Patents by Inventor David Michael Funnell

David Michael Funnell 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: 9211898
    Abstract: A golf trolley configured with a foldable chassis, a plurality of wheels for engagement with the ground, the wheels being movable between an operative position and a stowed position, and a handle. The trolley incorporates a gear train in connection with the foldable chassis for folding elements of the chassis with respect to one another and for moving the wheels between the operative and stowed positions. The handle is pivotally mounted to the chassis and includes a first gear, the first gear being in meshing engagement with the gear train for controlling the folding of the chassis by movement of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Stewart Golf Limited
    Inventors: Mark Adam Stewart, Duncan Ross Stewart, Jon Stewart Miller, David Michael Funnell
  • Publication number: 20150054239
    Abstract: A golf trolley configured with a foldable chassis, a plurality of wheels for engagement with the ground, the wheels being movable between an operative position and a stowed position, and a handle. The trolley incorporates a gear train in connection with the foldable chassis for folding elements of the chassis with respect to one another and for moving the wheels between the operative and stowed positions. The handle is pivotally mounted to the chassis and includes a first gear, the first gear being in meshing engagement with the gear train for controlling the folding of the chassis by movement of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Adam Stewart, Duncan Ross Stewart, Jon Stewart Miller, David Michael Funnell
  • Publication number: 20140332296
    Abstract: A wheel assembly 10 for a golf trolley (30) comprises a wheel 12, a motor for driving the wheel, a battery 20 for powering the motor, detection means for detecting whether or not the wheel 12 is rotating, a control unit 22 for controlling the motor and releasable connection means 24 for releasably connecting the wheel assembly 10 to a golf trolley (30), the control unit 22 having at least a first mode of operation in which the motor can be activated only when the wheel 12 is already rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Adam Stewart, David Michael Funnell, Duncan Ross Stewart, Jon Stewart-Miller