Patents by Inventor Denise Billups

Denise Billups 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).

  • Wheelchair seating indicator and methods of constructing and utilizing same
    Patent number: 5555224
    Abstract: A time monitoring device, comprising an elongated strip member which is suspended between posts of a wheelchair that support the wheelchair backrest and includes a graduated time scale printed thereon; a pointer member for indicating a particular time printed on the time scale of the strip member, and which slidably engages with the strip member; a handle member which is connected to the pointer member for manually positioning the pointer member relative to the time scale of the strip member; and a securing mechanism, connected to the pointer member, for substantially preventing the pointer member from moving along the time scale of the strip member while a person is seated in the wheelchair. The time indicated by the pointer member corresponds to the time at which the person was seated in the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Accucare, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ernest T. DePonty, Denise Billups, Rocky Greenfield