Patents by Inventor Aaron Hegrenes

Aaron Hegrenes 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).

  • Forced extension caster assembly
    Patent number: 7540509
    Abstract: A caster assembly with a horizontally orientated arm is attached to a base plate of a rack during a travel state and a stored state. A leveling foot with a flat portion and a non-flat portion is inserted through a slot on the arm and a hole on the base plate such that during the travel state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a fully extended position, and during the stored state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a non-extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Boraas, Aaron Hegrenes, Nathan Karl, David Lund
  • Forced extension caster assembly
    Patent number: 7478819
    Abstract: A novel caster assembly with a horizontally orientated arm is attached to a base plate of a rack during a travel state and a stored state. A leveling foot with a flat portion and a non-flat portion is inserted through a slot on the arm and a hole on the base plate such that during the travel state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a fully extended position, and during the stored state, the horizontal orientated arm is in a non- extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Boraas, Aaron Hegrenes, Nathan Karl, David Lund