Patents by Inventor Debra S. Gross

Debra S. Gross 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: 5170826
    Abstract: A cover for a wheeled device is provided. The wheeled device includes a body and at least two wheels that extend from a lower portion of the body in spaced relation to one another for supporting and transporting the body. The cover itself comprises a hood portion adapted for receipt over the body. Specifically, the hood portion comprises an upper end and at least two sides extending from the upper end. The sides define an opening opposite the upper end through which the body is received. A flap member extends from a first side of the hood portion and is adapted for wrapping receipt across a portion of the opening to be matingly received on a surface of the second side of the hood portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Marilyn Carstensen, Debra S. Gross
  • Patent number: 5121938
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a slip cover for a wheelchair. The wheelchair includes a seat back which has a front and rear surface as well as first and second vertical posts disposed substantially parallel to each other between the front and rear surfaces. The vertical posts terminate at a substantially horizontally disposed upper side. The wheelchair slip cover includes an elongated member having an anterior portion that is received over the front surface of the seat back, and a posterior portion received over the rear surface of the seat back. The anterior and posterior portions merge at an intermediate portion which is received over the upper side of the seat back. A first connecting member extends from the elongated member and is wrappingly received about the first post of the seat back. A second connecting member also extends from the elongated member, and is wrappingly received about the second post of the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Invacare Corporation
    Inventors: Debra S. Gross, Marilyn Carstensen