Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Runnels

Jeffrey Runnels 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: 10869793
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing mobility device lifting and positioning are provided. An apparatus for positioning a mobility device above a ground surface comprises at least one support structure and a platform. The at least one support structure includes a lower surface, a plurality of retractable wheels, and at least one lifting mechanism. The at least one support structure is support on the ground surface using one of the lower surface or the plurality of retractable wheels. The platform is coupled to the at least one lifting mechanism, the platform is configurable in at least one of a first configuration or a second configuration. The at least one support structure is supported on the ground surface by the plurality of retractable wheels in one of the first configuration or the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Runnels
  • Patent number: 10406047
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing mobility device lifting and positioning are provided. A lifting and positioning apparatus includes at least one support structure, a control unit configured to cause the apparatus to perform at least one operation, at least one lifting mechanism coupled to the at least one support structure, the at least one lifting mechanism configured to operate at least in part according to one or more signals received from the control unit, a platform support assembly coupled to the at least one lifting mechanism, the platform support assembly having at least one arm pivotally attached thereto, and a platform coupled to the at least one arm, the platform configured to be positioned in at least one of a collapsed and a non-collapsed configuration, the platform further including a ramp pivotally coupled thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Jeffrey Runnels