Patents by Inventor Mindy Machanic

Mindy Machanic 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: 5860169
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use with a toilet bowl that keeps the user dry from moisture or other dirt found on conventional toilet seats. The apparatus includes two thigh support pads for contacting and supporting part of the backs of the thighs of a user, and two support members. Each of the support members has a top portion being rigidly coupled to a bottom side of one of the two thigh support pads. The apparatus also includes a seat frame, connectable to a back end of the toilet bowl, that connects to each of the bottom portions of the two support members. Each of the two thigh support pads has a front and a back, with the back being angled at least 25 degrees from the front, so that the two thigh support pads facilitate the user maintaining a semi-squatting position over the toilet bowl. The back of the thigh support pads is adjustably angled in relation to the front of the thigh support pads by a hinge coupling the back of the thigh support pads and the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Inventor: Mindy Machanic
  • Patent number: 5704075
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use with a toilet bowl that keeps the user dry from moisture or other dirt found on conventional toilet seats. The apparatus includes two thigh support pads for contacting and supporting part of the backs of the thighs of a user, and two support members. Each of the support members has a top portion being rigidly coupled to a bottom side of one of the two thigh support pads. The apparatus also includes a seat frame, connectable to a back end of the toilet bowl, that connects to each of the bottom portions of the two support members. Each of the two thigh support pads has a front and a back, with the back being angled at least 25 degrees from the front, so that the two thigh support pads facilitate the user maintaining a semi-squatting position over the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventor: Mindy Machanic
  • Patent number: D408901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Mindy Machanic
    Inventor: Mindy Machanic