Patents by Inventor Katie Osborne

Katie Osborne 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).

  • Sling bars, methods for attaching a subject sling to sling bars, and lift systems using sling bars
    Patent number: 11767198
    Abstract: Sling bars, lift systems, and methods of attaching a subject sling to a sling bar are disclosed. A sling bar includes a bar extending in a longitudinal direction, a protrusion extending from an upper part of the bar, a sling attachment portion extending to define a receiving aperture, a terminus of the sling attachment portion facing the protrusion, defining an opening into the receiving aperture, the protrusion defining an undercut portion of the receiving aperture, a retention latch pivotally coupled to the protrusion and defining an engagement face that selectively interfaces with a stop surface at the terminus in a closed position to cover the opening, the retention latch being constrained to pivot to an open position whereby the retention latch ceases to interface with the stop surface at the terminus, and a biasing mechanism coupled to the retention latch to force the retention latch toward the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: LIKO Research & Development AB
    Inventors: Alejandro Noe Conejo Castaño, Christian H. Reinke, Todd P. O'Neal, Nishita Vanita Shashikant, Scott M. Corbin, Katie Osborne, James Walke, Jeffrey Scott Jelinek, Marcus Linde
  • SLING BARS, METHODS FOR ATTACHING A SUBJECT SLING TO SLING BARS, AND LIFT SYSTEMS USING SLING BARS
    Publication number: 20210316964
    Abstract: Sling bars, lift systems, and methods of attaching a subject sling to a sling bar are disclosed. A sling bar includes a bar extending in a longitudinal direction, a protrusion extending from an upper part of the bar, a sling attachment portion extending to define a receiving aperture, a terminus of the sling attachment portion facing the protrusion, defining an opening into the receiving aperture, the protrusion defining an undercut portion of the receiving aperture, a retention latch pivotally coupled to the protrusion and defining an engagement face that selectively interfaces with a stop surface at the terminus in a closed position to cover the opening, the retention latch being constrained to pivot to an open position whereby the retention latch ceases to interface with the stop surface at the terminus, and a biasing mechanism coupled to the retention latch to force the retention latch toward the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Alejandro Noe Conejo Castaño, Christian H. Reinke, Todd P. O'Neal, Nishita Vanita Shashikant, Scott M. Corbin, Katie Osborne, James Walke, Jeffrey Scott Jelinek, Marcus Linde