Patents by Inventor Thomas Maurice FLEMING

Thomas Maurice FLEMING 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).

  • MOBILITY AID
    Publication number: 20230270607
    Abstract: A mobility aid assembly for lifting and lowering a user; the assembly including an articulated lifting arm releasably mounted to a base structure; a first portion of the lifting arm operable between a lowered position and a raised position by a linear actuator; a first end of the linear actuator pivotally connected to the first portion of the lifting arm and, wherein a second end of the linear actuator is releasably mounted so as to avoid injury to the user if the linear actuator moves the first portion of the lifting arm to an excessively lowered position in which the first portion of the lifting impinges on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick HARPER, David Charles THOMPSON, Arthur David COOPER, Thomas Maurice FLEMING
  • Mobility aid
    Patent number: 11654067
    Abstract: A mobility aid assembly which may be used for lifting and lowering a user. The assembly includes an articulated lifting arm releasably mounted to a base structure with a first portion of the lifting arm operable between a lowered position and a raised position by a linear actuator. A first end of the linear actuator is pivotally connected to a second portion of the lifting arm with the second end releasably mounted to a second upright portion of the lifting arm. The lower end of the linear actuator disengages from its mounting on the second upright portion when the first portion of the lifting arm is lowered by the actuator to a position in which the first portion of the lifting impinges on the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Easy and Light Mobility Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick Harper, David Charles Thompson, Arthur David Cooper, Thomas Maurice Fleming
  • MOBILITY AID
    Publication number: 20180280220
    Abstract: A mobility aid assembly for lifting and lowering a user; the assembly including an articulated lifting arm releasably mounted to a base structure; a first portion of the lifting arm operable between a lowered position and a raised position by a linear actuator; a first end of the linear actuator pivotally connected to the first portion of the lifting arm and, wherein a second end of the linear actuator is releasably mounted so as to avoid injury to the user if the linear actuator moves the first portion of the lifting arm to an excessively lowered position in which the first portion of the lifting impinges on the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Patrick HARPER, David Charles THOMPSON, Arthur David COOPER, Thomas Maurice FLEMING