Patents by Inventor THOMAS PASUTTO

THOMAS PASUTTO 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).

  • Electrical assistance device
    Patent number: 11413199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical assistance device (1) for a wheelchair (100) having a seat (103) and at least one rear wheel (104, 105) having a tyre (110), the electrical assistance device (1) comprising: at least one motor (2) having a rotor (22) connected to a pinion (4) designed to mesh with a complementary toothset of the tyre (110), and a mobile arm (6) connecting said motor (2) to the wheelchair (100). The mobile arm (6) allows said motor (2) to be manoeuvred between an engaged position in which the pinion (4) is in contact with the complementary toothset of said tyre (110), a disengaged position in which the pinion (4) is not in contact with the complementary toothset of said tyre (110) and a transport position in which the pinion (4) is distanced from the tyre (110) and retracted beneath the seat (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: David Olsommer, Thomas Pasutto, Alain Schmid
  • ELECTRICAL ASSISTANCE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220031537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical assistance device (1) for a wheelchair (100) having a seat (103) and at least one rear wheel (104, 105) having a tyre (110), the electrical assistance device (1) comprising: at least one motor (2) having a rotor (22) connected to a pinion (4) designed to mesh with a complementary toothset of the tyre (110), and a mobile arm (6) connecting said motor (2) to the wheelchair (100). The mobile arm (6) allows said motor (2) to be manoeuvred between an engaged position in which the pinion (4) is in contact with the complementary toothset of said tyre (110), a disengaged position in which the pinion (4) is not in contact with the complementary toothset of said tyre (110) and a transport position in which the pinion (4) is distanced from the tyre (110) and retracted beneath the seat (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: DAVID OLSOMMER, THOMAS PASUTTO, ALAIN SCHMID