Patents by Inventor Eric Ankerud

Eric Ankerud 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).

  • SAFETY CONTROL FOR MOBILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240115455
    Abstract: A mobility device configurable in a first walk configuration and a second stair-climb configuration, including a frame with movable front leg portions, a leg-actuation system connected to the front leg portions and a safety-control device mounted to the frame. The safety-control device includes a configuration selector, and a lever connected to the leg-actuation system and configured to actuate the cable actuation system so as to cause the first and second movable leg portions to move from a first position to a second position. The lever remains locked in a first lever position such that the lever cannot be moved unless the configuration selector is in a depressed position, thereby preventing inadvertent movement of the leg portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Sigsworth, Matthew Gingras, Eric Ankerud, Brian Morin, Dan Becker, Mark Brodie, Leland Ray Adams, Joseph Paul, Amy T. Potts, J. Derek Riemer
  • Safety control for mobility device
    Patent number: 11759385
    Abstract: A mobility device configurable in a first walk configuration and a second stair-climb configuration, including a frame with movable front leg portions, a leg-actuation system connected to the front leg portions and a safety-control device mounted to the frame. The safety-control device includes a configuration selector, and a lever connected to the leg-actuation system and configured to actuate the cable actuation system so as to cause the first and second movable leg portions to move from a first position to a second position. The lever remains locked in a first lever position such that the lever cannot be moved unless the configuration selector is in a depressed position, thereby preventing inadvertent movement of the leg portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: STAIRASSIST WALKER, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Sigsworth, Matthew Gingras, Eric Ankerud, Brian Morin, Dan Becker, Mark Brodie, Leland Ray Adams, Joseph Paul, Amy T. Potts, J. Derek Riemer
  • SAFETY CONTROL FOR MOBILITY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220241134
    Abstract: A mobility device configurable in a first walk configuration and a second stair-climb configuration, including a frame with movable front leg portions, a leg-actuation system connected to the front leg portions and a safety-control device mounted to the frame. The safety-control device includes a configuration selector, and a lever connected to the leg-actuation system and configured to actuate the cable actuation system so as to cause the first and second movable leg portions to move from a first position to a second position. The lever remains locked in a first lever position such that the lever cannot be moved unless the configuration selector is in a depressed position, thereby preventing inadvertent movement of the leg portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Sigsworth, Matthew Gingras, Eric Ankerud, Brian Morin, Dan Becker, Mark Brodie, Leland Ray Adams, Joseph Paul, Amy T. Potts, J. Derek Riemer