Patents by Inventor Tomiko Erickson

Tomiko Erickson 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: 6854747
    Abstract: A protective cover assembly for a cart and it's contents of the type used in hospitals and like medical facilities for the temporary storage and delivery of a plurality of items which should be maintained in a substantially sterile environment. The cover assembly comprises an enclosure formed from a flexible, preferably hypo-allergenic material dimensioned to receive substantially the entire cart therein. A plurality of reinforced portions are secured to the enclosure and are structured to prevent rupture or other physical damage thereto. A storage assembly comprises one or more compartments including at least one interior pocket disposed and structured to isolate the contents thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: 6725893
    Abstract: A cover assembly for a hospital crash cart constructed of a clear, flexible material to permit medical personnel to view the equipment and supplies included on the crash cart without removing the cover. The cover is structured to minimize contamination of the equipment and supplies by reducing exposure to dirt, dust, bacteria, or other airborne or contact contaminants. The cover includes a plurality of apertures which are normally disposed in a closed orientation by fasteners, such as, for example, hook and loop type fasteners. At least one release aperture is provided so that the cover may be quickly and easily removed from the crash cart. In one embodiment the cover assembly includes additional apertures to permit access to an electronic display monitor, electrical connections, and crash cart handles. The cover also includes at least one adjustable portion, and a pouch attached to an exterior surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: 6631529
    Abstract: A cover assembly designed and structured to protectively enclose a mattress of the type used in medical facilities such as on hospital beds, stretchers, gurneys, etc. A casing is formed from a flexible, high strength, water impermeable material which is resistant to rupture or abrasion and which has characteristics which facilitates its use in the environment of a hospital or other medical facility. The casing includes a reinforcement assembly in the form of one or more flexible material panels, which may be formed from a material similar or identical to that from which the casing is formed and which are attached to different elongated outer walls of the casing so as to extend over a mid-portion thereof and be aligned substantially with a mid-portion of a body supported on the mattress, thereby providing supplementary support to the body so as to resist the mid-portion of the body sinking excessively into the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: 6516481
    Abstract: A mattress assembly generally designed for use in hospitals and the like which is structured to effectively and comfortably support a patient during a period of recovery from a predetermined surgical procedure. The mattress assembly includes an elongated support platform having a corresponding dimension to that of a conventional hospital or like medical-type mattress and includes an opening formed therein and preferably extending therethrough. The opening is disposed in aligned, at least partially receiving relation to a predetermined portion of the patient's body directly involved in an invasive surgical procedure such as prostate surgery. More specifically, the opening is disposed, dimensioned and configured to receive and maintain portions of the patient's body, including external body parts, in an at least partially protected orientation and specifically out of supported engagement with a remainder of the support platform of the mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Publication number: 20020038941
    Abstract: A protective cover assembly designed to enclose but provide access to a cart as well as the contents thereof, wherein the cart is typically but not exclusively of the type used in hospitals and like medical facilities for the temporary storage and delivery of a plurality of items at least a some of which should be maintained in a substantially sterile environment until delivered to an intended destination. The cover assembly comprises an enclosure formed from a flexible, preferably hyper-allergenic material which is selectively oriented in either a collapsed, stored position or an expanded, operative position and being dimensioned to receive substantially the entire cart within the interior when the enclosure is in its expanded, operative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: 6256794
    Abstract: A hat assembly capable of being repeatedly, easily and selectively oriented either in a compact, collapsed position for convenient storage and transport, or in an outwardly expanded position for wearing. The hat assembly includes a head engaging portion which at least partially encloses a portion of the head of a wearer, and an outwardly extending brim, both preferably made of a soft, flexible cloth material. The brim is structured to extend outwardly a significant distance from the head of the wearer so as to offer some protection to the wearer's face, neck and shoulders from the sun, by maintaining these areas in a shaded position. The hat assembly also includes a shaping frame in the form of a continuous, closed loop of flexible material secured to a outer periphery of the brim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: 5669078
    Abstract: A security pocket assembly for use in combination with a garment of the type having a pair of leg portions, each terminating in an open lower end, the pocket assembly including at least one material panel secured along an interior of at least one of the leg portions, near an open lower end of the leg portion, so as to define a compartment, the leg portion further including a slit disposed therein, the slit being positioned to correspond an open top edge of the material panel so as to provide access to an interior of the compartment from an exterior of the leg portion, while not being substantially visible from an exterior of the leg portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Inventors: Anthony J. Scremin, Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: D439099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson
  • Patent number: D455927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Inventor: Tomiko Erickson