Patents by Inventor Wayne Mansell

Wayne Mansell 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).

  • Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle
    Publication number: 20070130522
    Abstract: A control system for a personal mobility vehicle has a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Wayne Mansell, Mark Greig, Peter Tasker
  • Mode selection for wheelchairs
    Publication number: 20070080003
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for navigating to operating modes or functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: James Koerlin, Wayne Mansell
  • Personal mobility vehicle control system with input functions programmably mapped to output functions
    Publication number: 20060247836
    Abstract: An electronic control system has the ability to programmably assign or map various input functions to different output functions. This allows for a much greater degree of customization of the control system for an individual user and allows inputs to be matched to different outputs to suit the individual users needs more optimally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Wayne Mansell, Mark Greig, Peter Tasker
  • Wheelchair with drive wheels responsive to operational characteristics of casters
    Publication number: 20050236196
    Abstract: A wheelchair comprises a caster, a drive wheel, a sensor, and a controller. The sensor is provided for sensing operational characteristics of the caster. The controller is provided for controlling at least one of the speed, acceleration and deceleration of the drive wheel when the sensor senses a certain operational characteristic of the caster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Runkles, Peter Tasker, Wayne Mansell
  • Active stability wheel chair based on positive angle sensors
    Publication number: 20050087375
    Abstract: A power wheelchair incorporates inclinometers to measure angle of pitch and angle of roll. An inclinometer signal is used as an input to a controller. The controller alters drive parameters, such as maximum acceleration, deceleration, and minimum turning radius according to the pitch angle and roll angle of the terrain upon which the wheelchair is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Angus Steele, Peter Tasker, Wayne Mansell, Philip Schreiber
  • Personal mobility vehicle control system with input functions programmably mapped to output functions
    Publication number: 20050090954
    Abstract: An electronic control system has the ability to programmably assign or map various input functions to different output functions. This allows for a much greater degree of customization of the control system for an individual user and allows inputs to be matched to different outputs to suit the individual users needs more optimally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Wayne Mansell, Mark Greig, Peter Tasker
  • Control system with customizable menu structure for personal mobility vehicle
    Publication number: 20050076308
    Abstract: A control system for a personal mobility vehicle having a menu structure that can be ordered so that commonly used areas of the menu are grouped together, thus avoiding the need to frequently navigate through seldom-used portions of a standard menu structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Wayne Mansell, Mark Greig, Peter Tasker