Patents by Inventor Nicholas Hinkle

Nicholas Hinkle 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: 9545538
    Abstract: A portable recumbent stepper device may comprise a frame which may have a main body in the form of a beam extending fore-to-aft. The frame may also include a front leg and a rear base both for providing vertical and lateral support. The device may include an upward frame element fixedly joined to the fore end of the main body. A pair of foot pedals may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element. A pair of upwardly extending handles may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element and to the foot pedals so that they move in unison with the foot pedals, and the handles may be swept rearward to accommodate a seated user. A pair of resistance elements may be joined to the frame at one end and to one of the pair of foot pedals at another end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Inventor: Nicholas Hinkle
  • Patent number: 9205018
    Abstract: Embodiments may comprise a folding transfer handle having a mounting bracket. A mounting bracket may include a base wall adapted to engage an arbitrary surface in a fixed mounting relation. Embodiments may further include a handle member such as a bar having a free end, and a pivot end. The length of the handle member may be approximately equal to the width of the palm of an adult human hand. The pivot end of the handle member may include a means for engaging the mounting bracket in a pivotal relation defining a 90 degree range of motion between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20150065307
    Abstract: A portable recumbent stepper device may comprise a frame which may have a main body in the form of a beam extending fore-to-aft. The frame may also include a front leg and a rear base both for providing vertical and lateral support. The device may include an upward frame element fixedly joined to the fore end of the main body. A pair of foot pedals may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element. A pair of upwardly extending handles may be hingedly joined to the upward frame element and to the foot pedals so that they move in unison with the foot pedals, and the handles may be swept rearward to accommodate a seated user. A pair of resistance elements may be joined to the frame at one end and to one of the pair of foot pedals at another end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas Hinkle
  • Publication number: 20130326845
    Abstract: Embodiments may comprise a folding transfer handle having a mounting bracket. A mounting bracket may include a base wall adapted to engage an arbitrary surface in a fixed mounting relation. Embodiments may further include a handle member such as a bar having a free end, and a pivot end. The length of the handle member may be approximately equal to the width of the palm of an adult human hand. The pivot end of the handle member may include a means for engaging the mounting bracket in a pivotal relation defining a 90 degree range of motion between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Nicholas Hinkle