Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr.

Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr. 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).

  • System for storing and retrieving a personal-transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 8312953
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a system for automatically transferring a personal-transportation vehicle, such as a power chair, between a first and a second position proximate a motor vehicle such as a minivan is provided. The system can be used to transfer the personal-transportation vehicle between a first position on a lift and carrier assembly mounted on the motor vehicle, and a second position proximate a door of the motor vehicle, so that the user can transfer to and from the personal-transportation vehicle with minimal physical effort and movement. The system can generate guidance information for the personal-transportation vehicle based on position information generated by sensors located on one or both of the personal-transportation vehicle and the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: FS Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr., Michael T. Martin, John R. Spletzer
  • SEATING SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20110068599
    Abstract: Embodiments of seating systems for motor vehicles facilitate two-dimensional movement of a seat in a horizontal plane. The seating systems can also facilitate vertical movement of the seat. The seating systems are motorized, and can be automatically controlled so that minimal movement and effort are required on the part of the user to enter and exit the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: FREEDOM SCIENCES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, JR., David D. McClanahan, James B. Eldon, III, Ira C. Hoffman, Michael T. Martin
  • Seating systems for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7845703
    Abstract: Embodiments of seating systems for motor vehicles facilitate two-dimensional movement of a seat in a horizontal plane. The seating systems can also facilitate vertical movement of the seat. The seating systems are motorized, and can be automatically controlled so that minimal movement and effort are required on the part of the user to enter and exit the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Freedom Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr., David D. McClanahan, James B. Eldon, III, Ira C. Hoffman, Michael T. Martin
  • System for storing and retrieving a personal-transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 7594556
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a system for automatically transferring a personal-transportation vehicle, such as a power chair, between a first and a second position proximate a motor vehicle such as a minivan is provided. The system can be used to transfer the personal-transportation vehicle between a first position on a lift and carrier assembly mounted on the motor vehicle, and a second position proximate a door of the motor vehicle, so that the user can transfer to and from the personal-transportation vehicle with minimal physical effort and movement. The system can generate guidance information for the personal-transportation vehicle based on position information generated by sensors located on one or both of the personal-transportation vehicle and the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Cook Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Panzarella, Thomas A. Panzarella, Jr., Michael T. Martin, John R. Spletzer