Patents by Inventor John Gardener

John Gardener 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).

  • Attachment device for attaching a lifting sling to a hoist
    Patent number: 7367091
    Abstract: An attachment device for attaching a sling to a hoist by engaging with an attachment formation on the hoist comprises first and second elements disposed in face to face relationship with one another and moveable relative to one another between first and second positions. The first element comprises a slot having a first portion through which the head of an attachment formation will pass and a second portion extending from the first portion and through which the body of the attachment portion can pass but through which the head will not pass. The second element has an opening through which the head of the attachment formation can pass and which aligns with the first portion of the slot in the first element when the first and second elements are in their first relative position and which aligns with the second portion of the slot when the first and second elements are in their second relative position, in which position the second element blocks the first portion of the slot in the first element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Joerns Healthcare Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan McWattie, Phillip Hollingworth, John Gardener
  • Attachment device for attaching a lifting sling to a hoist
    Publication number: 20060080774
    Abstract: An attachment device for attaching a sling to a hoist by engaging with an attachment formation on the hoist comprises first and second elements disposed in face to face relationship with one another and moveable relative to one another between first and second positions. The first element comprises a slot having a first portion through which the head of an attachment formation will pass and a second portion extending from the first portion and through which the body of the attachment portion can pass but through which the head will not pass. The second element has an opening through which the head of the attachment formation can pass and which aligns with the first portion of the slot in the first element when the first and second elements are in their first relative position and which aligns with the second portion of the slot when the first and second elements are in their second relative position, in which position the second element blocks the first portion of the slot in the first element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Nathan McWattie, Phillip Hollingworth, John Gardener
  • Lifting sling
    Publication number: 20060080775
    Abstract: A lifting sling for supporting a person from a hoist has at least one reinforcing element fitted to the surface of the sling by detachable fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Nathan McWattie, Phillip Hollingworth, John Gardener