Patents by Inventor Philip Scheiber

Philip Scheiber 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: 7353566
    Abstract: An improved wheel assembly comprises a caster fork, a caster wheel rotatably supported by the caster fork, and a caster swivel post defining an axis about which the caster fork rotates. The caster swivel post is being adapted to rotate about a pivot axis within a cylindrical housing. Alternatively, the wheel assembly has an adjustable axle for varying the camber angle of a wheel. The wheel assembly comprises a housing and an axle supported by the housing. The axle in turn rotatably supports a wheel. The axle is adapted to rotate about a pivot axis within a cylindrical housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Sunrise Medical HHG Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Scheiber, Steven L. Lindquist, Brandon Mckee, Allen B. Killebrew, Rex W. Stevens, Ralf Groene, Michael Knopf
  • Patent number: 7231689
    Abstract: An improved wheel assembly comprises a caster swivel post that is adapted to pivot about a pivot axis transverse to the caster swivel post. A caster fork is supported for rotation relative to the caster swivel post and rotatably supports a caster wheel. The caster swivel post is adapted selectively pivot about the pivot axis that is transverse to the caster swivel post or be held in a substantially fixed position. A setscrew can be threadable into an upper end of a pivot nut to hold the pivot nut and thus the caster swivel post in a fixed position within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Sunrise Medical HHG Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Scheiber, Steven L. Lindquist, Allen B. Killebrew