Patents by Inventor John Leonard O'Brien

John Leonard O'Brien 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: 20160338557
    Abstract: An apparatus includes bathroom accessories and a grab-bar assembly configured to be coordinated, in combination, in such a way that the bathroom accessories and the grab-bar assembly, in combination, provide a common decorative appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: John Leonard O'BRIEN, Sunil Biddanda ACHIA
  • Patent number: 6068225
    Abstract: A unique multi-level trapeze handle and support pole system for assisting elderly and disabled persons for sitting up in bed and standing up from bed. It comprises a telescopic pole adapted to be fixed between the floor and ceiling of a room, a horizontal arm fixed on the upper section of the pole, upon the end of which is suspended a unique "two tier" trapeze handle. The system is to be used by elderly or disabled persons to independently execute the following motions while in bed: pull themselves upward slightly to shift laterally in bed, pull themselves up to a seated position in bed, shift from seated position on the bed to standing beside the bed. This invention relates to our U.S. Pat. No. 5,586,352 which describes a support pole with pivoting and locking handrail for elderly and disabled persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Inventors: John Leonard O'Brien, Edward M. Thomas, Donald A. N. Ed