Patents by Inventor Randy S. Kilburn

Randy S. Kilburn 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a sponge device
    Patent number: 7229579
    Abstract: A method of making a sponge device is provided. This method includes introducing a curable liquid sponge forming material into a form, placing a handle into the material before it is fully cured, heating the form to cure the material, removing the cured material from the form, and rinsing the cured material. Another aspect of the present invention is the assembly for making this sponge device. This assembly includes a runner for joining a plurality of handles, plates that are spring-biased together to support the handles, a chase formed of heat conductive metal having a shelf where the plates can be set, and a silicone form having a plurality of cavities therein for receiving the sponge forming material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Medsorb Dominicana, S.A.
    Inventors: James C. Martin, Randy S. Kilburn, Lowell L. Teague, Richard D. Tidd
  • Method of manufacturing a sponge device
    Patent number: 6852258
    Abstract: A method of making a sponge device is provided. This method includes introducing a curable liquid sponge forming material into a form, placing a handle into the material before it is fully cured, heating the form to cure the material, removing the cured material from the form, and rinsing the cured material. Another aspect of the present invention is the assembly for making this sponge device. This assembly includes a runner for joining a plurality of handles, plates that are spring-biased together to support the handles, a chase formed of heat conductive metal having a shelf where the plates can be set, and a silicone form having a plurality of cavities therein for receiving the sponge forming material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: M-Pact Worldwide, L.L.C.
    Inventors: James C. Martin, Randy S. Kilburn, Lowell L. Teague, Richard D. Tidd