Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Reed

Joseph W. Reed 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: 9480367
    Abstract: A safety grab bar and grab bar ring sized and configured to removably mount around the safety grab bar to assist in preventing a user's hand from sliding along the grab bar. The grab bar ring has a first ring and second ring, which are connected together and are sized and configured to removably mount around the safety grab bar. Gaskets are located on inside surfaces of the first and second rings. The gaskets are configured to contact a portion of the safety grab bar. One side of the first and second rings is rotatably joined together by a hinge connection. The opposite side of the first and second rings is removably joined together by a latch connection. An external surface of the first and second rings may include surface texturing or a non-slip surface. Multiple grab bar rings may be mounted to a single grab bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph W. Reed
  • Publication number: 20160278589
    Abstract: A safety grab bar and grab bar ring sized and configured to removably mount around the safety grab bar to assist in preventing a user's hand from sliding along the grab bar. The grab bar ring has a first ring and second ring, which are connected together and are sized and configured to removably mount around the safety grab bar. Gaskets are located on inside surfaces of the first and second rings. The gaskets are configured to contact a portion of the safety grab bar. One side of the first and second rings is rotatably joined together by a hinge connection. The opposite side of the first and second rings is removably joined together by a latch connection. An external surface of the first and second rings may include surface texturing or a non-slip surface. Multiple grab bar rings may be mounted to a single grab bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph W. Reed