Patents by Inventor Andreas I. RIFANI

Andreas I. RIFANI 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: 10925809
    Abstract: A carrying case has first and second clam shell members hingedly connected along one side thereof and defines a interior cavity when in a closed position. At least a portion of an oral device is disposed between the first and second clam shell members with a support member engaging and supporting the oral device such that an intraoral bolus simulator is suspended in the interior cavity free of any engagement with the carrying case. The intraoral bolus simulator may include lubricated patches transformable from a first state, wherein the lubricated patches each comprise water soluble thermoplastic particles suspended in a silicone matrix, to a second state, wherein the water soluble thermoplastic particles are depleted from the silicone matrix. A method of stimulating an oral cavity includes depleting the water soluble thermoplastic particles from the silicone matrix, and presenting a rough surface to the user with the depleted lubricated patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Trudell Medical International
    Inventors: Marcus Sieffert, Peter Scarrott, Andreas I. Rifani
  • Publication number: 20180360692
    Abstract: A carrying case has first and second clam shell members hingedly connected along one side thereof and defines a interior cavity when in a closed position. At least a portion of an oral device is disposed between the first and second clam shell members with a support member engaging and supporting the oral device such that an intraoral bolus simulator is suspended in the interior cavity free of any engagement with the carrying case. The intraoral bolus simulator may include lubricated patches transformable from a first state, wherein the lubricated patches each comprise water soluble thermoplastic particles suspended in a silicone matrix, to a second state, wherein the water soluble thermoplastic particles are depleted from the silicone matrix. A method of stimulating an oral cavity includes depleting the water soluble thermoplastic particles from the silicone matrix, and presenting a rough surface to the user with the depleted lubricated patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Trudell Medical International
    Inventors: Marcus SIEFFERT, Peter SCARROTT, Andreas I. RIFANI
  • Patent number: D838368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Trudell Medical International
    Inventor: Andreas I. Rifani