Patents by Inventor Rex Allen Grindstaff
Rex Allen Grindstaff 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).
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Publication number: 20230390134Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement on an operating table, the positioning system including a pair of arm positioners each configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient when the patient is lying on the operating table, each of the arm positioners provided as a sheet material configured to be wrapped around one of the arms of the patient to position each of the arm positioners to snugly envelope one of the arms and having releasable fasteners to maintain the arm positioners in the wrapped configuration; and an elongate lift sheet configured to extend across the operating table and underneath the back of the patient, the lift sheet being positioned to have opposite ends thereof wrapped over and around the arm protectors and tucked back under the lower back or sacrum of the patient to securely and snugly hold the lift sheet around the arm protectors and restrain the arms of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Phillip David Peery, Albert Pendleton Gillespie, III, Timothy James Grassi
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Patent number: 11771609Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Publication number: 20220273511Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: 11364166Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Publication number: 20220110809Abstract: A patient positioning system configured for positioning and supporting a patient against movement, the positioning system comprising: an arm positioner configured to be positionable about an arm of the patient. The arm positioner has a triangular wedge with a planar base and an angled leg, an end of the triangular wedge of the arm positioner is located to extend between the base of the arm positioner and the angled leg of the arm positioner and configured to abut the arm of the patient. An upper flexible flap extends away from the angled leg of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge; and a lower flexible flap extends away from the base of the arm positioner adjacent the end of the triangular wedge. The upper flexible flap and the lower flexible flap are configured to be oppositely wrapped around the arm of the patient to snugly envelope the arm and secure it relative to the triangular wedge.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: 11213445Abstract: A patient positioning device including a pivot rod configured with a first portion extending in a first direction, and a second portion extending in a second direction substantially laterally from a top end of the first portion, a clamp portion configured to be coupled to a portion of a medical bed, and having a receiving portion configured to receive and clamp the first portion of the pivot rod in place such that the pivot rod is adjustable along and about an axis of the first direction when not clamped, and a swivel plate coupled to a distal end of the second portion of the pivot rod and configured such that the swivel plate is rotatable about another axis offset from, and substantially parallel to, the axis of the first direction, wherein the swivel plate is configured to provide support to maintain a patient in a desired position.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Inventor: Rex Allen Grindstaff
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Publication number: 20200093671Abstract: A patient positioning device including a pivot rod configured with a first portion extending in a first direction, and a second portion extending in a second direction substantially laterally from a top end of the first portion, a clamp portion configured to be coupled to a portion of a medical bed, and having a receiving portion configured to receive and clamp the first portion of the pivot rod in place such that the pivot rod is adjustable along and about an axis of the first direction when not clamped, and a swivel plate coupled to a distal end of the second portion of the pivot rod and configured such that the swivel plate is rotatable about another axis offset from, and substantially parallel to, the axis of the first direction, wherein the swivel plate is configured to provide support to maintain a patient in a desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventor: Rex Allen Grindstaff
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Patent number: D950067Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine
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Patent number: D950068Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DeRoyal Industries, Inc.Inventors: Rex Allen Grindstaff, Angela J. Schubert, Ethan Edward Valentine