Patents by Inventor Perry North

Perry North 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: 8437873
    Abstract: System, device and method for providing public, high-density bicycle storage and protection from elements and theft. System includes overhead conveyors from which bicycles are hung in a near side/far side arrangement where handlebars of only every other bicycle are aligned. Bicycles are rolled into a loading station on their back wheels by user and secured, from the front wheel, to a hook that is removably coupled to a load hoist. Access to loading station is controlled by an access control panel. Load hoist lifts the hook to place the bicycle in a hanging position. Robotic arm of a robotic elevator grasps, retracts and lowers (or raises) the bicycle into a multilevel storage area and onto overhead conveyors. Users may be bike-share users or storage users who store the particular bicycle they own.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Inventor: Perry North
  • Publication number: 20100204823
    Abstract: System, device and method for providing public, high-density bicycle storage and protection from elements and theft. System includes overhead conveyors from which bicycles are hung in a near side/far side arrangement where handlebars of only every other bicycle are aligned. Bicycles are rolled into a loading station on their back wheels by user and secured, from the front wheel, to a hook that is removably coupled to a load hoist. Access to loading station is controlled by an access control panel. Load hoist lifts the hook to place the bicycle in a hanging position. Robotic arm of a robotic elevator grasps, retracts and lowers (or raises) the bicycle into a multilevel storage area and onto overhead conveyors. Users may be bike-share users or storage users who store the particular bicycle they own.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Perry North
  • Publication number: 20070035164
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of an adjustable chair station. In one embodiment, an adjustable chair station can include a base member fixedly coupled to a stationary object and a carriage rotatably coupled to the base member. The chair station can also include a seat assembly having a seat member swivelably coupled to the carriage, a leg member pivotally coupled to a front portion of the seat member, and a back member slidably coupled to a back portion of the seat member. The back member can be slidable along the seat member in a direction extending substantially parallel to the seat member. The chair station can also include a headrest member slidably coupled to the back member and an armrest member slidably coupled to the back member at a location intermediate the headrest member and the seat member. The headrest and armrest members can be slidable in a direction extending substantially parallel to the back member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventor: Perry North