Patents Assigned to NozeSeal, LLC
  • Patent number: 11998697
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a universal sealing apparatus for one or more cannulas. The apparatus includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first and second portions are configured to removably adhere directly or indirectly to a nose. The third portion is coupled to the first and second portions. The third portion removably couples to one or more cannulas and places a force upon a base of flared portions of the one or more cannulas when the first and second portions are adhered to the nose. The force maintains a fluid seal of the one or more cannulas within one or more respective nostrils of the nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: NozeSeal, LLC
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Lisa Cangelosi Brown
  • Publication number: 20230414894
    Abstract: Improved embodiments of the disclosure provide a universal sealing apparatus for one or more cannulas. The apparatus includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first and second portions are configured to removably adhere directly or indirectly to a nose. The third portion is coupled to the first and second portions. The third portion removably couples to one or more cannulas and places a force upon a base of flared portions of the one or more cannulas when the first and second portions are adhered to the nose. The force maintains a fluid seal of the one or more cannulas within one or more respective nostrils of the nose. The third portion includes a reinforcement. In one configuration, the reinforcement is angled. In another configuration, the reinforcement has a hinge to allow easy adjustment on a nose. In yet another configuration, the reinforcement has slitted holes for cannulas. In yet another configuration, third portion is removably coupleable to the first and second portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Nozeseal, LLC
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Carol Gaskamp, Scott Brauer
  • Patent number: 11305086
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a universal sealing apparatus for one or more cannulas. The apparatus includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first and second portions are configured to removably adhere directly or indirectly to a nose. The third portion is coupled to the first and second portions. The third portion removably couples to one or more cannulas and places a force upon a base of flared portions of the one or more cannulas when the first and second portions are adhered to the nose. The force maintains a fluid seal of the one or more cannulas within one or more respective nostrils of the nose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: NozeSeal, LLC
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Lisa Cangelosi Brown