Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lonnie R. Drayer
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Patent number: 5108767Abstract: A liquid nutritional product is specially formulated to meet the needs of a person receiving renal dialysis. The caloric distribution, vitamins and minerals, and electrolytes are carefully controlled. The source of magnesium in the product is a calcium magnesium caseinate.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 1991Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Rohini P. Mulchandani, Judith A. Gluvna, Tina M. Knisley, David B. Cockram
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Patent number: 5104226Abstract: A seam projector has a seam holding device attached to the base portion of the seam projector. The seam holding device has a lever arm which is pivotally attached to the base portion of the seam projector. The seam holding device has a seam guide attached to the lever arm such that the seam guide is aligned with a mirror head on the side of the seam projector when the lever arm is oriented vertically. A nomograph may be overlayed on the projection screen of the seam projector for quantitatively evaluating the severity of wrinkles which appear on the projection screen.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1991Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Bernard Eble, Brian A. Pangburn
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Patent number: 5104676Abstract: A weight control product is preferably in the form of agglomerated particles and is reconstitutable in water. The product contains low lactose milk and a dietary fiber system which is a particular blend of soluble, insoluble, fermentable and non-fermentable fibers. The components of the dietary fiber system are oat hull fiber, gum arabic and sodium carboxymethylcellulose. About 27% of the calories provided by the product are contributed by protein, about 50% of the calories are contributed by carbohydrates, and about 23% are contributed by fats.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1991Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Mohamed I. Mahmoud, Lisa D. Craig, Keith A. Garleb, Robert L. Joseph
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Patent number: 5104677Abstract: A liquid nutritional product comprising a fat source and a dietary fiber system. The dietary fiber system as a whole comprises by weight: (a) 5% to 50% dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable, 5% to 20% dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable, and 45% to 80% dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable. Less than 10% of the total calories in the product comprise saturated fatty acids, no more than 10% of the total calories in the product comprises polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the ratio of the n-6 to n-3 fatty acids in the product being in the range of 2 to 10. Preferably the dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and the fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1991Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Stephen R. Behr, Lisa D. Craig, Keith A. Garleb, Cynthia S. Neal, James N. Chmura, Paul S. Anloague, Mary B. Cunningham, David C. Sertl
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Patent number: 5101967Abstract: A contact lens storage chamber has a lens retaining member disposed therein with baskets for containing the lenses disposed in a vertically juxtaposed manner. The lens retaining member has a stopper portion which is located in an opening at the top of the chamber and is retained in place by a loose tongue-in-groove structure which facilitates the escape of vapors from the chamber during a lens cleaning and disinfecting procedure.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1991Date of Patent: April 7, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventor: Murray J. Sibley
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Patent number: 5098378Abstract: A replacement gastrostomy tube device is provided comprising a catheter shaft having an outer surface wall, with the shaft enclosing a feeding lumen of substantially circular cross-section and a fluid flow channel. A port housing is located at the proximal end of the shaft with the port housing having a main food inlet port, a Y-port and a fluid inlet port. Near the distal end of the tube are an expandable component member and a food outlet port, which port is preferably located at the distal end. The feeding lumen is of a greater diameter than that of the fluid flow channel. The outer surface wall is of a non-circular cross-section. The feeding lumen is of a circular cross-section which permits the passage therethrough of a jejunal tube. The main food inlet port is of a greater diameter than that associated with the Y-port. The method for using this device permits jejunal feeding through a replacement gastrostomy tube without retraumatizing the patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1991Date of Patent: March 24, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Carl J. Piontek, Kent E. Iversen, William H. Hirsch, Arthur A. Dahl
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Patent number: 5085883Abstract: Taken as a whole a blend of dietary fiber contains, by weight: 5% to 50% of a dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable; 5% to 20% of a dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable; and 45% to 80% of a dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable. Preferably, the dietary fiber which is both soluble and fermentable is gum arabic; the dietary fiber which is both soluble and non-fermentable is sodium carboxymethylcellulose; and the dietary fiber which is both insoluble and non-fermentable is oat hull fiber.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1991Date of Patent: February 4, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Keith A. Garleb, James N. Chmura, Paul S. Anloague, Mary B. Cunningham, David C. Sertl
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Patent number: 5085259Abstract: A tire tread (11) comprises first and second straight grooves (30, 31) which extend circumferentially about the tire, one of said straight grooves being disposed on either side of the equatorial plane (EP) of the tire and delimiting a central portion and two shoulder portions. A plurality of laterally extending zig-zag grooves (32, 37; 33, 34) on either side of the equatorial plane each comprises two sets of legs, a first set of three legs (32A, 32B, 32C) extending across the shoulder portion and a second set of two legs (32D, 32E) extending into the central portion, the first and second sets of legs being circumferentially offset by said straight circumferential groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1990Date of Patent: February 4, 1992Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Rene Goergen, Pierre Kummer
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Patent number: 5080650Abstract: A gastrostomy tube has a retaining element which has a generally triangular shape with rounded vertices. The retaining element is made up of three resilient petaloid flanges which extend radially from the tubular portion of the gastrostomy tube. The petaloid flanges and the tubular portion are made of different materials. Substantially triangular connecting portions are interposed between and interconnect each pair of next adjacent petaloid flanges. The petaloid flanges are rendered less flexible than the connecting portions by either variations in thickness or materials between the petaloid flanges and connecting portions. The assembly of a gastrostomy tube and a tapered dilator is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1991Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: William H. Hirsch, Kent E. Iversen
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Patent number: 5074846Abstract: A stoma creator is provided comprising a flexible tube having a first opening, a tapered dilator portion, having a second opening, the diameter of the first opening being greater than the diameter of the second opening, and a connecting portion. The stoma creator has a tapered dilator having a side wall which gently tapers from approximately 5 French to 14 French.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1990Date of Patent: December 24, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Robert D. Clegg, Ronald M. Isaac, William H. Hirsch
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Patent number: 5071405Abstract: A replacement gastrostomy tube device is provided comprising a catheter shaft having an outer surface wall, with the shaft enclosing a feeding lumen of substantially circular cross-section and a fluid flow channel. A port housing is located at the proximal end of the shaft with the port housing having a main food inlet port, a Y-port and a fluid inlet port. Near the distal end of the tube are an expandable component member and a food outlet port, which port is preferably located at the distal end. The feeding lumen is of a greater diameter than that of the fluid flow channel. The outer surface wall is of a non-circular cross-section. The feeding lumen is of a circular cross-section which permits the passage therethrough of a jejunal tube. The main food inlet port is of a greater diameter than that associated with the Y-port. The method for using this device permits jejunal feeding through a replacement gastrostomy tube without retraumatizing the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1989Date of Patent: December 10, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Carl J. Piontek, Kent E. Iversen, William H. Hirsch, Arthur A. Dahl
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Patent number: 5071276Abstract: A device for cleaning contact lenses is disclosed which has a tubular or pen-like reservoir having an abradant tip having an external surface which is complementary to the general shape of a surface of a contact lens. A lens support member for supporting a contact lens during the cleaning process is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1991Date of Patent: December 10, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Randolph D. Nielsen, Gerald W. Hietala, Clarence J. Endicott
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Patent number: 5060814Abstract: A unitary container for packaging multiple product samples has a front panel and two rear panels which are hingedly attached to the front panel. The two panels may be mechanically retained in a preferred relationship with respect to the front panel and one another by protrusions in one panel that extend through apertures in another panel. The panels are configured such that the container has several compartments for holding product samples.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1990Date of Patent: October 29, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventor: Richard K. Oglesbee
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Patent number: 5057093Abstract: Improved medical devices for use between a feeding tube set and a catheter include a universal adaptor having a configuration permitting use of same with Y-connectors of various sizes, a Y-connector interlockable with the aforesaid adaptor, and an adaptor hood usable with the adaptor either as a protective shroud therefor or as a supplemental adaptor therewith.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1989Date of Patent: October 15, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Robert D. Clegg, Ronald A. Coules, Kent E. Iversen, Robert S. Osborne, Patricia A. Schneider
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Patent number: 5036896Abstract: A radial ply pneumatic tire (10) has carcass plies (13,14,15) reinforced by cables comprising only yarns of aramid filaments, and belt plies (31-35) reinforced by cables comprising at least one yarn of aramid filaments twisted together with at least one yarn of nylon or polyester filaments. In a preferred embodiment which is suitable for use on an aircraft, there are both turn-up (13,14) and turn-down (15) carcass plies.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1990Date of Patent: August 6, 1991Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thomas N. H. Welter, John J. Slivka
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Patent number: 5007974Abstract: A method of making a belt overlay structure for a pneumatic tire is provided. In the method, a belt structure is wrapped circumferentially around a cylinder which is secured to a rotatable shaft, and a ribbon comprising an elastomeric substance containing side-by-side textile cords extending longitudinally in the ribbon is provided on a let-off means. A first end of the ribbon is adhered to the outermost belt ply in close proximity to the axial center line of the belt structure, and the cylinder is rotated while ribbon is supplied from the let-off device. The let-off device first traverses to a first lateral edge of the belt structure where the lateral movement of the let-off means stops while the cylinder continues to rotate and the let-off means continues to supply ribbon.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1990Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Antonnis G. Maathuis, Jurgen Spielmann, Klaus Beer, Thomas R. Oare
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Patent number: 5007232Abstract: A method and apparatus for sterilizing containers using hydrogen peroxide vapor is disclosed. The apparatus for aseptically filling a container comprises a housing, a source of liquid hydrogen peroxide, means for providing a flow of heated gas, means for causing the hydrogen peroxide to mix with the heated gas thereby vaporizing the hydrogen peroxide, means inside the housing for dispensing the vaporized hydrogen peroxide, the means for dispensing the vaporized hydrogen peroxide including means for dispensing the vaporized hydrogen peroxide into the container, fill tube means extending into the housing for dispensing product into the container, means within the housing for sealing the container, and means providing for the passage of the container between the interior and exterior of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1989Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventor: Vance E. Caudill
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Patent number: D325538Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1989Date of Patent: April 21, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventor: Antonino Araujo, Jr.
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Patent number: D326321Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1989Date of Patent: May 19, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Patricia A. Schneider, Kent E. Iverson, Ronald A. Coules, Robert D. Clegg
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Patent number: D326322Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1989Date of Patent: May 19, 1992Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: Robert D. Clegg, Robert S. Osborne, Patricia A. Schneider