Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Ely

Gregory W. Ely 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: 8715212
    Abstract: A belt positionable around a lower back of a wearer has a first end, a second end, a center, an interior surface and an exterior surface. A neck support has a base fabricated of a rigid material covered with a padding layer of a closed cell elastomeric foam material. The base is in a cylindrical configuration with a horizontal axis. A tube assembly is formed of upper and lower tubes each having an upper end and a lower end. A lower bracket is coupled to the exterior surface of the belt at the center. The lower end of the lower tube has a lower pivot pin pivotably coupled to the lower bracket. An upper bracket is attached to the base of the neck support at an axial central extent. The upper end of the upper tube has a pivot pin pivotably coupled to the upper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventor: Gregory W. Ely