Patents by Inventor Janice R. Minks

Janice R. Minks 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: 5727255
    Abstract: Clothing for physically impaired people has a top garment section (1) and a bottom garment section (8) with which a physically impaired person (24) is dressed while in a wheelchair (25), or other handicap or normal furniture. The top garment section has arm sleeves (2), a wraparound torso enclosure (10, 17) with rear fastening (4), attachment-strap fasteners (5) and hand covers in the sleeves. The bottom garment section has wraparound abdomen enclosure (17), wraparound thigh enclosure (13), lower-leg wraparound enclosure (15), and wraparound feet-and-base enclosure (12, 16) with respectively select rear fastening. The bottom garment section is attachable to the top garment section. A selection of attachment means (4, 19, 20, 21, 22), a selection of rear attachment positions, and selections of shapes and forms of arm sleeves, torso enclosures, thigh enclosures, lower-leg enclosures, feet enclosures and base enclosures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Inventor: Janice R. Minks