Patents by Inventor Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis

Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis 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).

  • Shower sitting structure
    Patent number: 5590427
    Abstract: Shower sitting structure (1) comprising a frame and seat support elements (2, 3) forming seat support surfaces for supporting a user's body, in which the seat support elements (2, 3) are designed in such a way that support is present only under the thighs in front of the ischial tuberosities, in which there is no support at the position of the perineum, and in which a backrest element (3), which at its bottom end forms a supporting part (38), for the lower back region of the user is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: B.V. Linido
    Inventors: Wilhelmine M. M. Weterings, Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis, Willem G. L. de Jong
  • Handle
    Patent number: 5307528
    Abstract: A handle for sanitary facilities such as toilet stalls for handicapped persons includes a middle portion with an elongated axis and two end portions which are bent at oblique angles from the axis. Each end portion is received in a projecting portion of a fastening device. The fastening device is formed of truncated cone-like bodies, one of which has screw-receiving holes which are covered by a snap-on cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: B. V. Linido
    Inventors: Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis, Casper J. F. De Jonge