Patents by Inventor Ethel Grene

Ethel Grene 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: 5352024
    Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint for pregnant women is provided which includes first and second restraint members that, in the operative mode, are spaced from the gravid uterus region of the woman thereby avoiding trauma in the latter region if the vehicle should suddenly stop. The first restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass the upper torso region of the woman. The second restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass in the groin area thigh regions of the woman.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Ethel Grene
  • Patent number: 5215354
    Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint for pregnant women is provided which includes first and second restraint members which are operatively connected to one another by a common element. The common element is removably mounted on a seat of the vehicle. The first restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass the upper torso region of the woman. The second restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass in the groin area thigh regions of the woman. When in the operative mode, the first and second restraint members are spaced from the gravid uterus region of the woman thereby avoiding trauma in the latter region if the vehicle should suddenly stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Inventor: Ethel Grene
  • Patent number: 5156436
    Abstract: A vehicle safety restraint for pregnant women is provided which includes first and second restraint members which are interconnected to one another by a common element. The common element is removably mounted on a seat of the vehicle. The first restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass the upper torso region of the woman. The second restraint members, when in an operative mode, encompass in the groin area thigh regions of the woman. When in the operative mode, the first and second restraint members are spaced from the gravid uterus region of the woman thereby avoiding trauma in the latter region if the vehicle should suddenly stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Inventor: Ethel Grene
  • Patent number: 5141287
    Abstract: A guide is provided for a vehicle shoulder belt so the latter, when in an operative mode, will safely engage the person while sitting in a vehicle seat. The guide includes a first attaching member which removably encompasses a first portion of the back section of the vehicle seat, and a second attaching member which is angularly disposed relative to and intersects the first attaching member. The second attaching member removably encompasses a second portion of the seat back section. Carried by the first attaching member and disposed to the side of the seat back section, which is proximate the shoulder belt, is a guide piece. The guide piece is in sliding engagement with a portion of the shoulder belt. The second attaching member has a portion thereof affixed to an intersecting portion of the first attaching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Inventor: Ethel Grene