Abstract: Embodiments of seating systems for motor vehicles facilitate two-dimensional movement of a seat in a horizontal plane. The seating systems can also facilitate vertical movement of the seat. The seating systems are motorized, and can be automatically controlled so that minimal movement and effort are required on the part of the user to enter and exit the vehicle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 3, 2010
Publication date:
March 24, 2011
Applicant:
FREEDOM SCIENCES, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, JR., David D. McClanahan, James B. Eldon, III, Ira C. Hoffman, Michael T. Martin
Abstract: Embodiments of devices for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface can include features that (i) permit the personal-transport vehicle to be released from the device by manually depressing a pushbutton on the device; (ii) facilitate adjustment of the position of the device in relation to the mounting surface; and/or (iii) prevent the personal-transport vehicle from being released in an unsafe manner.
Abstract: Embodiments of seating systems for motor vehicles facilitate two-dimensional movement of a seat in a horizontal plane. The seating systems can also facilitate vertical movement of the seat. The seating systems are motorized, and can be automatically controlled so that minimal movement and effort are required on the part of the user to enter and exit the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 5, 2008
Date of Patent:
December 7, 2010
Assignee:
Freedom Sciences, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr., David D. McClanahan, James B. Eldon, III, Ira C. Hoffman, Michael T. Martin
Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a lift and carrier assembly for a personal-transportation vehicle includes a first column, a second column telescopically disposed within the first column, a platform assembly pivotally coupled to the second column for supporting the personal-transportation vehicle, and a motor mounted on the first column and coupled to the second column so that the motor can lift the second column and the platform assembly, and a latch. The latch is movable between a first position, and a second position wherein the latch engages a pin mounted on the second column when the second column and the platform assembly are in a second position thereby securing the second column and the platform assembly in the second position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 2008
Date of Patent:
March 30, 2010
Assignee:
Freedom Sciences, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A Panzarella, David D McClanahan, James B Eldon, III
Abstract: Embodiments of seating systems for motor vehicles facilitate two-dimensional movement of a seat in a horizontal plane. The seating systems can also facilitate vertical movement of the seat. The seating systems are motorized, and can be automatically controlled so that minimal movement and effort are required on the part of the user to enter and exit the vehicle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 5, 2008
Publication date:
August 7, 2008
Applicant:
Freedom Sciences, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, David D. McClanahan, James B. Eldon, Ira C. Hoffman, Michael T. Martin