Patents by Inventor Alexander G. Winston, Sr.

Alexander G. Winston, Sr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patient transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 5233708
    Abstract: A mobile patient lift and transport apparatus for lifting and moving an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person from one location to another in a substantially forwardly leaning and supported position. The apparatus is provided with an elongate frame which pivots about the single rotational axis defined by the wheels thereof in order to facilitate lifting and transportation. Foot rest means, leg support means, and a vertically elevated trunk support means are provided to support the weight of the person being carried in the forwardly leaning position with his center of gravity positioned substantially over the rotational axis of the wheels. The apparatus also includes a support stand pivotably mounted to the frame and movable from a normally inoperative position adjacent the frame to an operative position depending downwardly from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Cindylift Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander G. Winston, Sr.
  • Patient transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 5093944
    Abstract: A mobile patient lift and transport apparatus for lifting and moving an incapacitated or partially incapacitated person from one location to another in a substantially forwardly leaning and supported position. The apparatus is provided with an elongate frame which pivots about the single rotational axis defined by the wheels thereof in order to facilitate lifting and transportation. Foot rest means, leg support means, and a vertically elevated trunk support means are provided to support the weight of the person being carried in the forwardly leaning position with his center of gravity positioned substantially over the rotational axis of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Cindylift Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Alexander G. Winston, Sr.