Patents by Inventor Bruce Alan Reed

Bruce Alan Reed 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).

  • Anti-slip garment
    Patent number: 6871516
    Abstract: There is provided a therapeutic medical compression garment with an integrally knit anti-slip portion. The anti-slip portion of the garment is located in the upper area thereof. In the embodiment wherein the garment is a stocking, the anti-slip portion is placed in the thigh area of the thigh-hi stocking or the upper calf area of the knee-hi stocking. In the thigh-hi stockings, the anti-slip section may start just above the knee or be located in the upper thigh area (for use in mobilized patients, the anti-slip section may start already just above) the ankle area, e.g., also in knee-hi stockings at the calves upwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: BSN-JOBST
    Inventors: Donald Hoover Peeler, Stefan Bodenschatz, Bruce Alan Reed
  • Anti-slip garment
    Publication number: 20030213269
    Abstract: There is provided a therapeutic medical compression garment with an integrally knit anti-slip portion. The anti-slip portion of the garment is located in the upper area thereof. In the embodiment wherein the garment is a stocking, the anti-slip portion is placed in the thigh area of the thigh-hi stocking or the upper calf area of the knee-hi stocking. In the thigh-hi stockings, the anti-slip section may start just above the knee or be located in the upper thigh area (for use in mobilized patients, the anti-slip section may start already just above) the ankle area, e.g., also in knee-hi stockings at the calves upwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Donald Hoover Peeler, Stefan Bodenschatz, Bruce Alan Reed