Patents by Inventor Irma Lauren

Irma Lauren 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: 7673888
    Abstract: A supportive device for use as a wheelchair and a walker. A pair of handgrips are pivotally attached to a frame so as to have a rearwardly-facing position and a forwardly-facing position. A seat is pivotally attached to the frame so as to have a horizontal position and a vertical position. When using the supportive device as the wheelchair, a pair of front legs of the frame terminate in wheels, the seat is in the horizontal position thereof, and the pair of handgrips are in the rearwardly-facing position thereof. When the supportive device is used as the walker, the pair of front legs terminate in either wheels or caps, the seat is in the vertical position thereof, and the pair of handgrips are in the forwardly-facing position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: Givi Lauren, Irma Lauren
  • Patent number: 6921101
    Abstract: A combined device includes a frame unit that has support braces located to provide support for a person entering or exiting the device and which are located to provide maximum stability to the device, even if the user has impaired balance, yet will not interfere with use of the device with a table or a desk. The device can be easily modified for use as either a wheelchair, or as a walker, or as a sitting chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventors: Givi Lauren, Irma Lauren
  • Publication number: 20050156404
    Abstract: A supportive device for use as a wheelchair and a walker. A pair of handgrips are pivotally attached to a frame so as to have a rearwardly-facing position and a forwardly-facing position. A seat is pivotally attached to the frame so as to have a horizontal position and a vertical position. When using the supportive device as the wheelchair, a pair of front legs of the frame terminate in wheels, the seat is in the horizontal position thereof, and the pair of handgrips are in the rearwardly-facing position thereof. When the supportive device is used as the walker, the pair of front legs terminate in either wheels or caps, the seat is in the vertical position thereof, and the pair of handgrips are in the forwardly-facing position thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Givi Lauren, Irma Lauren