Patents by Inventor James Cole Galloway

James Cole Galloway 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: 11135112
    Abstract: A multi-room in-home harness system is disclosed. Specific implementations may include a first plurality of tracks including a first track system in a first room, a trolley that may be configured to moveably couple to a track of the first plurality of tracks and move along a horizontal plane of the track, and a cart coupled to the trolley, where the trolley may be configured to move the cart along each track of the first plurality of tracks and may also be configured to transfer the cart from the first plurality of tracks to a second plurality of tracks in a second room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University, University of Delaware
    Inventors: Kyle N. Winfree, James Cole Galloway
  • Patent number: 9089465
    Abstract: A gantry system supports a human user in a harness attached to a carriage on a track. The carriage may comprise a body defining a U-shaped or C-shaped opening sized to receive a cylindrical track, and a pair of wheels attached to the body that roll along a top portion of the track with sufficiently minimal drag to permit the user to move the carriage without assistance. Single track embodiments may have a straight or curved trajectory and may have intersecting track portions with junctions that move between the intersecting track portions. In other embodiments, the carriage traverses a perpendicular track spanning a pair of parallel tracks. The perpendicular track may traverse the parallel tracks with or without motorized assistance. A counterweight system may provide partial weight support for the user. In one embodiment, the tracks are supported by a collapsible free-standing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    Inventors: James Cole Galloway, Ralph D. Cope, Nanette Gopez, Steven A. Cope, Tim Braucht, Kim Ferrara
  • Publication number: 20140223661
    Abstract: A gantry system supports a human user in a harness attached to a carriage on a track. The carriage may comprise a body defining a U-shaped or C-shaped opening sized to receive a cylindrical track, and a pair of wheels attached to the body that roll along a top portion of the track with sufficiently minimal drag to permit the user to move the carriage without assistance. Single track embodiments may have a straight or curved trajectory and may have intersecting track portions with junctions that move between the intersecting track portions. In other embodiments, the carriage traverses a perpendicular track spanning a pair of parallel tracks. The perpendicular track may traverse the parallel tracks with or without motorized assistance. A counterweight system may provide partial weight support for the user. In one embodiment, the tracks are supported by a collapsible free-standing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: University of Delaware
    Inventors: James Cole Galloway, Ralph D. Cope, Nanette Gopez, Steven A. Cope, Tim Braucht, Kim Ferrara