# US 12,213,927 B2 · Transfer seat platform > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,213,927 B2 - Document ID: US12213927B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/642,068 - Filed: 2024-04-22 - Published: 2024-10-24 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2023-04-21 - Applicants: Loren Halloran - Inventors: Loren Halloran - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12213927B2 ## CPC - A61G 7/1001: {specially adapted for specific applications} - A61G 7/1025: {Lateral movement of patients, e.g. horizontal transfer} - A47C 4/22: of adjustable type (A47C4/24 takes precedence) - A61G 7/1059: {Seats} - A61G 7/1074: {Devices foldable for storage} - A47C 7/021: {Detachable or loose seat cushions} - A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00) - A47C: CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS ## Abstract A transfer seat platform that helps transfer a handicapped person from a wheelchair into a vehicle. The transfer seat platform includes a stand portion having a top portion with a bottom portion, a pair of front legs, and an extended lip, the top portion includes a front end and a back end, the pair of front legs extend from the front end of the top portion of the stand portion and the extended lip extends from the bottom portion of the top portion, and a cushion is disposed and coupled directly on the top portion. The pair of front legs have an adjustable length via a locking assembly. The pair of front legs are placed on a ground surface and the extended lip is placed within a vehicle doorframe. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transfer seat platform, comprising: a stand portion having a top portion, a pair of front legs, an extended lip, the top portion includes a front end, a back end, and a bottom portion, the pair of front legs extend from the front end of the top portion of the stand portion and the extended lip extend from the back end of the top portion of the stand portion; wherein the extended lip includes a first planar section that extends horizontally 180° degrees, a second planar section that extends downward at 45° degrees, and a third planar section that extends downward at 90° degrees; and a cushion disposed and coupled directly on the top portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the top portion is a flat planar surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs have an adjustable length. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs include a rubber foot disposed on a distal end of each of the pair of front legs to prevent slippage. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs have an adjustable length via a locking assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs are adapted to be placed on a ground surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the pair of front legs each include a hinge disposed on top each of the pair of front legs connected to the bottom portion of the top portion of the stand portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the extended lip extends outward and downward from the bottom portion of the top portion of the stand portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the extended lip includes a downward vertical guide directly adjacent to the top portion of the stand portion to guide the extended lip in place. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the extended lip is placed within the vehicle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 10, wherein the extended lip is placed within a floorboard of the vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the stand portion is made of aluminum. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the cushion is made of leather. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the cushion is made of vinyl. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 1, wherein the transfer seat platform is utilized by a handicapped person adapted to utilize a wheelchair and the vehicle without having to lift the handicapped person and physically place them into the vehicle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 15, wherein the transfer seat platform is positioned between the vehicle and the wheelchair. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 15, wherein the handicapped person can lift themselves from the wheelchair onto the transfer seat platform and then lift themselves from the transfer seat platform and into the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The transfer seat platform, according to claim 15, wherein the handicapped person receives assistance from one or more other persons to lift themselves from the wheelchair onto the transfer seat platform and then lift themselves from the transfer seat platform and into the vehicle.