Patents by Inventor Loretta J. Kier

Loretta J. Kier 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).

  • Collapsible bed pan/body support system for maintaining desired relative orientation of a bedridden patient's legs, hips and spine
    Patent number: 5522103
    Abstract: A system for supporting a bed ridden patient while that patient uses a bed pan includes a body-supporting section and a foot-supporting section which co-operate with each other to maintain a proper and desired relative orientation among the patient's legs, hips and spine. The body-supporting section is inflatable, and the fully-inflated height of the body-supporting section is greater than the height of the foot-supporting section to provide versatility to the system. The body-supporting section is coated with lubricant to facilitate sliding that section under a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Inventors: Loretta J. Kier, Charlene H. Kirkner