ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,445, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Life & Mobility Development B.V. (Doetinchem, Netherlands).
"Wheel assembly for a wheelchair" was invented by Gerrit Wolters (Gorssel, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wheel assembly, in particular for a wheel chair comprising. The wheel assembly includes a wheel shaft extending along a shaft axis and which is configured to be non-rotatably connectable to a frame of the wheelchair. A wheel with a wheel hub is mounted on the wheel shaft so as to be rotatable around the shaft axis. The wheel assembly is provided with a hub motor having a power input and with a rim handle connected to th...