Patents by Inventor Cinda J. Lewis

Cinda J. Lewis 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: 6453904
    Abstract: An arm-sling vest includes sleeveless front and back vest panels defining an opening permitting the panels to fit over a person's head so as to rest upon the shoulders. Lateral edges of the panels include hook and loop fasteners for releasably and adjustably connecting the panels together about a person's torso. A pair of support straps are attached to an outer surface of the front vest panel and include free ends extending therefrom. A corresponding pair of retainer patches are attached to the front vest panel and positioned above the support straps and aligned therewith, respectively. The support straps and retainer patches include complementary fasteners such that the straps may cradle a person's forearm and secured to a respective retainer patch. The support straps are independently operable such that a person's forearm may be cradled in a plurality of orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Inventors: Greg W. Wilson, Cinda J. Lewis