Patents by Inventor Michael M. Locarno

Michael M. Locarno 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: 6298249
    Abstract: Radio interface apparatus in combination with a lapel mounted microphone and speaker and a radio and with or without a head-protective helmet, radio interface apparatus in combination with a lapel-mounted radio and with or without a head-protective helmet, and radio interface apparatus for being mounted to the nape device of a head-protective helmet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Michael M. Locarno, Michael J. Barthold, Kerry W. Gordon
  • Patent number: 5288001
    Abstract: An oxygen tank holder of a suitable fabric material includes a pouch for holding an oxygen tank, and which pouch is strapped at its upper and lower ends to the back of a wheelchair. The straps are adjustable to accommodate various size wheelchairs and so that the pouch can be displaced away from the center of the wheelchair to avoid interfering with the back of the user of the chair, as is desireable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Bel-Art Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Locarno
  • Patent number: 5199112
    Abstract: A raised superimposed toilet seat is adapted to fit on a conventional toilet seat and is contoured to particularly meet the needs of patients who have undergone unilateral or bilateral total hip replacement procedures. The seat is contoured so that when the patient is seated thereon, the patient's legs are kept adducted in the proper position, ensuring that the patient's hips are placed with the proper amount of hip flexion and abduction to prevent hip dislocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Bel-Art Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael M. Locarno
  • Patent number: 5027445
    Abstract: A raised toilet seat is superimposed upon the bowl of a conventional toilet. A clamp has a section which includes pins that engage holes in a recess on the underside of the seat at the rear thereof to secure the clamp to the seat. The clamp has another section which extends from the rear of and beyond the seat and which fits into a space provided when the lid and the seat of the conventional toilet are lifted. In a modified form the clamp has end sections which extend beyond the sides of the seat at the rear thereof, and which end sections support user support members or the like, for enhancing the use of the seat for those who have need for same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Inventor: Michael M. Locarno