Patents by Inventor Timothy Christensen Macfarlane

Timothy Christensen Macfarlane 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).

  • Patent number: 9637150
    Abstract: Aspects of a transport handle for low profile displacement of an item for transport are described. In one embodiment, the transport handle includes an extension arm, an extension arm cross bar secured to one end of the extension arm, and a transport base locking bar secured to another end of the extension arm. The transport base locking bar may include an attachment hook or displacement facet for mechanically coupling to and displacing the item for transport when a force is applied to the transport handle. In other aspects, the transport handle may include a transport base extension bar that substantially extends over a top surface of the item for transport, and one or more wheels secured to the extension arm cross bar for transporting the transport handle from place to place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Christensen Macfarlane, Douglas Carlin Thigpen, II