Patents by Inventor Alvin Wolfe

Alvin Wolfe 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).

  • Patent number: 5185895
    Abstract: Apparatus for lifting and transporting invalids, patients and the like which includes a base frame, a wheel assembly affixed to said base frame for transporting the latter over a support surface, vertically oriented guide posts affixed to said base frame, a carriage assembly slidably coupled to said guide posts, actuator means for moving said carriage along said guide posts in response to operator applied control signals, an arm member projecting out from said carriage having a patient support attachment coupled at a distal end thereof, and a motor for operating said actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Inventors: Eugene Gagne, Alvin Wolfe