Patents by Inventor Tamara Reid BUSH

Tamara Reid BUSH 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).

  • Articulating chair
    Patent number: 12161592
    Abstract: An articulating chair and a method of using same, include at least one actuator, a programmable controller, and movable upper back, lower back and seat bottom sections. In another aspect, an articulating wheelchair and a method of using same, include a seat bottom section, a lower frame to which the seat bottom section is coupled, floor-contacting wheels rotatably coupled to the lower frame, an upper back section, a lower back section, a back frame to which the upper back section and the lower back section are movably coupled, electromagnetic actuators coupled to the back sections, a battery mounted to at least one of the frames, and a programmable controller connected to the actuators and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Tamara Reid Bush, Justin Scott
  • Articulating Chair
    Publication number: 20240342025
    Abstract: An articulating chair and a method of using same, include at least one actuator, a programmable controller, and movable upper back, lower back and seat bottom sections. In another aspect, an articulating wheelchair and a method of using same, include a seat bottom section, a lower frame to which the seat bottom section is coupled, floor-contacting wheels rotatably coupled to the lower frame, an upper back section, a lower back section, a back frame to which the upper back section and the lower back section are movably coupled, electromagnetic actuators coupled to the back sections, a battery mounted to at least one of the frames, and a programmable controller connected to the actuators and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Tamara Reid BUSH, Justin SCOTT