Patents by Inventor David Alan Chipperson

David Alan Chipperson 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).

  • Publication number: 20090287247
    Abstract: Teething, imbibing, and entertainment apparatus and methods utilizing fluids, wherein such fluids may be room temperature, warmed, chilled, frozen, and/or partially-frozen. A fillable body allows a user to imbibe warmed, chilled, frozen, and/or partially-frozen fluids through one or more apertures. A plurality of chewable exterior features, protrusions, and nipples further aid in easing teething pain and/or entertainment. A detachable nipple allows the apparatus to be used with a variety of nipples having differing configurations and sizes. The handles facilitate holding of the apparatus by young users with limited motor skills such as infants and toddlers. The methods allow a child to chew on frozen liquids to at least partially thaw such liquids such that the chilled liquid and/or slush may be directed to the user's gums, teeth, mouth, and/or throat via aperture(s). Similarly, methods of directing a heated liquid to a child's gums, teeth, mouth, and/or throat are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Rita Carrie Ann Chipperson, David Alan Chipperson