Patents by Inventor Richard J. Howling

Richard J. Howling 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).

  • Support appliance for mounting on a standard hospital bed
    Patent number: 4525885
    Abstract: A support appliance is provided with a base structure comprising a plurality of hinged base boards arranged to be mounted on a standard hospital bed and providing a continuous, firm, base underlying a plurality of inflatable patient supporting air sacs to which air is supplied from headers supported by said base structure which headers are individually supplied with air under pressure by flexible conduits releasably connected to pressurized air supply conduits in a single housing connected at an edge of said base structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Mediscus Products Limited
    Inventors: William V. Hunt, John A. Coletta, Richard J. Howling, Leonard Higgs
  • Mattress and bed construction
    Patent number: 4488322
    Abstract: A mattress is provided having a body which incorporates a plurality of air supply chambers which are connected to air supply conduits, a plurality of inflatable air sacs being mounted on the mattress for supporting a person thereon and being connected to ports in the chambers so that air can be supplied to the air sacs via the conduits and supply chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Inventors: William V. Hunt, John A. Coletta, Richard J. Howling, Leonard C. Higgs