Patents by Inventor Vincent Collura

Vincent Collura 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: 10307315
    Abstract: A retrofitable drive assembly attaches and detaches quickly, easily, and reversibly from a conventional, manually powered wheelchair and is employed to convert the manually powered wheelchair into an electrically powered wheelchair. The drive assembly includes a plurality of wheel troughs, each adjustably sizeable to receive therein a rear push wheel of the manually powered wheelchair, regardless of the wheelchair's size and its rear push wheels' dimensions. In addition, the drive assembly includes two drive wheels positioned towards a front end of the drive assembly and a single caster-wheel assembly positioned towards a rear end of the drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: The Center for Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Collura, John Damiao, Laura Dancesia, Jason Kean
  • Publication number: 20190110940
    Abstract: A retrofitable drive assembly attaches and detaches quickly, easily, and reversibly from a conventional, manually powered wheelchair and is employed to convert the manually powered wheelchair into an electrically powered wheelchair. The drive assembly includes a plurality of wheel troughs, each adjustably sizeable to receive therein a rear push wheel of the manually powered wheelchair, regardless of the wheelchair's size and its rear push wheels' dimensions. In addition, the drive assembly includes two drive wheels positioned towards a front end of the drive assembly and a single caster-wheel assembly positioned towards a rear end of the drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Vincent Collura, John Damiao, Laura Dancesia, Jason Kean