Patents by Inventor Cheryl Lynn Evans

Cheryl Lynn Evans 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).

  • Method and apparatus for prescribing and preparing a reproducible and customized dysphagia diet
    Patent number: 8753124
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining and prescribing a quantifiable, reproducible, and customized diet for a patient suffering from dysphagia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Cheryl Lynn Evans
  • Method and Apparatus for Prescribing and Preparing a Reproducible and Customized Dysphagia Diet
    Publication number: 20100209893
    Abstract: A method for comprising the steps of performing a swallowing evaluation upon a patent to determine whether the patient suffers from dysphagia; selecting a quantifiable food characteristic that can be objectively measured; preparing multiple foods having different values of unit measure for a quantifiable food characteristic; using a first apparatus for measuring the quantifiable food characteristic of each of the multiple prepared foods; administering to the patient each of the multiple prepared foods having different values for the quantifiable food characteristic; observing the patient's ability to swallow each of the multiple foods having a different value for the quantifiable food characteristic; determining a safe range of values for the quantifiable food characteristic based on the patients ability to swallow each of the multiple foods; prescribing a customized dysphagia diet comprising the safe range of values for the quantifiable food characteristic for designating foods acceptable for consumption by
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Vocatek, Incorporated
    Inventor: Cheryl Lynn Evans