Patents by Inventor Nicola Jane Bateman

Nicola Jane Bateman 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).

  • Soother-like article for medical purposes
    Patent number: 9492359
    Abstract: A medical article resembling a soother has a teat portion for insertion into a baby's mouth and a mouth shield portion adapted to fit over the baby's face around the mouth and serving in use to limit the extent of insertion of the teat portion into the baby's mouth. The teat portion is of sufficient length and extends from the mouth shield at an angle towards the hard palate in the roof of the mouth when the shield is so fitted whereby a distal end portion of the teat portion is adapted in use to bear against the hard palate in the roof of the mouth. The teat portion is formed without voids with a relatively soft surface layer and a relatively harder inner core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Nicola Jane Bateman
  • SOOTHER-LIKE ARTICLE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
    Publication number: 20130304122
    Abstract: A medical article resembling a soother has a teat portion for insertion into a baby's mouth and a mouth shield portion adapted to fit over the baby's face around the mouth and serving in use to limit the extent of insertion of the teat portion into the baby's mouth. The teat portion is of sufficient length and extends from the mouth shield at an angle towards the hard palate in the roof of the mouth when the shield is so fitted whereby a distal end portion of the teat portion is adapted in use to bear against the hard palate in the roof of the mouth. The teat portion is formed without voids with a relatively soft surface layer and a relatively harder inner core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Nicola Jane Bateman