Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Lloyd

Bruce C. Lloyd 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: 5301661
    Abstract: An improved rotary bed apparatus with a supplemental pneumatic support is provided for imparting rotary motion to a bed supporting a subject thereon. Switches associated with the apparatus are provided to cut off rotary power and move the bed to a safe dismount position when the power is cut off by the subject or attendant or in the event a subject accidentally falls or moves from the bed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Inventor: Bruce C. Lloyd
  • Patent number: 4483327
    Abstract: A machine for relieving stress and anxiety in the absence of any electric field having a transporting device with a supportive surface adapted to carry a human body through a circular movement. A rotary drive mechanism moves the transport device along a circular path. In one embodiment the supportive surface is elongate and carries the human body in the reclining position. In this embodiment the transport device rotates in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis. In another embodiment the transport device is in the form of a chair adapted to carry a sitting human body. In the latter embodiment, the chair rotates in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis. A mechanical linkage is connected to the transport device to maintain the same directional orientation of the supportive surface as the transport device moves along the circular path. A method for relieving stress in a human body using the two forms of the machine is also taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Inventors: David J. Graham, Bruce C. Lloyd