US Patent Issued on May 19 for "Chair and bed mobility apparatus" (New Jersey, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,300, issued on May 19.

"Chair and bed mobility apparatus" was invented by Henry H. Bilge (Fort Lee, N.J.), Ecrin Z. Bilge (Fort Lee, N.J.), Selin Bilge (Fort Lee, N.J.) and Michael Kaplan (Lawrence, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed device is a wheelchair that is capable of being converted into a bed and visa versa. The device is also able to transfer patients from it unto another surface, such as a bed or an examination table. The device may be used as a rescue apparatus to lift patients that fell on the ground. The mobility device may additionally have hygienic openings to enable a rider to relieve him or herself wit...