Patents by Inventor Andrew D. Ive

Andrew D. Ive has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Publication number: 20030037991
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino
  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Patent number: 6460654
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: X-IT Products, LLC
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino
  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Publication number: 20020053487
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino
  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Patent number: 6334510
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: X-It Products, LLC
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino
  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Publication number: 20010027898
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino
  • Collapsible ladder having highly nesting rungs with integral stand-off projections
    Patent number: 6279681
    Abstract: A collapsible ladder having rungs of a relatively strong and thin material with integral stand-off projections that allow the ladder to be safely descended and of a cross-section that allows the ladder rungs to nest to a high degree of compactness. The ladder is readily deployed by means of a cover having two sets of temporary fasteners. In an emergency, the ladder is deployed by partially unwrapping the cover to a first state which allows an attaching member to be removed and placed over a window sill. After insuring that narrow fabric supports, which attach the attaching member to the rungs, are not twisted between the attaching member and a top rung of the ladder, the multiple rungs (still wrapped by the cover and secured by a second set of temporary fasteners) are supported using a handle attached to the cover. The handle is then held outside the window and dropped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: X-IT Products, LLC
    Inventors: Aldo J. Dibelardino, Andrew D. Ive, Ezio C. Dibelardino