Patents by Inventor Daniel Edwin Maleitzke

Daniel Edwin Maleitzke 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).

  • Caster wheel arrangements
    Patent number: 8910951
    Abstract: A caster wheel arrangement includes a base; a yoke rotatably mounted to the base via a kingpin; at least a first caster wheel rotatably mounted to the yoke; and an assist arrangement moveably mounted to the yoke. The assist arrangement facilitates travel of the caster wheel arrangement over a surface transition (e.g., a gap, a rise, etc.). Non-limiting example assist arrangements include a leading wheel, a leading variable radius wheel, a trailing wheel, a step member, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Smarte Carte, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Leigh Otterson, Matthew Charles Burk, Daniel Edwin Maleitzke
  • CASTER WHEEL ARRANGEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120068423
    Abstract: A caster wheel arrangement includes a base; a yoke rotatably mounted to the base via a kingpin; at least a first caster wheel rotatably mounted to the yoke; and an assist arrangement moveably mounted to the yoke. The assist arrangement facilitates travel of the caster wheel arrangement over a surface transition (e.g., a gap, a rise, etc.). Non-limiting example assist arrangements include a leading wheel, a leading variable radius wheel, a trailing wheel, a step member, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Leigh Otterson, Matthew Charles Burk, Daniel Edwin Maleitzke