Patents by Inventor Jerald P. Skinner

Jerald P. Skinner 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).

  • Publication number: 20080289099
    Abstract: A bath stall unit for accommodating a disabled person includes a walled structure having a curved exterior wall portion and a curved access door associated therewith. The door is movable generally horizontally along a curved path defined by the wall portion between open and closed positions to provide access to the unit by lateral transfer, such as from a wheelchair. A toilet in the unit is disposed to receive a person transferred thereinto, where both a lavatory and shower facilities are provided. The configuration of the unit provides a sufficiently narrow width to permit an assembled unit to be delivered to a home or a facility through an exterior doorway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Jerald P. Skinner
  • Patent number: 4714225
    Abstract: A foundation system for a mast is installed in the ground with earth anhcors and employs three unitary arms radiating from a central mounting hub. The mast, typically a pipe, is united with the foundation system by a combination clamp and brace which resists high torsion and overturn loading that occurs under high wind conditions. Upper and lower clamping collars are provided by specially configured gusset plates integral with the inner ends of the arms. Each gusset plate on an associated arm has a wing portion welded to the arm and an arcuate portion extending therefrom which partially embraces the mast. An outwardly bent lug on the distal end of each gusset plate is in proximal relationship to the wing of the gusset plate on an adjacent arm, thus the application of drawbolts tightens the plates to form the upper and lower clamping collars and rigidly secure the mast to the system in a vertical orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Inventors: Jerald P. Skinner, Richard A. Zlotky, Robert L. Diel
  • Patent number: D286288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Inventors: Jerald P. Skinner, Richard A. Zlotky, Robert L. Diel