Patents by Inventor John Threlfall

John Threlfall 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).

  • Publication number: 20230366507
    Abstract: Article support system that is adapted to support an article relative to a surface, the system includes a rigid rail and a flexible support arm extension having proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion is adapted to removably engage the article, the proximal end portion is formed as a box channel having an upper leg, a lower leg, and a web disposed therebetween, each of the upper and lower legs terminating in an upper and lower return respectively such that the upper return, upper leg, web, lower leg, and lower return form a ā€œCā€ shape cross section. Operationally, to removably engage the support arm extension to the rail, the upper leg, and the upper return are manually placed about a rail primary margin portion and the lower leg and the lower return are manually pushed over a rail secondary margin portion through flexure of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Patent number: 11813223
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20230172787
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Patent number: 11607361
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20220369846
    Abstract: A coffee filter holder for a coffee filter element used with a coffee cup that has a base, a surrounding sidewall extending from the base, and the coffee cup surrounding sidewall terminating in a coffee cup rim defining a coffee cup interior, the coffee filter holder comprising a first surrounding sidewall, thus forming a cone shape about a first longitudinal axis for the first surrounding sidewall, a second surrounding sidewall about a second longwise axis that has an aperture disposed therethrough the second surrounding sidewall in two places along the first longitudinal axis such that the cone narrow end is disposed therethrough the aperture, with the second surrounding sidewall placed on a coffee cup rim with the wide end of the cone facing upward. Wherein the wide end of the cone received the coffee filter and ground coffee to pour hot water into that drips to the cup interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20210393468
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Patent number: 11135124
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20180168910
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus for supporting a user in a semi standing position on a surface includes first and second support extension beams that to attach to the surface, also included is a channel having a base with first and second legs, wherein the first and second legs extend in the same direction from opposing sides of the base, the first leg is affixed to the first support structure and the second leg is affixed to the second support structure, the channel can be lockably positioned along the first and second beams. In addition, a saddle seat with a midpoint extension portion, the saddle is attached between the first and second legs and positioned such that the midpoint extension extends opposite of the base, wherein operationally the user partially rests their buttocks on the saddle and leans their back against the base to assume a semi supported standing posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Patent number: 9918892
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus and method for supporting a user on a surface and for the user to ambulate along the surface to relieve shoulder, armpit, hand, foot, and wrist loads, the apparatus includes first and second support beams that each have a telescoping cantilever beam that contacts the surface. The first and second support beams have a primary pivotal couple at one end to one another with a mechanism to create opposite symmetrical movement of the beams. An attachment element supports the user at their torso has a secondary pivotal connection to the first and second beams and third and fourth user handles that are pivotally attached to the first and second beams are for grasping by the user to extend and retract the telescoping cantilever beams to and from the surface at reduced and increased extension and retraction rates for user ease of ambulating along the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Patent number: 9226867
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus and method for supporting a user on a surface and for the user to ambulate along the surface to relieve shoulder, armpit, hand, foot, and wrist loads, the apparatus includes first and second support beams that each have a telescoping cantilever beam that contacts the surface. The first and second support beams have a primary pivotal couple at one end to one another with a mechanism to create opposite symmetrical movement of the beams. An attachment element supports the user at their torso has a secondary pivotal connection to the first and second beams and third and fourth user handles that are pivotally attached to the first and second beams are for grasping by the user to extend and retract the telescoping cantilever beams to and from the surface at reduced and increased extension and retraction rates for user ease of ambulating along the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20150018737
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus and method for supporting a user on a surface and for the user to ambulate along the surface to relieve shoulder, armpit, hand, foot, and wrist loads, the apparatus includes first and second support beams that each have a telescoping cantilever beam that contacts the surface. The first and second support beams have a primary pivotal couple at one end to one another with a mechanism to create opposite symmetrical movement of the beams. An attachment element supports the user at their torso has a secondary pivotal connection to the first and second beams and third and fourth user handles that are pivotally attached to the first and second beams are for grasping by the user to extend and retract the telescoping cantilever beams to and from the surface at reduced and increased extension and retraction rates for user ease of ambulating along the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: John Threlfall
  • Publication number: 20150018739
    Abstract: An external structural brace apparatus and method for supporting a user on a surface and for the user to ambulate along the surface to relieve shoulder, armpit, hand, foot, and wrist loads, the apparatus includes first and second support beams that each have a telescoping cantilever beam that contacts the surface. The first and second support beams have a primary pivotal couple at one end to one another with a mechanism to create opposite symmetrical movement of the beams. An attachment element supports the user at their torso has a secondary pivotal connection to the first and second beams and third and fourth user handles that are pivotally attached to the first and second beams are for grasping by the user to extend and retract the telescoping cantilever beams to and from the surface at reduced and increased extension and retraction rates for user ease of ambulating along the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: John Threlfall