Patents by Inventor Jeff Ackerman

Jeff Ackerman 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).

  • MOVEABLE BASEPLATE COVER AND INBOARD BARRIER GATE OF A LIFT SYSTEM FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230119483
    Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Kline, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Jeff Ackerman, Chih-Wei Li, Sashank Allu
  • Movable baseplate cover and inboard barrier gate of a lift system for a motorized vehicle
    Patent number: 11559444
    Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Braun Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Kline, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Jeff Ackerman, Chih-Wei Li, Sashank Allu
  • MOVABLE BASEPLATE COVER AND INBOARD BARRIER GATE OF A LIFT SYSTEM FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210137755
    Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Kline, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Jeff Ackerman, Chih-Wei Li, Sashank Allu
  • Movable baseplate cover and inboard barrier gate of a lift system for a motorized vehicle
    Patent number: 10898395
    Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Kline, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Jeff Ackerman, Chih-Wei Li, Sashank Allu
  • MOVABLE BASEPLATE COVER AND INBOARD BARRIER GATE OF A LIFT SYSTEM FOR A MOTORIZED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190038482
    Abstract: A barrier configured to be located at a door a vehicle having a lift platform to enable an individual using a mobility device to exit and to enter an interior of the vehicle. The barrier includes a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the vehicle. A first side and a second side each extend from the support base are spaced apart to define an access location for the individual using the mobility device. A barrier gate or a barrier plate include an entry position and a blocking position wherein, in at least one embodiment, movement of the lift platform moves the barrier plate from the entry position to the blocking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Justin Kline, Robert E. Bettcher, III, Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Jeff Ackerman, Chih-Wei Li, Sashank Allu
  • Portable picnic tray device
    Patent number: D389665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Jeff Ackerman