Patents by Inventor Alice Shafer

Alice Shafer 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).

  • Patent number: 4646374
    Abstract: A seating orthotic cushion comprised of an elongated wedge of resiliently deformable material having a substantially planar top surface, a front surface meeting the top surface, and a bottom surface comprising a plurality of planar portions extending side-by-side from the front of the cushion to the back, the portions meeting in such a way that the bottom of the cushion slopes progressively upward toward the top of the cushion on either side of a line substantially bisecting the cushion between its sides. This seating orthotic cushion preferably includes a waterproof cover having a high coefficient of friction, and filled with an organic foam material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Alimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Alice Shafer