Patents by Inventor David A. VanDyke

David A. VanDyke 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).

  • Patent number: 8007220
    Abstract: A wheelchair lifting bay comprising base means, a lifting platform, lifting means and pivot means, in which the lifting platform is connected to the base means by the pivot means, in which the lifting platform comprises a bottom wall and a back wall, in which the pivot means is disposed rearward of said back wall and is spaced apart from it, in which the lifting means is mounted between the base means and the lifting platform forward of the pivot means, and in which the lifting means rotates the lifting platform about the pivot means in use such that the back wall follows a circumferential path about the pivot means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventors: David Vandyke, Philip Wickens, Stephen Campbell
  • Patent number: 7628736
    Abstract: A muscle exercise device comprising a hand grip, support means and resistance means, in which the hand grip has a longitudinal axis and is adapted to rotate on a rotation axis substantially half way along the longitudinal axis and normal to it, in which the support means rotatably carries the hand grip, and in which the resistance means acts against rotation of the hand grip on the rotation axis in at least one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Inventor: David Vandyke
  • Publication number: 20080014069
    Abstract: A wheelchair lifting bay comprising base means, a lifting platform, lifting means and pivot means, in which the lifting platform is connected to the base means by the pivot means, in which the lifting platform comprises a bottom wall and a back wall, in which the pivot means is disposed rearward of said back wall and is spaced apart from It, in which the lifting means is mounted between the base means and the lifting platform forward of the pivot means, and in which the lifting means rotates the lifting platform about the pivot means in use such that the back wall follows a circumferential path about the pivot means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: David Vandyke, Philip Wickens, Stephen Campbell
  • Publication number: 20050164852
    Abstract: A muscle exercise device comprising a hand grip, support means and resistance means, in which the hand grip has a longitudinal axis and is adapted to rotate on a rotation axis substantially half way along the longitudinal axis and normal to it, in which the support means rotatably carries the hand grip, and in which the resistance means acts against rotation of the hand grip on the rotation axis in at least one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventor: David Vandyke
  • Patent number: 5252086
    Abstract: A power distribution system for office furniture includes a powerway having a power block with power block conductors therein. A outlet block is supported on the powerway and includes outlets for the office furniture. The outlets are connected to different conductors in the powerway by a jumper. The powerway may include at least three first connectors on one end and at least one second connector on the other end. The first and second connectors interconnect thereby facilitating connection with other identical powerways. According to one aspect, one component includes a projection and another component includes a recess which facilitate connection of these components using a substantially flat implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Scott H. Russell, Craig M. Anderson, Steven C. Deer, Mark T. Slager, David A. VanDyke, Charles C. Ondrejka, Jerry P. White