Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Victor

Daniel R. Victor 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).

  • Patent number: 6854216
    Abstract: A self-storing telescoping seat assembly is disclosed which comprises rows of seating movable between a retracted position where the rows of seating are generally stacked on top of one another, to an extended position and a handrail assembly affixed to a corresponding row of seating in a single assembled position with respect to that row. The handrail assembly stays in the single assembled position as the rows move between the extended position and the retracted position. The handrail assembly can have a top handrail and a lower handrail which cooperate to form an opening, and the opening is preferably adapted to receive the front face of a deck of a row of seating when the rows of seating are in the retracted position. A front face can be formed by the rows of seating in the retracted position, and the handrail assembly has a post which preferably extends in front of the front face when the rows of seating are in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Interkal, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Ahrens, Richard A. Vance, David McCoy, Daniel R. Victor
  • Publication number: 20040182012
    Abstract: A self-storing telescoping seat assembly is disclosed which comprises rows of seating movable between a retracted position where the rows of seating are generally stacked on top of one another, to an extended position and a handrail assembly affixed to a corresponding row of seating in a single assembled position with respect to that row. The handrail assembly stays in the single assembled position as the rows move between the extended position and the retracted position. The handrail assembly can have a top handrail and a lower handrail which cooperate to form an opening, and the opening is preferably adapted to receive the front face of a deck of a row of seating when the rows of seating are in the retracted position. A front face can be formed by the rows of seating in the retracted position, and the handrail assembly has a post which preferably extends in front of the front face when the rows of seating are in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Ahrens, Richard A. Vance, David McCoy, Daniel R. Victor
  • Patent number: 6324790
    Abstract: A deployable seating arrangement employs a plurality of seating level members that are arranged in sequentially elevated relation to one another. When the deployable seating arrangement is in an undeployed state, the seating level members are disposed substantially directly beneath one another in stacked relation. When in a deployed condition, each seating level member is disposed beneath and forward of an immediately superior seating level member in stepped relation. Each of the seating level members has associated therewith a plurality of L-shaped frame elements that are formed of vertical and horizontal portions. A roller is installed at the upper end of the vertical portion for engaging with the underside of the horizontal portion of an immediately superior seating level member. A drive arrangement having a wide track motor drive urges the seating level members, which are installed on a plurality of respective wheeled frame arrangements, into deployed and undeployed states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: 6185875
    Abstract: A telescopic seating system with aisle rails in the form of discrete and lightweight uprights. A telescopic seating system, such as a bleacher system or a platform seating system, is equipped with a series of uprights, which are easily movable to positions whereby the seating system can be retracted. The railing system includes discrete lightweight and movable uprights, each having a single closed-loop upper section. The noses of the decks upon which rows of seating are mounted have sockets which receive the lower end of each upright and support the uprights in the aisles of the seating system. Because the uprights are lightweight, discrete and easily moveable, the tendency to use the seating system without installing the handrails is reduced or eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: 6076306
    Abstract: A railing system for a telescopic seating arrangement, such as bleacher systems and platform seating systems. The railing system includes discrete lightweight and readily stowable uprights, each having a single closed-loop upper section. Brackets carried by the nose of decks receive a plate affixed to the lower end of each upright. The brackets which support the uprights have a low profile so that the seating system is readily useable if the uprights are not installed. The lightweight and easily stowed uprights of this railing system eliminate the factors which lead to use of a seating system without handrails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: 5813663
    Abstract: A railing system for a telescopic seating arrangement, such as bleacher systems and platform seating systems. The railing system includes discrete lightweight and readily stowable uprights, each having a single closed-loop upper section. Brackets carried by the nose of decks receive a plate affixed to the lower end of each upright. The brackets which support the uprights have a low profile so that the seating system is readily useable if the uprights are not installed. The lightweight and easily stowed uprights of this railing system eliminate the factors which lead to use of a seating system without handrails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: D399009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: D402039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: D409311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. McKay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens
  • Patent number: D417287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Interkal, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Victor, Stanley W. Mc Kay, Melvin J. Guiles, Kenneth A. Ahrens