Patents by Inventor Nigel G. Shapcott

Nigel G. Shapcott 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).

  • Wheelchair
    Patent number: 4364580
    Abstract: A wheelchair having at least one pivotal wheel which is steerable in a mar which does not interfere with the manual driving of the wheelchair, by providing a pair of levers linked to the pivotal wheel or wheels and actuable by movement of the upper body of a user of the chair, each lever being movable to steer the wheelchair in one respective direction only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: The School of Bioengineering and Biophysics of the University of Dundee
    Inventor: Nigel G. Shapcott