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Patent US8145373 - Method and apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes comprises: displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, the menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; selecting a wheelchair...http://www.google.com/patents/US8145373?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8145373 - Method and apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive settingsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8145373 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/064,697PCT numberPCT/US2006/033963Publication dateMar 27, 2012Filing dateAug 31, 2006Priority dateAug 31, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2614744A1, CA2614744C, CA2615083A1, CA2615084A1, CA2615087A1, CA2615087C, CA2615091A1, CA2615091C, CA2616325A1, CA2616325C, EP1928385A2, EP1928386A2, EP1928386B1, EP1928387A2, US7403844, US8065051, US8073585, US8073588, US8127875, US8285440, US8437899, US8646551, US8793032, US8977431, US9084705, US20070055424, US20070056780, US20070056781, US20070056782, US20070067072, US20080249694, US20120016548, US20120064502, US20120130590, US20120143393, US20120166020, US20120185114, US20130096798, US20140058582, US20140067158, US20150342807, US20160015581, WO2007027845A2, WO2007027845A3, WO2007027851A2, WO2007027851A3, WO2007027852A2, WO2007027852A3, WO2007027853A2, WO2007027853A3, WO2007027857A2, WO2007027857A3, WO2007027971A2, WO2007027971A3Publication number064697, 12064697, PCT/2006/33963, PCT/US/2006/033963, PCT/US/2006/33963, PCT/US/6/033963, PCT/US/6/33963, PCT/US2006/033963, PCT/US2006/33963, PCT/US2006033963, PCT/US200633963, PCT/US6/033963, PCT/US6/33963, PCT/US6033963, PCT/US633963, US 8145373 B2, US 8145373B2, US-B2-8145373, US8145373 B2, US8145373B2InventorsBruce A. Jaenke, Gary E. ChopcinskiOriginal AssigneeInvacare CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (95), Non-Patent Citations (142), Referenced by (10), Classifications (29), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive settings
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