Patents by Inventor Benjamin Judge

Benjamin Judge 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).

  • Plant producing writing instrument and method of growing a plant
    Patent number: 9643447
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides instruments, kits and methods for growing a plant. In some embodiments, a plant producing writing instrument is provided. Such writing instrument may include a housing having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end. In addition, a capsule with one or more seeds may be disposed at the non-writing end of the housing. The capsule may be degradable after placement in a moist soil to release the one or more seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Sprout IP APS
    Inventors: Mario Bollini, Benjamin Judge, Lauren Hernley
  • Plant Producing Writing Instrument and Method of Growing a Plant
    Publication number: 20150202914
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides instruments, kits and methods for growing a plant. In some embodiments, a plant producing writing instrument is provided. Such writing instrument may include a housing having a writing end and an opposing non-writing end. In addition, a capsule with one or more seeds may be disposed at the non-writing end of the housing. The capsule may be degradable after placement in a moist soil to release the one or more seeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Mario Bollini, Benjamin Judge, Lauren Hernley
  • Wheelchair with lever drivetrain
    Patent number: 8844959
    Abstract: A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Global Research Innovation and Technology L3C
    Inventors: Amos G. Winter, V, Mario A. Bollini, Danielle M. DeLatte, Harrison F. O'Hanley, Natasha K. Scolnik, Gwyndaf M. Jones, Daniel D. Frey, Benjamin Judge, Benjamin H. Gallup, Danielle Hicks, Nydia Ruleman, Xuefeng Chen
  • WHEELCHAIR WITH LEVER DRIVETRAIN
    Publication number: 20130062857
    Abstract: A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Amos G. Winter, V, Mario A. Bollini, Danielle M. DeLatte, Harrison F. O'Hanley, Natasha K. Scolnik, Gwyndaf M. Jones, Daniel D. Frey, Benjamin Judge, Benjamin H. Gallup, Danielle Hicks, Nydia Ruleman, Xuefeng Chen
  • WHEELCHAIR WITH LEVER DRIVETRAIN
    Publication number: 20130015632
    Abstract: A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Amos G. Winter, V, Mario A. Bollini, Danielle M. DeLatte, Harrison F. O'Hanley, Natasha K. Scolnik, Gwyndaf M. Jones, Daniel D. Frey, Benjamin Judge, Benjamin H. Gallup, Danielle Hicks, Nydia Ruleman, Xuefeng Chen