Patents by Inventor Alan Keith Ferris

Alan Keith Ferris 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).

  • Device for facilitating the loading of stretcher undercarriages into ambulances
    Patent number: 6203085
    Abstract: A fitting is provided which facilitates the loading of a stretcher onto a platform, such as the bay of an ambulance. The fitting includes a pivotable mounting having a trailing larger diameter wheel and a leading smaller diameter wheel. Pivoting is such that the leading wheel is adapted to ride up onto the platform and then pivot downwardly allowing the trailing wheel to ride up over the rear edge of the platform as the stretcher is pushed into the ambulance. A skid block is preferably formed integrally with the mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Keith Ferris