Patents by Inventor Malissa A. McGowan

Malissa A. McGowan 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: 4258440
    Abstract: Provided is a garment adapted for wear by physically handicapped persons who are incapable of executing normal dressing movements. The garment comprises a front panel applicable to the front of the handicapped person's torso and a rear panel applicable to the back of said person's torso. The front and rear panels each have opposed side edge margins and fastening means distributed thereon for simultaneously assembling and securing the garment to the wearer's torso by interconnecting the front and rear panel along their opposing edge margins in torso supported relation in the worn condition of the garment, without the necessity of normal dressing movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Inventor: Malissa McGowan
  • Patent number: 4166294
    Abstract: Bathtub shroud for retaining bath water heat about a person bathing, comprising a generally rectangular thermally insulative, water impervious sheet material defining a shroud sized to overfit the tub opening, and fastening means distributively arranged to secure the shroud in tub water-covering relation, and collar means adapted to maintain the shroud about the neck of the bather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1979
    Inventor: Malissa McGowan
  • Patent number: 4027687
    Abstract: A protective and/or decorative cover for a walking aid which has a plurality of interconnected members, including at least one support member and one or more leg members, said cover being of flexible material and including one or more non-split primary tube portions with open ends to slidably enclose one or more of said leg members, and one or more elongate secondary tube portions which are split longitudinally for wrap-around enclosing engagement with other leg or support members. Each split tube portion has opposed edge surfaces which are provided with releasable, interengaging fastening means to hold each split tube portion about its related support or leg member in a neat and close engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Inventor: Malissa A. McGowan