Patents Represented by Attorney C. Douglas McDonald, Jr. & Associates
  • Patent number: 5572742
    Abstract: A garment for the disabled which may be removed while the disabled person remains sitting the garment comprises two major parts. A body which is openable in the back and a back panel that is attachable to the body of the garment so that the opening through the garment is covered. The back panel remains beneath the user of the garment when the body of the garment is removed. The garment is particularly useful to those unable to stand or for whom standing is difficult, particularly without assistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Vansur Investments & Asociados
    Inventor: Elizabeth B. McFadden
  • Patent number: 5573207
    Abstract: This invention describes a ram-air type inflatable wing that is resistant to deflation. The inflatable air wing includes a plurality of cells disposed between the top and bottom skins of the wing, with at least one valve positioned within each of a plurality of cells. Each valve generally inhibits deflation of the cells when the air pressure inside the cells is greater than the air pressure outside the cells and permits the cells to inflate when the air pressure outside the cell is greater than the air pressure inside the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventor: Brian S. Germain
  • Patent number: 5570898
    Abstract: A folding trailer is disclosed for carrying a motorcycle including a front deck with a rear edge extending generally transversely of the trailer, a rear deck with a front edge extending generally transversely of the trailer and generally parallel to the front deck rear edge, hinge means including a pivot axis connecting the front deck to the rear deck so that the trailer folds around the pivot axis between an extended position in which the front and rear decks are generally co-extensive and a folded position in which the front and rear decks are positioned generally facing one another, an axle mounted generally transversely of the trailer to the rear deck rearwardly of the hinge means including a first and a second end, and a road wheel attached to the axle first end and a road wheel attached to the axle second end, so that the trailer is designed to move generally normal to the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Myco Trailers, Inc
    Inventor: Michael Albert
  • Patent number: D376289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Skaraborg Invest USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth P. Swanick