Patents by Inventor Robert E. Whitton, Jr.

Robert E. Whitton, Jr. 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).

  • Invalid lifting device
    Patent number: 3967329
    Abstract: A device for aiding a standing person in the raising of a seated person to a standing position has a first portion with an opening to receive and encompass the leg of the standing person and a second portion with a opening to receive a knee of the seated person so that such knee is held in a fixed position relative to the leg of the standing person while the seated person is pulled forward and upward to a standing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Inventors: Robert E. Whitton, Jr., Harold M. Stith