Patents by Inventor Dennis N. Sauve

Dennis N. Sauve 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: 7159681
    Abstract: A four-wheel personal transporter having a collapsible shell and a seat mounted on at least one shaft disposed at the rear end of the device, such shaft(s) movable approximately 90 degrees rearward from an upright position to a storage position and maneuvered into a receipt slot defined in the top portion of the rear shell, and a steering column disposed at the front end of the personal transporter in an upright position for use and rotatable approximately 90 degrees downward to a storage position against the top of the shell when such shell is in its collapsed storage mode, such steering column having a handle usable to pull the device on its front wheels in its storage mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Inventor: Dennis N. Sauve
  • Patent number: 6851498
    Abstract: A four-wheel scooter having a collapsible shell and a seat mounted on a shaft disposed at the rear end of the scooter, such shaft movable approximately 90 degrees forward from an upright position to a storage position into a receipt slot defined in the top portion of the shell and a steering column disposed at the front end of the scooter in an upright position for use and rotatable approximately 275 degrees to a storage position against the bottom of the unit when such shell is in its collapsed storage mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Inventor: Dennis N. Sauve
  • Patent number: 6343667
    Abstract: An electric-powered scooter is disclosed having a chassis with a platform upon which the rider stands, a front wheel mounted to provide steering control and a rear wheel rotatably mounted at the rear section of the chassis. A pedal is pivotably mounted at the rear section of the chassis and is attached to the motor and drive wheel. The pedal, in an inactive position, holds such drive wheel in a position where it does not contact the rear wheel. When the pedal is depressed by the foot of the rider, the motor is turned on and the drive wheel contacts the rear wheel, propelling the scooter forward. When released, the pedal returns automatically by spring means to its inactive position, breaking the contact of the rear wheel with the drive wheel, and automatically turning the motor off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Inventor: Dennis N. Sauve
  • Publication number: 20010035308
    Abstract: An electric-powered scooter is disclosed having a chassis with a platform upon which the rider stands, a front wheel mounted to provide steering control and a rear wheel rotatably mounted at the rear section of the chassis. A pedal is pivotably mounted at the rear section of the chassis and is attached to the motor and drive wheel. The pedal, in an inactive position, holds such drive wheel in a position where it does not contact the rear wheel. When the pedal is depressed by the foot of the rider, the motor is turned on and the drive wheel contacts the rear wheel, propelling the scooter forward. When released, the pedal returns automatically by spring means to its inactive position, breaking the contact of the rear wheel with the drive wheel, and automatically turning the motor off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Dennis N. Sauve
  • Patent number: 6227324
    Abstract: An electrically powered scooter is disclosed having a chassis with a platform upon which the rider stands, a front wheel mounted to provide steering control and a rear wheel rotatably mounted at the rear section of the chassis. A pedal is pivotably mounted at the rear section of the chassis and is attached to the motor and drive wheel. The pedal, in an inactive position holds such drive wheel in a position where it does not contact the rear wheel. When the pedal is depressed by the foot of the rider, the motor is turned on and the drive wheel contacts the rear wheel, propelling the scooter forward. When released, the pedal returns automatically by spring means to its inactive position, breaking the contact of the rear wheel with the drive wheel, and automatically turning the motor off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: Dennis N. Sauve