Patents by Inventor Barbara Thompson

Barbara Thompson 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).

  • Publication number: 20130253399
    Abstract: A harness (1; 33) for supporting a fractured clavicle, the harness comprising a first part (3; 35) that is securable about the waist of a user and extends in use to cover at least a portion of the user's back, and first and second straps (13, 15; 39, 41) secured to that portion of the first part (3, 35) that covers at least a portion of the user's back in use, wherein the first and second straps (13, 15; 39, 41) are capable of begin looped over the user's shoulders, under the user's arms and can be secured in position, and at least one of said first and second straps includes a support member (19; 45) that is configured to locate beneath at least part of the fractured clavicle to support and align the component parts of the fractured clavicle whilst the clavicle heals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Barbara Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120022417
    Abstract: A harness (1; 33) for supporting a fractured clavicle, the harness comprising a first part (3; 35) that is securable about the waist of a user and extends in use to cover at least a portion of the user's back, and first and second straps (13, 15; 39, 41) secured to that portion of the first part (3, 35) that covers at least a portion of the user's back in use, wherein the first and second straps (13, 15; 39, 41) are capable of being looped over the user's shoulders, under the user's arms and can be secured in position, and at least one of said first and second straps includes a support member (19; 45) that is configured to locate beneath at least part of the fractured clavicle to support and align the component parts of the fractured clavicle whilst the clavicle heals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Barbara Thompson