Patents by Inventor Guy Fragala

Guy Fragala 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).

  • Resident transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 6012183
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a resident from a first support surface to a second adjacent support surface comprising a sheet of material formed as a continuous loop having an inner surface configured to slide over itself as the continuous loop sheet of material is rotated and an outer surface configured to support the resident when the sheet of material is located between the resident and the first and second surfaces and a plurality of sets of handles attached to the looped material both longitudinally and width-wise of the looped material to provide a health care attendant a gripping mechanism to rotate the looped material when a patient rests thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Hill-Rom, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason C. Brooke, Guy Fragala