Patents by Inventor Marsha L. Tiessen

Marsha L. Tiessen 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: 7413439
    Abstract: A stomach model visual dieting aid includes a generally flexible three-dimensional model of the human stomach having at least length and width dimensions approximately equal to the dimensions of an actual average-sized human stomach and a stomach model storage container including an outer cover and a generally liquid-impervious inner liner mounted on the inner wall of the outer cover. The stomach model storage container is operative to receive and releasably retain the three-dimensional model of the human stomach therein with at least one of said three-dimensional model of the human stomach and the stomach model storage container being at least one of foldable, bendable and rollable to substantially decrease the size of the three-dimensional model of the human stomach when mounted within the stomach model storage container to facilitate transport thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventor: Marsha L. Tiessen