Patents Examined by Colin W Stuart
  • Patent number: 12728299
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein are directed to a face mask assembly configured with a drop-down feature and methods of using the same. In various embodiments, a face mask assembly comprises a face mask configured for dynamic engagement with a first strap of a strap assembly such that the face mask is configured for selective movement along a strap length of the first strap between a donned position and a drop-down position, the face mask comprising: a first strap pathway configured to receive at least a portion of the first strap and a strap engagement tongue positioned along the first strap pathway and comprising a plurality of strap engagement teeth protruding from of the interior tongue surface; wherein the face mask is configured to be selectively adjustable between a dynamic configuration and a locked configuration based on the arrangement of the first strap relative to the strap engagement tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: PIP Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Chuang Ma, Sheng Zhou, Hongbing Xiang, Xiaojin Han, Siwei Wang
  • Patent number: 12714630
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inflation-deflation sequence systems, programs and methods that create multiple peristaltic waves in a single sleeve to more efficiently utilize the pressure sleeve and increase therapy output cycles. These multiple peristaltic waves occur simultaneously during at least a portion of a treatment protocol in a single sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Medi USA, L.P.
    Inventor: Moses Lipshaw
  • Patent number: 12714814
    Abstract: This invention is a device to be used with a system for supplying anaesthetic or respiratory gases into the airway of a human or an animal. This device is a supraglottic airway device, which includes a shaft with three tubes one for ventilation purpose and rest two for dynamic cuff inflation and other for suctioning purpose. The dynamic cuff is inflated by the gases supplied directly from the anaesthesia or ventilator circuit through a specialised adaptor via dynalumen. The “cuff inflation lumen” (“DynaLumen”) will also be having a locking mechanism to enable its use like a conventional LMA; i.e., the cuff can be left continuously inflated both during positive pressure ventilation as well as less during expiratory phase and during spontaneous respiration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Inventors: Kalyanaraman Ananthanarayanan, Kotak Nirav, Patyal Ashish
  • Patent number: 12697451
    Abstract: A nasopharyngeal airway device includes an elongate body having a distal end and a proximal end. The elongate body has an outer surface defining one or more open channels extending along the elongate body. The nasopharyngeal airway device includes a securement component securely coupled to the elongate body. The securement component is configured to secure the nasopharyngeal airway device within a nostril of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Jeffrey Stephen Plott, Dian-Ru Li, David Adam Zopf
  • Patent number: 12685832
    Abstract: The Respiratory Interface Device is a novel, mouth-inserted airway management tool designed to facilitate both oxygen delivery and carbon dioxide sampling through an integrated oral pathway. Unlike conventional nasal cannulas or oropharyngeal airways, this device features internal channels configured to house standard or capnography-compatible tubing, allowing simultaneous gas delivery and exhaled gas monitoring. The device includes a contoured dental plate and an airway arch that conforms to the patient's hard palate, maintaining upper airway patency while avoiding stimulation of the protective airway reflex. Its ergonomic design supports a secure oral fit and provides a streamlined interface for procedural sedation, monitored anesthesia care, emergency airway support, and alternative oxygenation strategies in patients where nasal access is limited or contraindicated. The Respiratory Interface Device represents a versatile, dual-function solution for enhanced airway management and respiratory monitoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Claudia N. Gutierrez, Rachel Hollingsworth Jonas, Samuel Oyer
  • Patent number: 12661301
    Abstract: The device for electroacoustic stimulation and the method for using the same. The device is an electro-vibrational device operating in one of six acoustic frequency bands. It may be applied to muscles, tendons, and joints to achieve muscle relaxation and alleviation of pain. The device may also be used to induce psycho-physical effects, such as general relaxation of the body and psyche and inducing a state of spiritual calm, resembling results of meditation process. To maximize an effect, a vibratory stimulation is applied not only to the pain afflicted area, but also to symmetrical areas on the contralateral side of the body and similar zones according to the anterior-posterior symmetry. To enhance the electroacoustic stimulation effect, the vibrational signal is supplied either in a form of continuous wave, series of the same frequency trains, separated by pauses, or series of trains of different frequencies also separated by pauses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Inventor: Zeev Vladimir Kitov
  • Patent number: 12654827
    Abstract: A detachable buoyant cross or clover design offers greater buoyancy and stability. The buoy snorkel may include threaded top and bottom fittings that may allow a flexible hose to be attached or detached through use of a quick connect mechanism, such as one or more cam locks. The buoy snorkel may be a single unit that provides for a flexible hose or breathing tube to be attached or detached on the top and bottom. The flexible hose may have buoyant support to keep the flexible hose or breathing tube afloat. The buoy snorkel may have a clover or cross-type design that may provide greater buoyancy and stability in and on the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Inventor: Erwin Semien
  • Patent number: 12648888
    Abstract: Proposed is a rehabilitation exercise device for upper and lower limbs. The rehabilitation exercise device is characterized by including: a first support supporting a user's hand or foot; a second support supporting a user's forearm or calf; a pair of first hinges rotatably connecting the first support and the second support to each other; a third support supporting a user's upper arm or thigh; a pair of second hinges rotatably connecting the second support and the third support to each other; and a drive module selectively mounted on any one of the pair of first hinges and the pair of second hinges, and configured to pivot the first support or the second support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: H ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Byung-Geol Choi, Ho-Moon Kim, Chang-Hwa Jung
  • Patent number: 12642935
    Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a flow of pressurised air to an entrance of a patient's airways includes a mask with a seal-forming structure and one or more positioning and stabilising structures to provide a force to hold the mask in a therapeutically effective position on the patient's head. The patient interface may also include more than one connection port arranged to receive an end of an air circuit for delivering the flow of pressurised air to the seal-forming structure. The patient may connect the air circuit to a connection port of choice, depending on whether it is desired to have the end of the air circuit positioned superior to the patient's otobasion superior or inferior to the patient's otobasion superior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Michiel Kooij, Adam Francis Barlow, Iain McNicol Finlay, Robin Yew, Muhammad Adil Bin Abdul Halim
  • Patent number: 12636454
    Abstract: A loading dilator may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a first proximal end, a first distal end, and a first outer surface extending between the first proximal end and the first distal end. The second portion may include a second proximal end, a second distal end, and a second outer surface extending between the second proximal end and the second distal end. The first outer surface may include a plurality of slits extending along at least a portion of the length of the first portion. The plurality of slits may be spaced apart circumferentially around a longitudinal axis of the first portion. The length of the second portion may be smaller than the length of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Donald R. Sandmore, Erin Roberts
  • Patent number: 12630062
    Abstract: A condition correction unit includes a plan storage unit configured to store correction plans showing contents of correction of the body condition of a seated person, a presentation unit configured to read a correction plan based on a current value measured by a measurement unit from the plan storage unit and present the correction plan to the seated person, and a processing execution unit configured to execute processing to correct posture by controlling an operating unit. The plan storage unit stores the correction plan presented by the presentation unit in association with information identifying the seated person when the correction plan is presented. The processing execution unit reads the correction plan associated with the information identifying the seated person from the plan storage unit, and executes the processing to correct the posture according to correction contents shown by the correction plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kensuke Mizoi
  • Patent number: 12630275
    Abstract: A breathable mask includes a main frame, a transparent lens portion, a water-sealing skirt and a breathing tube. The main frame includes a lens frame, a mouth frame and a nose frame interposed therebetween. The water-sealing skirt is integrally formed by an eye skirt, a nose skirt and a mouth skirt, and a skirt frame is arranged in front of the eye skirt. The transparent lens portion and the skirt frame are embedded in the lens frame in a water-sealing manner, and the nose skirt protrudes outward from the nose frame. The transparent lens portion does not project outward from an outer edge of the lens frame at all.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: QBAS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue
  • Patent number: 12623759
    Abstract: A breathable mask includes a body having a main frame, a lens, and a waterproof sealing skirt. The waterproof sealing skirt has a partition dividing the interior of the body into an upper chamber that shields the eyes and a lower chamber that shields the nose, and arranges independent air intake passages and exhaust passages to separate the fresh air inhaled and the dirty air exhaled. Alternatively, a nasal connecting portion having a purge valve can be provided in fluid communication with the lower chamber. It is also possible to provide a three-way connector having a nasal connecting portion, a mouth portion, and a drain portion in fluid communication with one another, wherein the nasal connecting portion is in fluid communication with the lower chamber. The mouth connecting portion is adapted to be contained in the user's mouth when the user well wears the breathable mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: QBAS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue
  • Patent number: 12623045
    Abstract: A patient interface includes a mask body, an elbow, a connector and a conduit. Any one or more of the mask body, the elbow, the connector and the conduit includes a bias flow vent. The bias flow vent is configured to deform with the application of pressure but not fully collapse such that an orifice size defined by the bias flow vent can vary with the application of pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Brett John Huddart, Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Matthew James Pedersen, Hamish Joshua Rose, Fadi Karim Moh'd Mashal, Thomas Mark Richardson, Simon Mittermeier, Max Leon Betteridge
  • Patent number: 12616631
    Abstract: A sex toy includes a flexible first stimulation portion, a vibration member and a flexible second stimulation portion. The flexible first stimulation portion includes a first massage finger provided on a first side and a second massage finger provided on a second side opposite to the first side. The first massage finger extends toward the second side, the second massage finger extends toward the first side, and the first massage finger and the second massage finger cooperatively enclose a first cavity. The vibration member is provided at the flexible first stimulation portion. The flexible second stimulation portion is provided at one end of the first stimulation portion and provided with a second cavity. The first cavity is communicated with the second cavity to collectively form a stimulation chamber for accommodating a male penis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Dongguan Mimao Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Qinling Wang
  • Patent number: 12604936
    Abstract: There is provided a mask guide including a guide positioned between a mask and a chin of a user to prevent the user's chin and an inner surface of the mask from coming in contact with each other. The guide includes a first guide disposed on the inner surface of the mask. The guide includes a second guide configured to be positioned on the user's chin and configured to be moved in accordance with movement of the user's chin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Inventor: Chan-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 12605522
    Abstract: A humidifying tank of a CPAP apparatus includes a first passage, a second passage, a flow-dividing section, and a shielding section. An inlet is defined as an opening of the first passage on an inner space side, an outlet is defined as an opening of the second passage on the inner space side, and a vertical axis is defined as a specific axis that intersects a bottom wall. As seen in a direction along the vertical axis, an opening center of the outlet is located so as to be displaced relative to an imaginary axis that passes through an opening center of the inlet and that is parallel to a direction in which the inlet faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Hattori, Hsing Kenghua
  • Patent number: 12599728
    Abstract: A device for inhaling powder-type substances includes a plurality of substance containers that can be moved successively into an emptying position, wherein the substance containers—which are not connected to one another—are accommodated in direct contact with one another in a guide unit attached to the device and can be moved by contact pressure propagating among the substance containers. The guide unit has a drive wheel with accommodating forms separated by drive teeth. The substance container in the emptying position is located in an accommodating form of the drive wheel. A substance container for a device for inhaling powder-type substances has two sub-regions, each separately having an amount of the substance, and both sub-regions have an openable, pierceable cover. A method for filling a device for inhaling powder-type substances uses a plurality of substance containers that can be moved successively into an emptying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Alfred Von Schuckmann
  • Patent number: 12599729
    Abstract: A container for storing and dispensing a liquid and a gas to a user has a portable liquid container; a dual-purpose lid cover hingedly connected to the portable liquid container; a liquid dispensing cap attached to an upper portion of the portable liquid container; a nose cavity portion disposed on the dual-purpose lid cover to facilitate delivery of a gas; wherein said dual-purpose cap pivots from a secure liquid cap orientation to a gas delivery orientation. Also included is a a gas canister disposed on the portable liquid container. A valve assembly is disposed between the dual-purpose lid cover and the gas container wherein the gas is selectively dispensed and regulated through the dual-purpose lid cover when placed in the gas delivery orientation. Also provided is an attachment means for removably connecting said gas canister to said side of said portable liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Inventor: Robert Wieden
  • Patent number: 12599736
    Abstract: An inflatable cuff for an endotracheal tube system has a sealing component that is one or a combination of (a) a proximal one-directional valve configured to deflect with underpressure during the intubation procedure and contact the tracheal wall of a patient to provide sealing, (b) a distal one-directional valve configured to deflect with overpressure during the intubation procedure and contact the tracheal wall to provide sealing; and (c) a cloud shape of the inflatable portion. The cloud shape is defined by at least one sealing section of the inflatable portion having a primary maximum inflated diameter and at least one non-sealing section of the inflatable portion having a maximum inflated diameter less than the primary maximum inflated diameter. The inflatable cuff may be inflatable by a ventilation tube. The system may include a cuff controller that senses airflow parameters and provides regulated flows of air during an intubation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR LIFE
    Inventor: Kristof Braem