Patents by Inventor Karl W. Brown

Karl W. Brown 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).

  • Automated mounting and positioning apparatus for increased user independence
    Patent number: 9844871
    Abstract: An accessibility-enhancing joint module may include a housing, a powered motor disposed within the housing, a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor, a coupling element configured to attach to the receiving member, and a control board disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the powered motor, wherein the coupling element is disposed external to the housing. An accessibility-enhancing arm assembly may include a first joint module and a second joint module and a tubular arm member attached to the proximal mounting portion of the first joint module and the proximal mounting portion of the second joint module, each joint module including a housing having a body portion and a proximal mounting portion, a powered motor disposed within the housing, and a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor. The joint module(s) and/or the arm assembly may be operable by a variety of accessible controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: BLUESKY DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Martin W. Stone, Nicholas K. Lee, Karl W. Brown
  • MOUNTING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR INCREASED USER INDEPENDENCE
    Publication number: 20150251322
    Abstract: An accessibility-enhancing joint module may include a housing, a powered motor disposed within the housing, a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor, a coupling element configured to attach to the receiving member, and a control board disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the powered motor, wherein the coupling element is disposed external to the housing. An accessibility-enhancing arm assembly may include a first joint module and a second joint module and a tubular arm member attached to the proximal mounting portion of the first joint module and the proximal mounting portion of the second joint module, each joint module including a housing having a body portion and a proximal mounting portion, a powered motor disposed within the housing, and a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor. The joint module(s) and/or the arm assembly may be operable by a variety of accessible controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Martin W. Stone, Nicholas K. Lee, Karl W. Brown
  • MOUNTING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR INCREASED USER INDEPENDENCE
    Publication number: 20150252940
    Abstract: An accessibility-enhancing joint module may include a housing, a powered motor disposed within the housing, a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor, a coupling element configured to attach to the receiving member, and a control board disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the powered motor, wherein the coupling element is disposed external to the housing. An accessibility-enhancing arm assembly may include a first joint module and a second joint module and a tubular arm member attached to the proximal mounting portion of the first joint module and the proximal mounting portion of the second joint module, each joint module including a housing having a body portion and a proximal mounting portion, a powered motor disposed within the housing, and a rotatable receiving member operatively connected to the powered motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Martin W. Stone, Nicholas K. Lee, Karl W. Brown