Patents by Inventor Clifford Maplethorpe

Clifford Maplethorpe 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).

  • Spherical vehicle
    Patent number: 4386787
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a spherical vehicle which incorporates an internally mounted rotatable seat, an observation apparatus to permit an occupant at least a view of his prospective path of travel and a drive apparatus having a pedes contact surface to serve as a device to space the occupant from a supporting medium so that he can be transported thereover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Inventors: Clifford Maplethorpe, Kenneth E. Kary