Patents by Inventor Greg Socha

Greg Socha 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).

  • Crib or bed with fully accessible patient surface and side rail positioning mechanism therefor
    Patent number: 6339855
    Abstract: A crib apparatus comprises at least one side rail connected to a frame along a bed surface for enclosing the bed surface. A positioning mechanism is provided at each of the side rails for positioning a respective side rail. Each of the positioning mechanisms includes a handle component, a rotatable lock spindle attached to a respective side rail, and a locking component slidably receiving the vertical lock spindle. The handle component is connected to the lock spindle so that it can rotate the lock spindle from a lock position to a release position in order to allow one of the lock pins to be released from the locking component. Each of the positioning mechanisms allows its respective side rail to be positioned in an uppermost position so that a top portion of the side rail is vertically higher than the bed surface, and in a lowermost position so that the top portion of the side rail is substantially at or below the bed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Pedicraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Socha, Doug Maynard, Eric Nord