Patents by Inventor Alice Doolan

Alice Doolan 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 with lower leg restraints for contributing to support of a handicapped person
    Patent number: 6601922
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided to enable a handicapped person to sit without restraints on the torso and arms. The apparatus includes a horizontal support wall with a pair of foot restraints adjustably mounted thereon. A leg restraint assembly is adjustably mounted to the horizontal support wall at a location between the foot restraints. The leg restraint assembly extends upwardly from the horizontal support wall and includes a pair of leg restraints dimensioned and disposed to releasably restrain lower portions of the leg. The horizontal support wall is configured to accommodate a seat, such as an inflatable ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Inventors: Alice Doolan, Andrew J. Giehl
  • Apparatus with lower leg restraints for contributing to support of a handicapped person
    Publication number: 20020017815
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided to enable a handicapped person to sit without restraints on the torso and arms. The apparatus includes a horizontal support wall with a pair of foot restraints adjustably mounted thereon. A leg restraint assembly is adjustably mounted to the horizontal support wall at a location between the foot restraints. The leg restraint assembly extends upwardly from the horizontal support wall and includes a pair of leg restraints dimensioned and disposed to releasably restrain lower portions of the leg. The horizontal support wall is configured to accommodate a seat, such as an inflatable ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Alice Doolan, Andrew J. Giehl