Patents by Inventor Andrew Shutter

Andrew Shutter 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).

  • Wheelchair passenger station
    Patent number: 7854576
    Abstract: A rear facing wheelchair passenger station for securing a wheelchair in a large accessible transit vehicle. The station includes a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired lateral and rearward movement of the wheelchair, wall side flip seats which are adapted to covert the wheelchair passenger station for use by non-wheelchair persons, hand holds, high friction floor material for assisting in the prevention of movement of the wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Valeda Company LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Girardin, Joe Esteireiro, Andrew Shutter, Douglas A. Hobson, Jules Legal
  • Wheelchair Passenger Station
    Publication number: 20080079252
    Abstract: The inventions described and claimed herein are systems or components for a rear facing wheelchair passenger station and include a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired movement of a wheel chair, wall side flip seats which are adapted to convert the wheelchair passenger station for use by non-wheelchair persons, hand holds, high friction floor material for assisting in the prevention of movement of the wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Valeda Company LLC (d/b/a Q'Straint)
    Inventors: Andrew Shutter, Joe Esteireiro, Jean-Marc Girardin