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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2025
Qua, Inc., New Rochelle, NY (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Margaret Graham, New York, NY (US);
Paul Carlson, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Teresa Boynton, Loveland, CO (US);
Alicia Koontz, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Garrett Grindle, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
QUA, INC., New Rochelle, NY (US);
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring to a commode or other seat is provided. Through the use of a transfer board that is both easily moveable between a storage position and in use position and readily stabilized, a user may independently, or with the assistance of a caregiver, be able to access a commode or other seat from a bed or wheelchair that is powered or manual and that is with or without an elevating seat or other position.