Patents by Inventor Gerald Toerner

Gerald Toerner 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).

  • Publication number: 20040211432
    Abstract: A method and device for treating patients with sensory integration disorder is provided which comprises the steps of providing a platform that is rotatably connected to a base; placing a patient on the rotating platform in a first specified position; spinning the patient in one direction at a desired rotational speed; then spinning the patient in the opposite direction at a desired rotational speed. The method can include placing the patient in several different specified positions followed by spinning first in a clockwise and then in a counterclockwise direction. The method is repeated as required by the patient, based on the recommendations of a qualified occupational therapist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Gerald Toerner