Patents by Inventor Douglas Terry Pearson

Douglas Terry Pearson 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).

  • Device to assist paraplegics with getting dressed
    Patent number: 9084501
    Abstract: The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: PANTS UP EASY LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Terry Pearson
  • Device to assist paraplegics with getting dressed
    Patent number: 8990978
    Abstract: The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas Terry Pearson
  • DEVICE TO ASSIST PARAPLEGICS WITH GETTING DRESSED
    Publication number: 20150048125
    Abstract: The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas Terry Pearson
  • DEVICE TO ASSIST PARAPLEGICS WITH GETTING DRESSED
    Publication number: 20150028067
    Abstract: The Device to Assist Paraplegics with Getting Dressed is designed to lift a person that has a spinal cord injury or minimal use of their legs above the seat of a wheel chair, or a toilet seat, allowing easy slipping on or off of the pants. The device may be wall mounted wall adjacent to a seating fixture. The device may be mounted on a “free standing” frame, which may have wheels to make it easy to move around and may easily fold up for storage. To use the device a person will, with their arms out to their sides horizontally, put the armpit rest under their arm pit area. On reaching down towards the pants, the armpit rest will turn from horizontal to a vertical position, lifting them up enough to slip the pants on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas Terry Pearson
  • Pad support assembly for device to assist paraplegics with getting dressed
    Patent number: D782154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas Terry Pearson