Patents by Inventor Vernon T. Bechel

Vernon T. Bechel 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).

  • Custom fit carbon fiber composite forearm crutch
    Patent number: H2138
    Abstract: A durable, lightweight carbon composite forearm crutch is described that in its essential components includes three graphite/epoxy composite tubes consisting of a main support tube, a handle tube and a cuff support tube, all adhesively bonded to a single central substantially T-shaped metallic, preferably aluminum, fitting configured to dispose the handle and cuff support tubes at a comfortable angle for the user greater than 90° and preferably about 101° to 103°, a cuff attached to the upper end of the cuff support tube for receiving the arm of a user, and a slip resistant foot member at the distal end of the main support tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: The United State of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: David Pullman, Vernon T. Bechel, Steven L. Donaldson, John D. Camping