Patents by Inventor Hugo Z. Zephier

Hugo Z. Zephier 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: 6324705
    Abstract: A commode chair with enhanced user support for reducing pressure concentration points on the body of the user while providing enhanced support of the body of the user. The commode chair includes a commode chair for enhancing sitting comfort on a commode, and which includes a seat assembly, a support assembly, and a bladder. The seat assembly supports the buttocks of a user, and comprises a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface. The support assembly is mounted on the platform assembly for engaging an upper rim portion of the bowl portion of a commode. The bladder has an interior for holding a quantity of air therein. The bladder is mounted on the upper surface of the platform, and the bladder has an upper extent for supporting the buttocks of a user and a lower extent adjacent to the upper surface of the platform. The upper extent is spaced above the lower extent with a cushion of air therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventor: Hugo Z. Zephier