Patents by Inventor Dennis B. Hooper

Dennis B. Hooper 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).

  • Control of an anti-tip wheel in wheelchairs
    Publication number: 20040032119
    Abstract: A wheelchair has a seat frame and a back frame, the wheelchair being configured to tilt the seat frame from an initial position to a tilted position. The wheelchair includes a rear anti-tip wheel pivotally mounted for vertical articulation within a first range of motion. A means for limiting the vertical articulation to a second narrower range of motion in response to tilting of the seat frame is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Sy Tran, Dennis B. Hooper, James M. Koerlin