Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Hammer

Nicholas A. Hammer 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).

  • Apparatus for aiding persons, particularly handicapped persons, in moving unreachable objects
    Patent number: 5314221
    Abstract: A ball and socket arrangement for aiding the handicapped or persons having limited reach or mobility and including one of a plurality of socket elements secured to an object which is to be moved and which is engageable by means of a manually grippable wand including an elongated handle having a ball at one end which is adapted to engage the socket to apply either a pulling or a pushing force thereto and wherein the angle and orientation of the sockets varies depending upon the object to which the socket is attached and which may be, for example, a drawer, door, slidable shelf, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: Help Yourself Designs, Incorporated
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Hammer
  • Extended reach hanger
    Patent number: D354857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Help Yourself Designs, Incorporated
    Inventor: Nicholas A. Hammer