Patents by Inventor Edward Martin Thomas

Edward Martin Thomas 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).

  • Pivoting and locking wall mounted support rail for elderly and disabled persons
    Patent number: 7823229
    Abstract: A wall mounted pivoting and locking support rail assembly providing improved support to assist elderly and physically challenged persons with safely using a bathtub or shower area. The present invention mounts to the wall in a similar way to a conventional grab bar, however, it adds an additional rail handle with the ability to pivot outward from the wall, and lock in one of several angular positions to extend support outward from the wall, and more to the centre of a shower or tub. This outward support is invaluable to assist with elderly and disabled persons to safely enter, use, and exit from the bathtub without dangerous reaching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: John L. O'Brien, Edward Martin Thomas, Donald Andrew Ed
  • Pivoting and locking wall mounted support rail for elderly & disabled persons
    Publication number: 20080098510
    Abstract: A wall mounted pivoting and locking support rail assembly providing improved support to assist elderly and physically challenged persons with safely using a bathtub or shower area. The present invention mounts to the wall like a conventional grab bar, however, it adds an additional rail handle with the ability to pivot outward from the wall, and lock in one of several angular positions to extend support outward from the wall, and more to the centre of a shower or tub. This outward support is invaluable to assist with elderly and disabled persons to safely enter, use, and exit from the bathtub without dangerous reaching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: John L. O'Brien, Edward Martin Thomas, Donald Andrew Ed
  • Combination toilet paper holder and grab bar
    Patent number: D679925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventors: John O'Brien, Donald Andrew Nelson Ed, Edward Martin Thomas, Sunil Achia