Patents by Inventor Darryl E. Esterline

Darryl E. Esterline 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: 7121572
    Abstract: A wheelchair foot stabilizer assembly attachable to a wheelchair foot plate is constructed having a foot stabilizer, a heel guard and a stabilizer attaching assembly. The foot stabilizer is provided with a covering that extends over the top of the front part of a foot resting on the wheelchair foot plate to secure the front part of the foot on the wheelchair foot plate. The heel guard is provided with an arcuate-shaped plate whose concave side faces and is adjacent the heel of the foot. The stabilizer attaching assembly has a rear bracket member that attaches to the rear edge of the wheelchair foot plate and a front bracket member that attaches to the front edge of the wheelchair foot plate, The stabilizer attaching assembly also is provided with a connector attached to both the rear bracket member and the front bracket member in a manner to permit them to moved toward each other to more firmly secure them to the wheelchair foot plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventors: Susan K. Jaffe, Darryl E. Esterline