Patents by Inventor Mark E. Vaughn

Mark E. Vaughn 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: 5031912
    Abstract: An automobile steering assembly to be mounted on a wheelchair for therapeutic purposes. The steering wheel is rotatably mounted on a plate attached to the horizontal center section of a tubular frame which fits onto the frame of the wheelchair. The steering wheel is positioned so that it is presented to the person seated in the wheelchair in the same position that the steering wheel of an automobile is presented to the seated driver of the automobile so that the person in the wheelchair can grasp the steering wheel as though he or she were the driver of an automobile. The steering wheel is mounted so it can be rotated or turned about its central axis similarly to the turning of an automobile steering wheel. However, unlike an automobile steering wheel, the therapy steering wheel includes manually adjustable means for varying the amount of force required to turn the therapy steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Inventors: Mark E. Vaughn, Blanche O. Wenger