Patents Assigned to Regards of the University of Minnesota
  • Mobile manual standing wheelchair
    Patent number: 9044369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel approach to improving the use of wheelchairs by offering the ability for the wheelchair to transition between accommodation for a seated position, and accommodation for a standing position, more particularly, wherein the inventive mobile manual standing wheelchair allows for a standing position during the course of mobile use, and which also permits fixed gearing of multiple speeds that also accommodates forwards and backwards motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: The United States of America, as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Regards of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Gary D. Goldish, Andrew Hansen