Patents by Inventor Andrew T. FLIGOR

Andrew T. FLIGOR 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).

  • Method, system, and apparatus for facilitating positioning a person in lateral sniff position
    Patent number: 10898015
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting the head and neck of a user for airway management is disclosed, which comprises a top surface including at least one head-receiving portion configured and dimensioned for receiving and supporting a user's head, and at least one recess neck opening for supporting a user's neck when the user's head is received in the head-receiving portion. The apparatus further includes at least one chin support protruding above the top surface and configured for facilitating placing the user in a sniff position when the user's head is received in the head-receiving portion. The chin support can include a top surface segment and a lateral surface segment, where at least a portion of the lateral surface segment of the chin support extends from the top surface segment thereof to the at least one recess neck opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Popitz, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Popitz, Andrew T. Fligor, Jesse S. Drake, Howard P. Miller, Justin McCarthy, Jonathan G. Sloane
  • METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING POSITIONING A PERSON IN LATERAL SNIFF POSITION
    Publication number: 20200155395
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for supporting the head and neck of a user for airway management is disclosed, which comprises a top surface including at least one head-receiving portion configured and dimensioned for receiving and supporting a user's head, and at least one recess neck opening for supporting a user's neck when the user's head is received in the head-receiving portion. The apparatus further includes at least one chin support protruding above the top surface and configured for facilitating placing the user in a sniff position when the user's head is received in the head-receiving portion. The chin support can include a top surface segment and a lateral surface segment, where at least a portion of the lateral surface segment of the chin support extends from the top surface segment thereof to the at least one recess neck opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Michael D. POPITZ, Andrew T. FLIGOR, Jesse S. DRAKE, Howard P. MILLER, Justin MCCARTHY, Jonathan G. SLOANE