Patents by Inventor Malin Holcomb

Malin Holcomb 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).

  • Adjustable seat cushion for a wheelchair
    Publication number: 20050121964
    Abstract: The seat of a wheelchair has a back that is deeply contoured to provide lateral support for a user, and which is adjusted to conform to user torsos of various sizes. The seat back has a rigid, curved shell formed by a back panel with separate wings adjustably projecting forward from opposite sides of the back panel. Adjustment of the wings alters the length of curvature of the shell to conform to user torsos of different sizes. A cushion is attached to the shell and has pleated sections which expand and contract as the shell is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Malin Holcomb, Dan Robertson, Jon-Michael Kasten
  • Adjustable seat back for a wheelchair
    Publication number: 20050116525
    Abstract: The seat of a wheelchair has a back that is deeply contoured to provide lateral support for a user, and which is adjusted to conform to user torsos of various sizes. The seat back has a rigid, curved shell formed by a back panel with separate wings adjustably projecting forward from opposite sides of the back panel. Adjustment of the wings alters the length of curvature of the shell to conform to user torsos of different sizes. A cushion is attached to the shell and has pleated sections which expand and contract as the shell is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Malin Holcomb, Dan Robertson, Jon-Michael Kasten