Patents by Inventor Karen Fadri-Atil

Karen Fadri-Atil 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: 20100171357
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a wheelchair's footrests when not in use. The apparatus comprises a first member having a substantially flat center portion and an arcuate portion formed on each side thereof. A second member having a substantially identical shape to such first member and engageable with the first member at the flat center portion. Such arcuate portions form a clamp on a first end of the substantially flat center portion and form a clip member on an opposite end of the flat portion, such clip member having arcuate portions formed on an outer edge thereof for engagement with a footrest of such wheelchair when such footrests are not in use. There is a bolt and nut arrangement for securing such first member to such second member and a nut and bolt arrangement for securing the apparatus to the rear upright post of such wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: RUSSELL BONJOUR, Karen Fadri-Atil
  • Publication number: 20070215770
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a wheelchair's footrests when not in use. The apparatus comprises an elongated upright member having a first predetermined shape and formed of a first predetermined material. Such first member is engageable with a rear upright post of a wheelchair. A clip member is attachable to such elongated upright member for holding such footrest of such wheel chair. The clip member has a second predetermined shape and is formed of a second predetermined material. There is a first means for securing the elongated upright member to such rear upright post of such wheelchair and a bolt for securing such clip member to the elongated upright member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Russell Bonjour, Karen Fadri-Atil
  • Publication number: 20070170687
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting a wheelchair user in turning the wheel in a manually propelled wheelchair. The apparatus comprises a plurality of ball shaped members, such plurality of ball shaped members being divided in substantially symmetrical halves. There is a groove disposed at a predetermined location on an inner surface of each half of the plurality of ball shaped members for engaging a hand rim of such wheelchair and a threaded means for securing each half of the plurality of ball shaped members to the other half of the plurality of ball shaped members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Russell Bonjour, Karen Fadri-Atil