Patents by Inventor Chris Jaeger

Chris Jaeger 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).

  • Patient lift with adjustable knee pads and sling hooks
    Patent number: 8250687
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for lifting and transporting patients. The apparatus may include a base frame, a central frame, a knee pad, and a boom configured to pivot relative to the central frame. The knee pad may have a guide and a rail configured to travel within the guide to allow positioning and adjustment of the knee pad relative to the central frame. The guide may be configured to selectively secure the rail at any location within an adjustment range of the knee pad. The boom may have at least one hook portion for attachment of a device for holding the patient during lifting. The hook portion may include a hook formed from a curved portion of a central member and a clip attached to the curved portion and movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Frances Spidare, Russell Pizzuto, John Owens, James Zhou, Roger Wang, Richard Li, Kenneth Chapman, Chris Jaeger
  • PATIENT LIFT WITH ADJUSTABLE KNEE PADS AND SLING HOOKS
    Publication number: 20100031439
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for lifting and transporting patients. The apparatus may include a base frame, a central frame, a knee pad, and a boom configured to pivot relative to the central frame. The knee pad may have a guide and a rail configured to travel within the guide to allow positioning and adjustment of the knee pad relative to the central frame. The guide may be configured to selectively secure the rail at any location within an adjustment range of the knee pad. The boom may have at least one hook portion for attachment of a device for holding the patient during lifting. The hook portion may include a hook formed from a curved portion of a central member and a clip attached to the curved portion and movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Frances Spidare, Russell Pizzuto, John Owens, James Zhou, Roger Wang, Richard Li, Kenneth Chapman, Chris Jaeger