Patents by Inventor Justin Hargraves

Justin Hargraves 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).

  • Publication number: 20240058187
    Abstract: A ramp assembly includes a guide rail at least partially disposed in a void space between ramp platform edge guards, above a ramp platform, and below a ramp cover to reduce the overall height/thickness of the ramp assembly as compared to prior art ramp assemblies that locate guide rails below the ramp platform. A transition flap assembly provides lateral guidance for the ramp platform and carriage assembly. The transition flap assembly and ramp platform assembly engage to ensure at least approximate contact between the transition flap and ramp platform when the ramp platform is deployed and to maintain a spaced relationship between the two when the ramp platform is between the deployed and stowed positions. A sliding door track is configured to provide structural reinforcement to a track pan area of a floor. The guide rail may include an enhanced end stop to decelerate the ramp platform over a distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Stranko, Robert Earl Bettcher, III, Justin Hargraves
  • Patent number: 11395778
    Abstract: A modified OEM vehicle having an interior for accommodating a passenger in a wheelchair including a floor base assembly, a seat, and a seat base assembly operatively connected to the seat. The seat base assembly includes a lower seat base assembly configured to be coupled to the floor base assembly, an upper seat base assembly pivotably coupled to the lower seat base assembly, and an actuator coupled to the lower seat base assembly and to the upper seat assembly. The actuator includes a retracted position in which the seat is located in a seated position and an extended position in which the seat is located in a tilted position, wherein the tilted position of the seat provides additional space for the wheelchair within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Braun Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Hargraves, Bill Newton, Jeffrey Tigges
  • Publication number: 20210007917
    Abstract: A modified OEM vehicle having an interior for accommodating a passenger in a wheelchair including a floor base assembly, a seat, and a seat base assembly operatively connected to the seat. The seat base assembly includes a lower seat base assembly configured to be coupled to the floor base assembly, an upper seat base assembly pivotably coupled to the lower seat base assembly, and an actuator coupled to the lower seat base assembly and to the upper seat assembly. The actuator includes a retracted position in which the seat is located in a seated position and an extended position in which the seat is located in a tilted position, wherein the tilted position of the seat provides additional space for the wheelchair within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Hargraves, Bill Newton, Jeffrey Tigges
  • Patent number: 10813803
    Abstract: A modified OEM vehicle having an interior for accommodating a passenger in a wheelchair including a floor base assembly, a seat, and a seat base assembly operatively connected to the seat. The seat base assembly includes a lower seat base assembly configured to be coupled to the floor base assembly, an upper seat base assembly pivotably coupled to the lower seat base assembly, and an actuator coupled to the lower seat base assembly and to the upper seat assembly. The the actuator includes a retracted position in which the seat is located in a seated position and an extended position in which the seat is located in a tilted position, wherein the tilted position of the seat provides additional space for the wheelchair within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Hargraves, Bill Newton, Jeffrey Tigges
  • Publication number: 20180228677
    Abstract: A modified OEM vehicle having an interior for accommodating a passenger in a wheelchair including a floor base assembly, a seat, and a seat base assembly operatively connected to the seat. The seat base assembly includes a lower seat base assembly configured to be coupled to the floor base assembly, an upper seat base assembly pivotably coupled to the lower seat base assembly, and an actuator coupled to the lower seat base assembly and to the upper seat assembly. The the actuator includes a retracted position in which the seat is located in a seated position and an extended position in which the seat is located in a tilted position, wherein the tilted position of the seat provides additional space for the wheelchair within the interior of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Justin Hargraves, Bill Newton, Jeffrey Tigges