Patents by Inventor Martyn Harry Jenkins

Martyn Harry Jenkins 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).

  • Stairlifts
    Patent number: 8550215
    Abstract: The invention provides a manual two-way swivel mechanism for a stairlift. The mechanism allows the stairlift chair to be swivelled in an uphill direction only, at the carriage is at the top of the rail; and in a downhill direction only, when the carriage is at the bottom of the rail. An interlock is provided which regulates the direction in which the chair can be swivelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Stannah Stairlifts Limited
    Inventors: Nicholas Paul Linton, Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • STAIRLIFTS
    Publication number: 20100263966
    Abstract: The invention provides a manual two-way swivel mechanism for a stairlift. The mechanism allows the stairlift chair to be swivelled in an uphill direction only, at the carriage is at the top of the rail; and in a downhill direction only, when the carriage is at the bottom of the rail. An interlock is provided which regulates the direction in which the chair can be swivelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: STANNAH STAIRLIFTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas Paul Linton, Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • Track for stairlifts
    Patent number: 6761250
    Abstract: A stairlift includes a rail cross-section and mounting rollers which, in combination, allow a stairlift assembly to be achieved which occupies little space and has a reduced visual impact. The rollers engage rolling surfaces arranged about the outer periphery of a tubular rail. The surfaces are preferably defined by structural components of the rail and are preferably non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the stair surfaces upon which the stairlift is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Stannah Stairlifts Limited
    Inventors: Andreas Csaba Szentistvany, Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • Carriage roller adjusting mechanism for stairlifts
    Patent number: 6755136
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the rollers of a stairlift carriage, for ensuring that the carriage is firmly located on a stairlift rail, includes rollers for engaging one side of the stairlift rail, as well as rollers located on an opposite side of the rail, such that the stairlift rail is located between opposed sets of rollers. To achieve adjustment, the rollers on one side of the rail are located on a common member, which can be displaced toward and away from the stairlift rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Stannah Stairlifts Limited
    Inventor: Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • Safety brake for stairlifts
    Patent number: 6659230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overspeed governor for a stairlift and is characterised in that it can operate in two opposite directions. This means that the same device can be fitted to stairlifts regardless of whether the stairlift installation is left or right handed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Stannah Stairlifts Limited
    Inventor: Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • Carriage roller adjusting mechanism for stairlifts
    Publication number: 20030029352
    Abstract: An arrangement is described for adjusting the rollers of the stairlifts carriage (10) to ensure the carriage is firmly located on a stairlift rail (11). The carriage (10) includes rollers (12) engaging one side of the rail as well as rollers (13) located on an apposite side of the rail, such that the rail (11) is located between opposed sets of rollers (12, 13). To achieve adjustment, the rollers (12) on one side of the rail are located on a common member (31), which common member is displaceable toward and away from the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Martyn Harry Jenkins
  • Clamp
    Patent number: D911158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Doughty Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Martyn Harry Jenkins