Patents by Inventor Alta R. Van Polen

Alta R. Van Polen 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).

  • Ostomy bag apparatus with side wall pocket to contain a deodorant member
    Patent number: 4543097
    Abstract: Ostomy bag apparatus is provided for covering an ostomy bag and providing a pocket in which a deodorizing member is positioned. The apparatus includes a non-irritating cloth cover that substantially encloses an ostomy bag and in which a pocket is formed by at least one fold in the cover to receive a deodorizing member impregnated by a volatile deodorant that is warmed and vaporized by body heat of the ostomate wearing the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignees: Alta R. Van Polen, James F. Sartwell
    Inventor: Alta R. Van Polen