Patents by Inventor Kayode A. Williams

Kayode A. Williams 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).

  • Medical pacifier and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 6776157
    Abstract: A medical pacifier for delivering anesthesia and other gases into the oral cavity of a patient, such as an infant or child, is provided. The pacifier includes a nipple member adapted to be received within an oral cavity of the patient, the nipple member having a conduit extending therethrough and an outlet opening provided therein. A base is attached to the nipple member and adapted to remain outside the oral cavity. The base includes an inlet opening provided therein and a lumen extending therethrough which is in fluid communication with the conduit of the nipple member. The inlet opening is adapted to be connected to an external gas source such that gas can flow through the base and the nipple member for delivery via the outlet opening into the oral cavity of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Kayode A. Williams, John H. Huntington
  • Medical pacifier and method for use thereof
    Publication number: 20020129816
    Abstract: A medical pacifier for delivering anesthesia and other gases into the oral cavity of a patient, such as an infant or child, is provided. The pacifier includes a nipple member adapted to be received within an oral cavity of the patient, the nipple member having a conduit extending therethrough and an outlet opening provided therein. A base is attached to the nipple member and adapted to remain outside the oral cavity. The base includes an inlet opening provided therein and a lumen extending therethrough which is in fluid communication with the conduit of the nipple member. The inlet opening is adapted to be connected to an external gas source such that gas can flow through the base and the nipple member for delivery via the outlet opening into the oral cavity of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Kayode A. Williams, John H. Huntington