Patents by Inventor Fredrick Brown

Fredrick Brown 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: 10159613
    Abstract: A device (1) for loading a vehicle (50) includes a platform for positioning inside the larger vehicle, a ramp having a sidewall, and a bridging member connectable between the platform and ramp, wherein the bridging member and ramp are configured to move to a deployed position in which the bridging member extends between the platform and the ramp such that the bridging member and platform are substantially coplanar, and the ramp extends at an angle from the bridging member. A mobility vehicle includes a body having a floor, wherein the floor has an upper side and a ground-facing side, at least one front wheel and a plurality of rear wheels, and a guide (53) attachable to the body and movable away from the floor to a deployed position on the ground-facing side of the floor. The mobility vehicle may ascend the ramp of the device and the guide contacts the sidewall and lifts the at least one front wheel off the floor of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced Vehicle Concepts Limited
    Inventor: Fredrick Brown
  • Publication number: 20160220430
    Abstract: A device (1) for loading a vehicle (50) includes a platform for positioning inside the larger vehicle, a ramp having a sidewall, and a bridging member connectable between the platform and ramp, wherein the bridging member and ramp are configured to move to a deployed position in which the bridging member extends between the platform and the ramp such that the bridging member and platform are substantially coplanar, and the ramp extends at an angle from the bridging member. A mobility vehicle includes a body having a floor, wherein the floor has an upper side and a ground-facing side, at least one front wheel and a plurality of rear wheels, and a guide (53) attachable to the body and movable away from the floor to a deployed position on the ground-facing side of the floor. The mobility vehicle may ascend the ramp of the device and the guide contacts the sidewall and lifts the at least one front wheel off the floor of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Fredrick Brown