Patents by Inventor Jeffery Donati

Jeffery Donati 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).

  • Device for securing a wheelchair, scooter, or transportable equipment
    Patent number: 7160068
    Abstract: A flush-mounted securing device, preferably secured in a floor of a vehicle, to restrain a handicapped person in a wheelchair or scooter in a passenger vehicle. The securing device comprises a base plate, a top plate rotationally mounted relative to the base plate and including a series of belt or strap receptacles to fasten the transportable equipment, a low-profile shaft that axially supports the top plate for rotational movement against lateral forces between the top plane and base plate, a set of circumferentially disposed bearings (or slip rings) between the top plate and the base plate, and a retaining cap that secures the top plate to the base plate. Optionally, the device may include a locking/ratcheting mechanism to fixedly position the top plate at discrete rotational positions to assist passenger ingress/egress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: ADA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Scialabba, James Liska, Jeffery Donati
  • Device for securing a wheelchair, scooter, or transportable equipment
    Publication number: 20050269798
    Abstract: A flush-mounted securing device, preferably secured in a floor of a vehicle, to restrain a handicapped person in a wheelchair or scooter in a passenger vehicle. The securing device comprises a base plate, a top plate rotationally mounted relative to the base plate and including a series of belt or strap receptacles to fasten the transportable equipment, a low-profile shaft that axially supports the top plate for rotational movement against lateral forces between the top plane and base plate, a set of circumferentially disposed bearings (or slip rings) between the top plate and the base plate, and a retaining cap that secures the top plate to the base plate. Optionally, the device may include a locking/ratcheting mechanism to fixedly position the top plate at discrete rotational positions to assist passenger ingress/egress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: ADA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmen Scialabba, James Liska, Jeffery Donati