Patents by Inventor Terry L. Beck

Terry L. Beck 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: 6935648
    Abstract: A self-recovery lift chair provides an improved way for an individual who has fallen to return to a seated position and then be able to stand or wheel to another location. The wheeled chair includes a lift frame and a seat suspended from a lift mechanism in the frame. The seat moves vertically from contact with the floor to variable or above normal seat heights. Seat sides fold from vertical to horizontal to serve as a loading sideboard. The lift mechanism comprises a lift trolley connected to the seat, a reversible motorized drive mechanism powered by a rechargeable battery, and a detachable actuation switch that can be operated by the user or an assistant. The lift trolley is stabilized in the frame by a vertical stabilizing rod connected on each side of a drive receiver on a central vertical threaded drive rod. Brakes keep the chair stationary until it is necessary to be moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Inventor: Terry L. Beck
  • Publication number: 20040075237
    Abstract: A self-recovery lift chair that provides an improved way for an individual who has fallen to return to a seated position and then be able to stand or wheel to another location. The chair includes a lift frame with wheels to allow for mobility, a seat that moves vertically from contact with the floor to variable or above normal seat heights. A lift mechanism comprised of a lifting trolley, which connects to the seat, a reversible drive mechanism, and a detachable actuation means that can be operated by the user or assistant. For safety of the individual and or assistant, brakes keep the chair stationary until it is necessary to be moved, and a pivoting handle allows the lift chair to be moved like a wheel chair or when turned outward as a support point for the assistant during manually assisted transfers. A rechargeable battery provides the lift chair with safe power anywhere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Terry L. Beck