Patents by Inventor Linda J. Gardiner

Linda J. Gardiner 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: 5482324
    Abstract: A supplemental car seat belt for protecting users with stomas comprising a belt positionable about the waist of a wearer with a stoma, the belt being formed of two components with interior ends and exterior ends, the exterior ends being fabricated with intermating fasteners to allow the coupling and uncoupling thereof; a cushion fabricated of an elastomeric foam with long upper and lower edges and short vertical side edges and with a front surface positionable away from the wearer and a rear surface positionable adjacent to the wearer, the foam having a cover layer over its entire surface, and also including attachments to permanently secure the inboard edges of the belt halves to the cushion at an interface between the side edges and the rear face; and loops to couple the cushion and the belt to a vehicle seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Inventors: Linda J. Gardiner, George E. Gardiner