Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Hobson

Douglas A. Hobson 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).

  • Wheelchair passenger station
    Patent number: 7854576
    Abstract: A rear facing wheelchair passenger station for securing a wheelchair in a large accessible transit vehicle. The station includes a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired lateral and rearward movement of the wheelchair, wall side flip seats which are adapted to covert the wheelchair passenger station for use by non-wheelchair persons, hand holds, high friction floor material for assisting in the prevention of movement of the wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Valeda Company LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Girardin, Joe Esteireiro, Andrew Shutter, Douglas A. Hobson, Jules Legal
  • Docking and securement system for wheeled mobility devices
    Patent number: 7736104
    Abstract: A docking device for use with a wheeled mobility device having a device interface on a rear thereof includes a securing mechanism to dock with the device interface. The securing mechanism is adapted to dock with the device interface upon rearward motion of the wheeled mobility device relative to the docking device regardless of the horizontal position of the mobility device over a range of horizontal positions of the mobility device. The securing device can also be adapted to dock with the device interface regardless of the angle of the device interface relative to the docking device over a range of angles of the device interface. Further, the securing device can be adapted to dock with the device interface regardless of the vertical position of the device interface relative to the docking device over a range of vertical positions of the device interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh–of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Douglas A. Hobson
  • Docking and securement system for wheeled mobility devices
    Publication number: 20070189871
    Abstract: A docking device for use with a wheeled mobility device having a device interface on a rear thereof includes a securing mechanism to dock with the device interface,. The securing mechanism is adapted to dock with the device interface upon rearward motion of the wheeled mobility device relative to the docking device regardless of the horizontal position of the mobility device over a range of horizontal positions of the mobility device. The securing device can also be adapted to dock with the device interface regardless of the angle of the device interface relative to the docking device over a range of angles of the device interface. Further, the securing device can be adapted to dock with the device interface regardless of the vertical position of the device interface relative to the docking device over a range of vertical positions of the device interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas Hobson