Patents by Inventor Richard J. Mascara

Richard J. Mascara 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: 7444693
    Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable lift device. The lift device includes a flat blanket with a plurality of inflatable bladders, an air supply coupled to each of the inflatable bladders, and a controller coupled to the air supply for controlling the air supply to sequentially inflate the plurality of inflatable bladders thereby raising a patient from a supine or prone position to a seated position. The plurality of inflatable bladders may include inflatable side rails, inflatable armrests, an inflatable back support and an inflatable lift as well as optional inflatable tilt bladders to raise the patient from a seated position to a standing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Endetek, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Russo, Richard J. Mascara, James O. Poepperling