Patents Assigned to Simplisse, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8109901
    Abstract: A breast pump has at least one collection assembly for engaging at least a portion of a breast surrounding a nipple and a vacuum pump for applying a vacuum to the collection assembly and thereby to at least the nipple of the breast. A controller is operable to cyclically operate the vacuum pump between a maximum vacuum pressure in the range of about 70 mm Hg to about 150 mm Hg and a latching pressure of about 30 mm Hg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
  • Publication number: 20110192817
    Abstract: A bottle assembly including a bottle, a top closure member adapted for releasable engagement with a top portion of the bottle, and a bottom closure member adapted for releasable engagement with a base portion of the bottle. The bottom closure member has a base panel with at least one aperture therein. A diaphragm is positionable between the bottom closure member and the base portion. The diaphragm has at least one sealing element for sealingly engaging the base panel of the bottom closure member and an air passage extending through the at least one sealing element. The diaphragm is moveable between a sealed position and an unsealed position. The air passage is configured to inhibit liquid contained within a liquid chamber of the bottle from entering the air passage when the diaphragm is in its sealed position by trapping air within the air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SIMPLISSE, INC.
    Inventors: Bernard J. Kemper, Charles H. Miller
  • Patent number: 7972297
    Abstract: A breast cup assembly for a breast pump has a generally funnel-shaped support member with an open wide end, an open narrow end, a tapered central passage extending between the wide end and the narrow end. A liner is positioned at least in part in the support member. The liner has a first noncircular opening therein for receiving at least a portion of a breast including a nipple, a second opening spaced from the first noncircular opening, and a tubular passageway between the first noncircular opening and the second opening for allowing milk expressed from the breast received in the liner to pass through the liner. The liner is configured for movement between an opened configuration of the noncircular opening and a collapsed configuration of the noncircular opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
  • Publication number: 20110065360
    Abstract: A nipple shield includes a base portion having a cutout for allowing a nose of the baby to contact the mother's breast during breastfeeding and a nipple portion that extends outward from the base portion. The nipple portion includes a sidewall and a generally flat end wall that has a plurality of openings therein. The nipple portion is configured for receiving the nipple therein and to be placed in the baby's mouth during breastfeeding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: SIMPLISSE, INC.
    Inventor: Jimi Francis
  • Publication number: 20100121265
    Abstract: A breast pump has at least one collection assembly for engaging at least a portion of a breast surrounding a nipple and a vacuum pump for applying a vacuum to the collection assembly and thereby to at least the nipple of the breast. A controller is operable to cyclically operate the vacuum pump between a maximum vacuum pressure in the range of about 70 mm Hg to about 150 mm Hg and a latching pressure of about 30 mm Hg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
  • Publication number: 20100121266
    Abstract: A breast cup assembly for a breast pump has a generally funnel-shaped support member with an open wide end, an open narrow end, a tapered central passage extending between the wide end and the narrow end. A liner is positioned at least in part in the support member. The liner has a first noncircular opening therein for receiving at least a portion of a breast including a nipple, a second opening spaced from the first noncircular opening, and a tubular passageway between the first noncircular opening and the second opening for allowing milk expressed from the breast received in the liner to pass through the liner. The liner is configured for movement between an opened configuration of the noncircular opening and a collapsed configuration of the noncircular opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SIMPLISSE, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
  • Publication number: 20100121264
    Abstract: A liner for use with a breast pump has an outer flange portion and a longitudinal portion extending outward from the outer flange portion. The outer flange portion has a first noncircular opening therein for receiving at least a portion of a breast including a nipple. The longitudinal portion has a second opening and a tubular passageway between the first noncircular opening and the second opening for allowing milk expressed from the breast received in the liner to pass through the liner. The outer flange portion is generally planar and adapted to engage a portion of the breast surrounding the nipple during use of the breast cup. The liner is configured for movement between an opened configuration of the noncircular opening and a collapsed configuration of the noncircular opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond G. Bryan, Patricia S. Ruby, Megan E. Oehlert, Jimi Francis
  • Patent number: D637726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimi Francis
  • Patent number: D652146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Simplisse, Inc.
    Inventor: Jimi Francis