Patents by Inventor Seth R. Hills

Seth R. Hills 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: 11986112
    Abstract: An apparatus can be used for assisting a user in donning a shoe, the shoe having a heel collar and a tongue, wherein the tongue has an underside. The apparatus can comprise a body that is partially receivable into the shoe. The body can have a top portion that is configured to extend above the heel collar when the body is partially received into the shoe. An inner portion can extend downwardly from the top portion. First and second projections that extend forwardly from the body and can be configured to bias against the underside of the tongue on opposing sides of the tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: United States Government As Represented By The Department Of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Seth R. Hills, Garrett S. Bullock
  • Publication number: 20230284811
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting a user in donning a shoe is disclosed. The apparatus can have a body defining a U-shaped receptacle that is configured to extend across an upper surface of the shoe. The body can have a pair of legs that extend downwardly on respective sides of the body to respective lower edges. The body can have a highest portion opposite the lower edges of the pair of legs that is spaced from the lower edges of the legs by at least 2 inches along a vertical axis. The apparatus can further have a clip that is coupled to the body, the clip comprising an arm that is pivotable relative to the body. The arm can define a first clamping surface. A second clamping surface can face the first clamping surface. The first and second clamping surfaces can receive the tongue therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Seth R. Hills, GARRETT S. BULLOCK
  • Publication number: 20210393062
    Abstract: An apparatus can be used for assisting a user in donning a shoe, the shoe having a heel collar and a tongue, wherein the tongue has an underside. The apparatus can comprise a body that is partially receivable into the shoe. The body can have a top portion that is configured to extend above the heel collar when the body is partially received into the shoe. An inner portion can extend downwardly from the top portion. First and second projections that extend forwardly from the body and can be configured to bias against the underside of the tongue on opposing sides of the tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Seth R. Hills, Garrett S. Bullock
  • Patent number: 11029113
    Abstract: A device for pulling the trigger of a firearm includes an actuator, a controller in signal communication with the actuator and a switch in communication with the controller. The actuator mounts on the firearm adjacent to the trigger. The actuator has a body movable into engagement with the trigger for pulling the trigger. The body is movable out of engagement with the trigger permitting the trigger to reset. The controller is adapted to transmit first and second commands to the actuator. The first command directs moving the body into engagement with the trigger, and the second command directs moving the body out of engagement with the trigger. The switch is adapted to transmit a first signal to the controller causing the controller to transmit the first command to the actuator, and a second signal to the controller for causing the controller to transmit the second command to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventor: Seth R. Hills
  • Publication number: 20200256632
    Abstract: A device for pulling the trigger of a firearm includes an actuator, a controller in signal communication with the actuator and a switch in communication with the controller. The actuator mounts on the firearm adjacent to the trigger. The actuator has a body movable into engagement with the trigger for pulling the trigger. The body is movable out of engagement with the trigger permitting the trigger to reset. The controller is adapted to transmit first and second commands to the actuator. The first command directs moving the body into engagement with the trigger, and the second command directs moving the body out of engagement with the trigger. The switch is adapted to transmit a first signal to the controller causing the controller to transmit the first command to the actuator, and a second signal to the controller for causing the controller to transmit the second command to the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Seth R. Hills