Patents by Inventor Ivan D. Samila

Ivan D. Samila 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 mount and method for stabilizing a wheelchair component
    Patent number: 8657322
    Abstract: A wheelchair mount includes a body, a band secured to the body, and a stabilizing component secured to the body. The band is sized to secure an associated wheelchair bar between the band and the stabilizing component. The stabilizing component resists rotational movement of the body relative to the wheelchair bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Invacare Corp.
    Inventor: Ivan D. Samila
  • WHEELCHAIR MOUNT AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING A WHEELCHAIR COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130020783
    Abstract: A wheelchair mount includes a body, a band secured to the body, and a stabilizing component secured to the body. The band is sized to secure an associated wheelchair bar between the band and the stabilizing component. The stabilizing component resists rotational movement of the body relative to the wheelchair bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventor: Ivan D. Samila
  • Coupling and orthotic brace incorporating the coupling
    Patent number: 6488644
    Abstract: A coupling, for example, for an orthotic brace has a cam member with a first planar bearing face journalled for rotation on a planar bearing surface of a first coupling portion, and a second planar bearing face inclined to the first face and journalled to rotate relative to a planar bearing surface of a second coupling portion. A clamping device urges the faces and surfaces together to exert a frictional reaction retaining the cam member in a selected rotational position and retains the coupling portions rigidly opposed towards the cam member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Becker Orthopedic Appliance Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin J. Ostrom, Ivan D. Samila, Stephen Naumann