Patents by Inventor Karl H. Westermann

Karl H. Westermann 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: 8783709
    Abstract: The apparatus of the present disclosure is an improvement on known wheelchairs and other known devices for transporting elderly, infirm, injured, handicapped, disabled, or otherwise mobility-impaired individuals. The present disclosure provides a seat that is adjustable in height, tilt angle, and orientation, relative to the supporting surface and frame of the apparatus. In some embodiments, the height adjustment is provided via a hydraulic lift cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventors: Karl H. Westermann, Mary Kay Schitton
  • Patent number: 4477304
    Abstract: A tool, particularly adapted for use with a computer controlled robot includes an adhesive application device for depositing a quantity of liquid adhesive to a work piece, a transport roller for engaging the elongated material with the deposited adhesive on the work piece and about which the elongated material may be fed, and a separation means for severing a predetermined applied length of the elongated material from the supply of such material. The position of a pinch roller relative to the elongated material and transport roller is remotely controlled to provide holding of the elongated material during adhesive application, tacking, and cutting, and feeding of the material between tacking and cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Karl H. Westermann