Patents by Inventor Donald T. Grappo

Donald T. Grappo 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: 5427426
    Abstract: A seat accessory is used to assist a user in entering and exiting a vehicle and includes a seat element mounted on a base element by a bearing, such as a lazy-susan bearing. The seat element includes a planar center section, a wall section and a leg support section. The seat is saddle shaped and tilts a user back toward a rear section of the wall which is sized and shaped to support that user in a comfortable traveling position. The accessory includes stops so the seat element will tend to remain in a transfer position or in a traveling position as desired without the user exerting force on the seat element. A second form of the seat accessory includes a front section that is nearly planar and has a back section that is higher than the back section of the first form of the seat accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Inventor: Donald T. Grappo
  • Patent number: D371007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Inventor: Donald T. Grappo