Patents by Inventor Christopher Wyszkowski

Christopher Wyszkowski 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).

  • Self-aligning platform mechanism for low-floor vehicles access device
    Patent number: 9783094
    Abstract: A mechanism for deploying and aligning a ramp relative to a platform includes a main bearing operatively associated with the platform and rotatable about a main pivot axis; a drive member disposed on the main bearing, the drive member being adapted to drive the main bearing to rotate about the main pivot axis; a rotating member disposed on the main bearing and rotatable about the main pivot axis with the main bearing; and a ramp member rotatably connected to the rotating member at a pivot point eccentric to the main pivot axis. Rotation of the rotating member causes the ramp member to move between a stowed position and a deployed position in an arcuate path about the main pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ricon Corp.
    Inventors: Dmitry Koretsky, Christopher Wyszkowski, Steven Fisher
  • Regenerative braking system for a vehicle ramp
    Patent number: 9125778
    Abstract: A ramp assembly includes a ramp movable between a deployed position, a stowed position, and an intermediate position and a drive mechanism comprising a motor configured to move the ramp between the deployed position and the stowed position. The motor has a shunted mode and a non-shunted mode. The assembly further includes a first detecting arrangement configured to detect a position of the ramp and a second detecting arrangement configured to detect a direction of movement of the ramp, with the motor being placed in one of the shunted mode and the non-shunted mode based on the position and the direction of movement of the ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Ricon Corp.
    Inventors: Steve Fisher, Lluno Cervera, Christopher Wyszkowski
  • REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE RAMP
    Publication number: 20150013082
    Abstract: A ramp assembly includes a ramp movable between a deployed position, a stowed position, and an intermediate position and a drive mechanism comprising a motor configured to move the ramp between the deployed position and the stowed position. The motor has a shunted mode and a non-shunted mode. The assembly further includes a first detecting arrangement configured to detect a position of the ramp and a second detecting arrangement configured to detect a direction of movement of the ramp, with the motor being placed in one of the shunted mode and the non-shunted mode based on the position and the direction of movement of the ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: RICON CORP.
    Inventors: Steve Fisher, Lluno Cervera, Christopher Wyszkowski
  • SELF-ALIGNING PLATFORM MECHANISM FOR LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES ACCESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130315697
    Abstract: A mechanism for deploying and aligning a ramp relative to a platform includes a main bearing operatively associated with the platform and rotatable about a main pivot axis; a drive member disposed on the main bearing, the drive member being adapted to drive the main bearing to rotate about the main pivot axis; a rotating member disposed on the main bearing and rotatable about the main pivot axis with the main bearing; and a ramp member rotatably connected to the rotating member at a pivot point eccentric to the main pivot axis. Rotation of the rotating member causes the ramp member to move between a stowed position and a deployed position in an arcuate path about the main pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: RICON CORP.
    Inventors: Dmitry Koretsky, Christopher Wyszkowski, Steven Fisher
  • Self-aligning platform mechanism for low-floor vehicles access device
    Patent number: 8517659
    Abstract: A mechanism for deploying and aligning a ramp relative to a platform includes a main bearing operatively associated with the platform and rotatable about a main pivot axis; a drive member disposed on the main bearing, the drive member being adapted to drive the main bearing to rotate about the main pivot axis; a rotating member disposed on the main bearing and rotatable about the main pivot axis with the main bearing; and a ramp member rotatably connected to the rotating member at a pivot point eccentric to the main pivot axis. Rotation of the rotating member causes the ramp member to move between a stowed position and a deployed position in an arcuate path about the main pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ricon Corp.
    Inventors: Dmitry Koretsky, Christopher Wyszkowski, Steven Fisher
  • SELF-ALIGNING PLATFORM MECHANISM FOR LOW-FLOOR VEHICLES ACCESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110268544
    Abstract: A mechanism for deploying and aligning a ramp relative to a platform includes a main bearing operatively associated with the platform and rotatable about a main pivot axis; a drive member disposed on the main bearing, the drive member being adapted to drive the main bearing to rotate about the main pivot axis; a rotating member disposed on the main bearing and rotatable about the main pivot axis with the main bearing; and a ramp member rotatably connected to the rotating member at a pivot point eccentric to the main pivot axis. Rotation of the rotating member causes the ramp member to move between a stowed position and a deployed position in an arcuate path about the main pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: RICON CORP.
    Inventors: Dmitry Koretsky, Christopher Wyszkowski, Steven Fisher