Patents by Inventor Victor W. Scarpato

Victor W. Scarpato 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).

  • Dignified broad footprint beach wheelchair
    Patent number: 6869084
    Abstract: A wheelchair or a vehicle for sand or loose soil comprises one or more skids, each equipped with a spring-loaded roller or roller plate. Examples of the vehicle include a wheelchair and a planetary rover. Preferably, a beach, shower or pool wheelchair comprises two front skids in place of front wheels. The skids provide a resistance-free, broad footprint in the sand and a low-resistance narrow footprint when used on hard, e.g. boardwalk, surfaces. A wheelchair may further comprise a lightweight, easy to fold frame, which closes like a pair of eyeglasses. Still further, a wheelchair may provide a removable and reclining lounge chair seat to allow the user to exit the wheelchair to enter the water or sit and recline on the sand. In addition, dog bone or dumbbell shaped wheels provide the wheelchair strong, lightweight support and a wide footprint and can be equipped with grip notches for user self-propulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: William Penn Charter School
    Inventors: Matthew Volk, Holly Alderman, Karl-Rainer Blumenthal, Benjamin Cooperman, Dana Henry, Lauren A. Herman, Vincent L. Johnson, Tara M. Miller, Peter W. O'Keefe, Daniel Orlowitz, John S. Peet, William E. Rouse, Victor W. Scarpato, Joshua Sperling, Jeffrey Suway, John Z. Zeglinski, Randy W. Granger
  • Dignified broad footprint beach wheelchair
    Publication number: 20030218310
    Abstract: A wheelchair or a vehicle for sand or loose soil comprises one or more skids, each equipped with a spring-loaded roller or roller plate. Examples of the vehicle include a wheelchair and a planetary rover. Preferably, a beach, shower or pool wheelchair comprises two front skids in place of front wheels. The skids provide a resistance-free, broad footprint in the sand and a low-resistance narrow footprint when used on hard, e.g. boardwalk, surfaces. A wheelchair may further comprise a lightweight, easy to fold frame, which closes like a pair of eyeglasses. Still further, a wheelchair may provide a removable and reclining lounge chair seat to allow the user to exit the wheelchair to enter the water or sit and recline on the sand. In addition, dog bone or dumbbell shaped wheels provide the wheelchair strong, lightweight support and a wide footprint and can be equipped with grip notches for user self-propulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Matthew Volk, Holly Alderman, Karl-Rainer Blumenthal, Benjamin Cooperman, Dana Henry, Lauren A. Herman, Vincent L. Johnson, Tara M. Miller, Peter W. O'Keefe, Daniel Orlowitz, John S. Peet, William E. Rouse, Victor W. Scarpato, Joshua Sperling, Jeffrey Suway, John Z. Zeglinski, Randy W. Granger