Patents by Inventor Debra L. Merrill

Debra L. Merrill 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: 5205005
    Abstract: A bed elevating apparatus comprising an elevation frame having a first end and a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface wherein the lower surface is supportable on a bed frame with the first end of the elevation frame being disposed near a first end of the bed frame and the second end of the elevation frame being disposed near a second end of the bed frame. The elevation frame is triangularly shaped in a side elevation and has a first height extending between the upper and the lower surfaces adjacent the first end of the elevation frame and a second height extending between the upper surface and the lower surface of the elevation frame adjacent the second end of the elevation frame with the first height being larger than the second height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Inventors: Thomas H. Merrill, Debra L. Merrill