Patents by Inventor Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr.

Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr. 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).

  • Roll-in chair cot with three cot height positions
    Patent number: 7581265
    Abstract: A roll-in chair cot which is movable between a chair position, a fully lowered cot height position, a fully elevated cot height position, and an intermediate cot height position is disclosed. With the chair cot positioned in the intermediate position, the chair cot is approximately bed height such that a patient may be laterally transferred from the bed to the chair cot in a generally supine position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventors: Elroy E. Bourgraf, Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr., Irvin Pollock
  • Arresting device of a cot fastening system
    Patent number: 7287794
    Abstract: An arresting device used in a cot fastening system for an ambulance is disclosed. The arresting device includes an extension beam providing a bolt pattern, and a pair of antler brackets each having a mounting hook portion. The pair of antler brackets is mounted to the extension beam. The present invention may be used with a plurality of prior art cots, without requiring modifications or installation changes to the ambulance or the cot fastening system to which the arresting device is a part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Ferno-Washington, Inc.
    Inventors: Elroy E. Bourgraf, Jr., Jeffrey A. Szekely, Timothy R. Wells, Abraham M. Arnold, Jr.