Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Kapp

Michael Alan Kapp 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).

  • Dynamic seating and walking wheelchair with an active seat with powerlift to stand
    Patent number: 9855175
    Abstract: A dynamic seating and walking wheelchair includes an active seat and a frame. The active seat is configured to move from a seated position to a standing position. The active seat includes a seat back with an upper end and a lower end, and a seat bottom with a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the seat bottom is rotatable about a movable pivot axis approximate to the lower end of the seat back from the seated position of approximately horizontal to the standing position of approximately vertical. The frame is configured to support the active seat. Wherein, when the active seat moves from a seated position to a standing position, the movable pivot axis moves both up and backwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Active Body, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Kenneth Wike, Jr., Michael Alan Kapp, Richard Michael McEntyre
  • DYNAMIC SEATING AND WALKING WHEELCHAIR WITH AN ACTIVE SEAT WITH POWERLIFT TO STAND
    Publication number: 20170258653
    Abstract: A dynamic seating and walking wheelchair includes an active seat and a frame. The active seat is configured to move from a seated position to a standing position. The active seat includes a seat back with an upper end and a lower end, and a seat bottom with a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the seat bottom is rotatable about a movable pivot axis approximate to the lower end of the seat back from the seated position of approximately horizontal to the standing position of approximately vertical. The frame is configured to support the active seat. Wherein, when the active seat moves from a seated position to a standing position, the movable pivot axis moves both up and backwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Kenneth WIKE, JR., Michael Alan KAPP, Richard Michael McENTYRE
  • Dynamic seating and walking wheelchair with an active seat with powerlift to stand
    Patent number: 9649236
    Abstract: A dynamic seating and walking wheelchair includes an active seat and a frame. The active seat is configured to move from a seated position to a standing position. The active seat includes a seat back with an upper end and a lower end, and a seat bottom with a front end and a rear end. The rear end of the seat bottom is rotatable about a movable pivot axis approximate to the lower end of the seat back from the seated position of approximately horizontal to the standing position of approximately vertical. The frame is configured to support the active seat. Wherein, when the active seat moves from a seated position to a standing position, the movable pivot axis moves both up and backwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Active Body, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Kenneth Wike, Jr., Michael Alan Kapp, Richard Michael McEntyre