Patents by Inventor Mario W. Clagnaz, Jr.

Mario W. Clagnaz, Jr. 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).

  • Proportional brake for powered wheelchairs
    Patent number: 4407393
    Abstract: A braking system for a powered wheelchair is disclosed which provides means for the brakes to be activated by a quadraplegic operator. The system provides the operator with the ability to apply the brakes either fully or partially, or to apply the brakes intermittently without completely stopping the chair. When power to the system is turned off, the brakes remain in the state of activation which they were in prior to the interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1983
    Inventors: Myron Youdin, Mario W. Clagnaz, Jr., Henry Louie
  • Wheelchair mounted control apparatus
    Patent number: 4207959
    Abstract: A voice actuated wheelchair control apparatus is disclosed which allows a quadriplegic to control the speed and direction of travel of a motorized wheelchair by spoken commands. The apparatus includes means for executing spoken commands for initiating incremental changes in the chair's speed or direction of travel. The apparatus also includes means for executing spoken commands which modify or override the wheelchair motion initiated by previously spoken commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1980
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Myron Youdin, Mario W. Clagnaz, Jr., Henry Louie