Patents by Inventor Paul C. Probst

Paul C. Probst 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).

  • Publication number: 20040183343
    Abstract: A bicycle seat that vibrates/oscillates/kneads/massages the riders anatomy via intermittent digitally controlled frequencies or by way of an on-off activation switch or by sensor/weight activation. This allows rider seat massage to maximize comfort, minimize soreness/numbness at the perineum, ischial tuberosities and/or gluteus maximus muscles when on seat for varying periods of time. A vibratory or oscillatory lightweight tube is integrated within the underside of the seat front to back, so as to be one with the hard plastic shell-undercarriage and/or metal rod infrastructure of the seat. Seat massage can be vibratory/oscillatory Rpm's or frequencies similar to frequency vibration/oscillation of hand held vibrators up to ultrasonic toothbrushes having much higher strokes per minute. The massage frequencies are conducted within the tube and seat therefore the entire seat vibrates/oscillates thus massaging the seated rider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventor: Paul C. Probst
  • Patent number: 5924249
    Abstract: A stairway step assembly for use as an aid in climbing a stairway. The assembly is particularly useful to elderly and handicapped users who have difficulty climbing a standard stairway due to the height or rise of the steps thereof. The assembly provides a means of quickly, economically, and safely altering the step arrangement of the standard stairway with minimal or no modification to the permanent structure of the stairway. The assembly comprises a plurality of step members having predetermined horizontal dimensions and a predetermined height which is approximately one-half the height or rise distance of a standard step. The assembly further comprises an attachments mechanism for connecting the step members in place on the top or horizontal section of standard steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Protector Car, Inc.
    Inventors: William P Kroll, Paul C Probst, Karl J F Kroll
  • Patent number: 5664379
    Abstract: A stairway step assembly for use as an aid in climbing a stairway. The assembly is particularly useful to elderly and handicapped users who have difficulty climbing a standard stairway due to the height or rise of the steps thereof. The assembly provides a means of quickly, economically, and safely altering the step arrangement of the standard stairway with minimal or no modification to the permanent structure of the stairway. The assembly comprises a plurality of step members having predetermined horizontal dimensions and a predetermined height which is approximately one-half the height or rise distance of a standard step. The assembly further comprises an attachments mechanism for connecting the step members in place on the top or horizontal section of standard steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Protector Care, Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Kroll, Paul C. Probst, Karl J. F. Kroll