Patents by Inventor Steven Lindquist

Steven Lindquist 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: 20060087103
    Abstract: A foldable wheelchair comprises a substantially horizontally extending upper side frame member. An upper end of an axle plate is secured to the upper side frame member. An axle housing is secured to the axle plate. A cross brace is pivotally secured directly to the axle plate at the lower end of the axle plate. A wheel mount assembly comprises an axle sleeve mount having an internal thread. An axle sleeve has an external thread that is in threaded engagement with the internal thread of the axle sleeve mount. The axle sleeve has an internal bore that accepts a wheel axle. The internal bore is angled with respect to the axis of the external threads to provide camber to a wheel. The axle sleeve is adapted to provide lateral adjustment to the wheel by rotating the axle sleeve within the axle sleeve mount any number of complete revolutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Schreiber, Michael Knopf, Errol Marklein, Steven Lindquist
  • Publication number: 20060055143
    Abstract: A wheel mount may generally be comprised of an axle plate and a camber tube clamp that may be height adjustable with respect to the axle plate. The camber tube clamp can be selectively mountable upright or inverted so as to increase an overall range of height adjustability. The camber tube clamp can be mountable in front of or behind the axle plate so as to increase an overall range of center-of-gravity adjustability. The camber tube clamp and the axle plate may have an interlocking feature that may allow the camber tube clamp to slide vertically along the axle plate to facilitate height adjustment. A seat collar can be positioned at various locations along a wheelchair frame for center-of-gravity adjustment. The axle plate can be detached from and attached to the seat tube collar to allow the axle plate and camber tube clamp to be reverse mounted in order to increase the range of center of gravity adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Schreiber, Michael Knopf, Errol Marklein, Steven Lindquist, Joshua Heit, Allen Killebrew, Todd Bernatsky
  • Publication number: 20060049593
    Abstract: An angle adjustable camber assembly is adapted to support the wheel of a wheelchair having a seat, the rear of which is at a given rear seat height. The assembly comprises a movable member for supporting the wheel. The movable member is adapted to translate and rotate so as to be able to selectively position the wheel at any one of a variety of camber angles while substantially maintaining the rear seat height and a spacing between the top of the wheel and the seat frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Schreiber, Steven Lindquist, Allen Killebrew
  • Publication number: 20050116440
    Abstract: The vehicle comprises a base and a seat moveable along a curve having a focal point. The vehicle is adjustable to position an occupant in the seat to achieve a desired position for the center of gravity of the occupant relative to the focal point of the curve. A method for minimizing effort required to tilt the seat of a personal mobility vehicle comprises the steps of providing a personal mobility vehicle having a seat that is adapted to move along an arc having a center of curvature, positioning the seat substantially horizontally, providing an occupant in the seat, and adjusting the position of the vehicle occupant's center of gravity so that the center of gravity is substantially equal to or below the center of curvature of the arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Todd Bernatsky, Philip Schreiber, Thomas Whelan, Wayne Hanson, Steven Lindquist, Jerry Houtart, Richard Schneider, Allen Killebrew, Mike Nordquist
  • Publication number: 20050028319
    Abstract: An improved wheel assembly comprises a caster swivel post that is adapted to pivot about a pivot axis transverse to the caster swivel post. A caster fork is supported for rotation relative to the caster swivel post and rotatably supports a caster wheel. The caster swivel post is adapted selectively pivot about the pivot axis that is transverse to the caster swivel post or be held in a substantially fixed position. A setscrew can be threadable into an upper end of a pivot nut to hold the pivot nut and thus the caster swivel post in a fixed position within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Philip Schreiber, Steven Lindquist, Allen Killebrew