Patents by Inventor Steven J. Wurzelbacher

Steven J. Wurzelbacher 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).

  • Wearable kneel-sit support device
    Patent number: 7152919
    Abstract: A wearable kneel-sit support device includes a U-shaped body that is pivotally connected to both a seat member and a base member. A linking member connects the seat member and the base member, such that moving one of the seat member and the base member causes both the seat member and the base member to rotate from a folded position adjacent the leg of the user to an unfolded position. In the unfolded position, the base member can rest on a horizontal surface and the seat member is substantially parallel to the base member, so that the wearer can sit on the seat while kneeling. The device may be worn on the lower leg of a user in a folded position to allow unhindered ambulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Inventors: Steven J. Wurzelbacher, Ova E. Johnston, Stephen D. Hudock
  • Wearable kneel-sit support device
    Publication number: 20040232739
    Abstract: A wearable kneel-sit support device includes a U-shaped body (12) that is pivotally connected to both a seat member (22) and a base member (24). A linking member (26) connected the seat member (22) and the base member (24), such that moving one of the seat member and the base member causes both the seat member and the base member to rotate from a folded position adjacent the leg of the user to an unfolded position. In the unfolded position, the base member can rest on a horizontal surface and the seat member is substantially parallel to the base member, so that the wearer can sit on the seat while kneeling. The device may be worn on the lower leg of a user in a folded position to allow unhindered ambulation. When the user wants kneel, the device is pivoted to the unfolded position while it is still on the leg, so that the wearer can sit on the seat while kneeling, thus relieving pressure on the knee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Steven J. Wurzelbacher, Ova E. Johnston, Stephen D. Hudock