David W Coombs

US Patent:

20110170994, Jul 14, 2011

Filed:

Mar 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/728010

Inventors:

David J. Coombs - Arlington VA, US
David J. Anhalt - Greenwood Village CO, US

Assignee:

SET CORPORATION - Arlington VA

International Classification:

B60P 3/07

US Classification:

414427

Abstract:

A remotely controlled robot for towing a wheeled target vehicle includes a wheel lift assembly having a left side, a right side, and at least one wheel capture arm, at least one drive wheel provided toward each of the left and right sides of the wheel lift assembly, at least one drive motor for driving the drive wheels, and a lift actuating mechanism, wherein the wheel capture arm rotates from the wheel lift assembly to secure a wheel of the target vehicle, and wherein the secured wheel of the target vehicle is raised above a ground surface by the lift actuating mechanism. The lift actuating mechanism may be integrated with the wheel chassis to raise the wheel lift assembly via lift bars. The wheel lift assembly may include a truck assembly and an inclined rail supported on the truck assembly.

US Patent:

56344368, Jun 3, 1997

Filed:

Nov 8, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/555088

Inventors:

David M. Coombs - Manassas Park VA
Larry G. Wood - Fairfax VA

International Classification:

A01K 2900

US Classification:

119707

Abstract:

An exercise and amusement device for animals for providing repeated audio stimulation to an animal in response to the animal taking hold and pulling upon a portion of the device. A housing containing a audio unit may be mounted to a base or a stationary support, with playback of a series of sounds stored within the audio unit initiated by an attached tension-activated switch attached to an external cable graspable by the animal. The audio unit is provided for storing a series of sounds in a memory, directing a series of sounds stored in the memory to an audio speaker whereby the series of sounds is played, deleting a series of sounds from the memory, receiving a new series of sounds from a microphone, and adding the new series of sounds to the memory.