Patents by Inventor Michael R. Wallden

Michael R. Wallden 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).

  • Safety restraint for vehicle towing assemblies
    Patent number: 7845669
    Abstract: A safety restraint for use with a towing assembly. The towing assembly is attached at a first end to a towing vehicle and at a second end to a towed vehicle. The restraint includes an elongate, hollow body that receives the towing assembly. The body is formed from at least two fibers that are woven into a multi-axis braid pattern. The cylindrical body at least partially encapsulates the towing assembly. For example, the body may include a first set of fibers arranged into a first ribbon of a particular width and a second set of fibers arranged into a second ribbon of a particular width, and the two ribbons are woven into a biaxial braid to provide the hollow body. The restraint also includes coupling mechanisms that retain the ends of the body and attach these ends to the towing vehicle and to the towed vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Yeh, Michael R. Wallden, Joel N. Payne
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, OR APPARATUS RELATING TO A RECONFIGURABLE COMMUNAL SPACE
    Publication number: 20100139176
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with a reconfigurable communal space are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Flueck, Todd P. Camill, Michael R. Wallden, Anthony J. Driscoll
  • SAFETY RESTRAINT FOR VEHICLE TOWING ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20090194970
    Abstract: A safety restraint for use with a towing assembly. The towing assembly is attached at a first end to a towing vehicle and at a second end to a towed vehicle. The restraint includes an elongate, hollow body that receives the towing assembly. The body is formed from at least two fibers that are woven into a multi-axis braid pattern. The cylindrical body at least partially encapsulates the towing assembly. For example, the body may include a first set of fibers arranged into a first ribbon of a particular width and a second set of fibers arranged into a second ribbon of a particular width, and the two ribbons are woven into a biaxial braid to provide the hollow body. The restraint also includes coupling mechanisms that retain the ends of the body and attach these ends to the towing vehicle and to the towed vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Yeh, Michael R. Wallden, Joel N. Payne