Patents Assigned to Genus Medical Inc.
  • Patent number: 6015189
    Abstract: The present assembly relates to a link assembly for a chair. The assembly includes a frame link for connecting to a frame of the chair and a back support link for connecting to a back support of the chair. The frame link and the back support link are pivotably connected in order to facilitate displacement of the back support according to movement of a back frame of the chair. An adjustable pivot point is located on one of the links for selectively adjusting the extent of displacement of the back support relative to the back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Genus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Broadhead, Richard Eakins, Czeslaw Cimachowski, Brian Bentley, Joe Krommenhoek, Son Ma, David Harding, Nelson Pang
  • Patent number: 5320412
    Abstract: The present assembly relates to a wheel chair having a base frame, a seat frame and a back frame, and a control device for rotating the back frame relative to the seat frame. The back frame includes a back support to receive a trunk portion of a user, the back support being displaceable by another control device relative to the back frame. A control unit communicates with the control devices for rotating and for displacing, the control unit being adjustable to vary the displacement of the back support according to the rotation of the back frame to minimize shear forces between the user's trunk and the back support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Genus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Eakins, Czeslaw Cimachowski, Brian Bentley, Joe Krommenhoek, Son Ma, David Harding, Nelson Pang
  • Patent number: 5228533
    Abstract: A scooter that may be easily assembled and assembled without requiring lifting any heavy parts. The scooter may be easily broken down into a main frame, a drive portion, a motor portion and a power transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Genus Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Roger Mitchell