Patents by Inventor Lisa E. Petersson

Lisa E. Petersson 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).

  • Mounting and positioning apparatus for increased user independence
    Patent number: 8056874
    Abstract: Positioning apparatuses mountable to a wheelchair or other such device are disclosed. An illustrative positioning apparatus can include a base unit, a number of armatures each defining an extension of the apparatus, a number of rotatable joints adapted to permit movement of the armatures, and a platform adapted to support one or more objects. A number of actuation levers connected to the rotatable joints can be used to simultaneously unlock each of the joints in a single step, allowing the apparatus to be easily repositioned. A locking mechanism within each joint may permit one or more user-defined locking positions to be set on the joint. A temporary lock-out mechanism within each joint results in the unlocking of each joint until the armatures are rotated away from the locked position, allowing operation of the device with one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Blue Sky Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Nicholas K. Lee, Lisa E. Petersson, Sherry M. Rovig, Andrew L. VonDuyke
  • MOUNTING AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR INCREASED USER INDEPENDENCE
    Publication number: 20080302938
    Abstract: Positioning apparatuses mountable to a wheelchair or other such device are disclosed. An illustrative positioning apparatus can include a base unit, a number of armatures each defining an extension of the apparatus, a number of rotatable joints adapted to permit movement of the armatures, and a platform adapted to support one or more objects. A number of actuation levers connected to the rotatable joints can be used to simultaneously unlock each of the joints in a single step, allowing the apparatus to be easily repositioned. A locking mechanism within each joint may permit one or more user-defined locking positions to be set on the joint. A temporary lock-out mechanism within each joint results in the unlocking of each joint until the armatures are rotated away from the locked position, allowing operation of the device with one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: BLUE SKY DESIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Dianne M. Goodwin, Nicholas K. Lee, Lisa E. Petersson, Sherry M. Rovig, Andrew L. VonDuyke
  • Communication aid
    Patent number: D366657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ablenet, Inc.
    Inventors: Leander Hallgren, Lisa E. Petersson