of traction between the at least one wheel and the top surface, wherein the inducing of the wheel slipping allows drifting for the at least one vehicle.

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