Patents by Inventor Maria A. Snel

Maria A. Snel 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).

  • Wheelchair transfer
    Patent number: 4592562
    Abstract: A transfer device for transferring a patient from a wheelchair to a motor vehicle seat, which comprises a pair of interlocking trays, one on a frame of the wheelchair and one on the motor vehicle seat, the trays having aligned tracks which are engaged by the wheelchair seat, which upon being released from the wheelchair frame, is movable from the wheelchair frame onto the tray on the motor vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Friends of the Disabled Assn., Inc.
    Inventors: Maris Strautnieks, Maria A. Snel