Patents by Inventor Darren K. Back

Darren K. Back 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).

  • Publication number: 20160095767
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing wheelchair access to a vehicle, including a deployable wheelchair access assembly coupled to the vehicle and deployable to a position in which one end of the assembly is in contact with the ground. The wheelchair access assembly can include multiple panels. Some embodiments include a control system for adjusting the angular relationship of one panel relative to another panel. Yet other embodiments include a sensor for measuring the inclination of the deployed assembly relative to earth's gravity. In yet other embodiments the vehicle includes a sensor for measuring the inclination of the vehicle relative to earth's gravity, and a plurality of suspension actuators for changing the inclination of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Garrett J. Smith, Stephen A. Asztalos, Judson Smith, Darren K. Back
  • Patent number: 9101519
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing wheelchair access to a vehicle, including a deployable wheelchair access assembly coupled to the vehicle and deployable to a position in which one end of the assembly is in contact with the ground. The wheelchair access assembly can include multiple panels. Some embodiments include a control system for adjusting the angular relationship of one panel relative to another panel. Yet other embodiments include a sensor for measuring the inclination of the deployed assembly relative to earth's gravity. In yet other embodiments the vehicle includes a sensor for measuring the inclination of the vehicle relative to earth's gravity, and a plurality of suspension actuators for changing the inclination of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dallas Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Garrett J. Smith, Darren K. Back, Stephen A. Asztalos, Judson Smith
  • Publication number: 20150197130
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention relates to rear drive axle suspension systems for OEM cargo truck and ambulance type vehicles and more particularly to a method and a means to provide said vehicles with a 2-Position suspension system, wherein Position-1 is for vehicle transport and Position-2 is for vehicle loading and unloading. And, wherein improved vehicle ride, stability, and handling is achieved in Position-1, and improved lowered vehicle load floor is achieved in Position-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Judson L. Smith, Darren K. Back, Garrett J. Smith, Virgil R. Dutton
  • Publication number: 20140219756
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing wheelchair access to a vehicle, including a deployable wheelchair access assembly coupled to the vehicle and deployable to a position in which one end of the assembly is in contact with the ground. The wheelchair access assembly can include multiple panels. Some embodiments include a control system for adjusting the angular relationship of one panel relative to another panel. Yet other embodiments include a sensor for measuring the inclination of the deployed assembly relative to earth's gravity. In yet other embodiments the vehicle includes a sensor for measuring the inclination of the vehicle relative to earth's gravity, and a plurality of suspension actuators for changing the inclination of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: DALLAS SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Garrett J. Smith, Darren K. Back, Stephen A. Asztalos, Judson Smith