Patents by Inventor Nancy Seith

Nancy Seith 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).

  • Signaling means
    Patent number: 5760708
    Abstract: A device and method to avoid collisions is described. The device and method is primarily directed to preventing tail-gating by motorists and the avoidance of otherwise resultant collisions. The method and device may also be utilized to detect stationary objects and to alert the driver of a vehicle of an imminent collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: Nancy Seith
  • Personal flotation device
    Patent number: 5429537
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal flotation devices. The personal flotation devices are typically utilized in pairs with one or more poles for recreational or emergency rescue usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Inventor: Nancy Seith
  • Personal flotation device
    Patent number: 5277636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to personal flotation devices. The personal flotation devices are typically utilized in pairs with one or more poles for recreational or emergency rescue usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Nancy Seith
  • Safe trailing distance warning for vehicles
    Patent number: 5162794
    Abstract: A device and method to avoid collisions is described herein.The invention is primarily directed to preventing tail-gating by motorists. The method and device may also be utilized to detect stationary objects and to alert the driver of a vehicle of an imminent collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Inventor: Nancy Seith
  • Leg manipulating device
    Patent number: 4599996
    Abstract: A device for facilitating the movement by a patient of an incapacitated limb comprising, a base adapted to be supported on the thigh of the patient's limb, a lever pivoted to the base, a lifter member attached to the lever and adapted for coupling to the patient's limb generally adjacent the distal end thereof, for connecting the limb to the lever, thereby enabling the patient to shift the incapacitated limb by acutuation of the lever, and wherein the lever and the lifter member include manually actuatable mechanism for selectively adjusting the lengths thereof, for accommodating the device to different sizes of patients. The lever also includes an adjustable projecting handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Inventors: Nancy Seith, Robert C. Johnson