Patents Examined by Lane E. Hardwicke
  • Multi-chamber porting device
    Patent number: 4827912
    Abstract: An extended port arrangement for a multi-chambered sequential compression sleeve where a port extends through an outer large pressure chamber and in communication with an inner pressure chamber. The extended port consists of an inner bushing sealable with the sheet defining the inner chamber. The port has a housing which extends through an outer sheet and mates with the inner bushing and is in fluid communication therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: The Kendall Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Carrington, Jack L. Harms
  • Wheelchair pelvic support arms
    Patent number: 4813746
    Abstract: An angular bar is mounted on each opposing lower portion of a wheelchair frame for securement of the pelvis of a person seated in the wheelchair. Each bar has a side portion that extends across the lateral regions of the hip and a front portion that extends in front of the hips above the thighs. Universal adjustment means with a quick release mechanism are provided for independent adjustment of each arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Mulholland Designs, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence K. Mulholland