Patents by Inventor Ulrich Sambeth

Ulrich Sambeth 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).

  • Vehicle for the movement of a driver comprising a ball rolling on a ground surface and in any desired direction
    Patent number: 9776068
    Abstract: A vehicle for the movement of a driver includes a rolling element, a carrier element supported by the rolling element, a drive arrangement supported by the carrier element and configured to drive the rolling element, and a control unit, by way of which the drive arrangement is steered in a desired travel direction depending on the inclination of the carrier element and the inclination direction of the carrier element. The vehicle is configured such that during operation of the vehicle, the driver stands freely and balances on the carrier element. In a particular embodiment, the rolling element rolling is a ball and the vehicle can be moved in any desired travel direction via the drive arrangement, with the driver being in contact with the vehicle exclusively by way of the driver's feet, and as the case may be, further by way of the driver's lower legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Innovated Transport Systems UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
    Inventor: Ulrich Sambeth
  • VEHICLE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF A DRIVER COMPRISING A BALL ROLLING ON A GROUND SURFACE AND IN ANY DESIRED DIRECTION
    Publication number: 20160296829
    Abstract: A vehicle for the movement of a driver includes a rolling element, a carrier element supported by the rolling element, a drive arrangement supported by the carrier element and configured to drive the rolling element, and a control unit, by way of which the drive arrangement is steered in a desired travel direction depending on the inclination of the carrier element and the inclination direction of the carrier element. The vehicle is configured such that during operation of the vehicle, the driver stands freely and balances on the carrier element. In a particular embodiment, the rolling element rolling is a ball and the vehicle can be moved in any desired travel direction via the drive arrangement, with the driver being in contact with the vehicle exclusively by way of the driver's feet, and as the case may be, further by way of the driver's lower legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Innovated Transport Systems UG (Haftungsbeschränt)
    Inventor: Ulrich Sambeth