Patents by Inventor Elinor S. Parker

Elinor S. Parker 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: 20020095125
    Abstract: A collapsible container for receiving waste body fluids comprising a flexible pouch, a rigid collar, and a collapsible reservoir integral with the rigid collar. The flexible pouch has a funnel-shaped mouth area for conforming to the face of the user. A stopper is sized to seal the funnel-shaped mouth area. The rigid collar comprises a first end adjacent the mouth area and a second end adjacent the collapsible reservoir. The second end forms a circumferential flange to flare the reservoir. The collapsible reservoir includes a top and a bottom, the top adjacent the circumferential flange of the collar. The bottom has an annular rim that can engage with the stopper so that the stopper forms a base for the container. A cage is within the flexible pouch, the cage comprising a neck area that is aligned within the rigid collar. A floater or stop cock within the cage rises as body fluid fills the cage to seal the neck area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventor: Elinor S. Parker
  • Patent number: 6295987
    Abstract: A medical limb rest for elevating a body appendage including sterilized components. The sterilized components can comprise a support tray having a top surface and an underside. The top surface of the support tray forms a concave section. Preferably, the support tray can have a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, and two side edges. The first edge is curved towards the underside to define a first groove and the second edge is curved toward the underside to define a second groove. Other components of the medical limb rest comprise at least two pairs of legs, a first pair and a second pair. The first pair of legs includes a first leg pivotally connected to a second leg and the second pair of legs comprise a third leg pivotally connected to a forth leg. Each pair of pivotally connected legs is attached to another pair of pivotally connected legs by one or more trusses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventors: Elinor S. Parker, Shelley Kelley