Patents by Inventor Austin R. SCHOPPE

Austin R. SCHOPPE 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses, and systems for aspirating airways
    Patent number: 12109349
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, apparatuses, and systems for aspirating an airway of a patient. The apparatuses include a main body having a pump and a storage canister housing coupled to the main body and containing a storage container that is at least partially collapsible. In some configurations, the main body can include a pressure sensor, a controller in communication with the pressure sensor, and having a processor, a memory, and a power source in communication with the controller. The storage canister housing can include a first end coupled to the main body, and a second end having a weighted portion and configured to be coupled to the first end to permit free rotation, such that the second end gravitationally rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Forhad Akhter, Austin R. Schoppe, Omar Navarro, Bruce Adams, Yusheng Feng, Robert Delorenzo, Robert L. Hood
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR ASPIRATING AIRWAYS
    Publication number: 20210386924
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, apparatuses, and systems for aspirating the airway of a patient. The apparatus includes a main body having a pump and a storage canister housing coupled to the main body and containing a storage container that is at least partially collapsible. In some configurations, the main body can include a pressure sensor, a controller in communication with the pressure sensor, and having a processor, a memory, and a power source in communication with the controller. The storage canister housing can include a first end coupled to the main body, and a second end having a weighted portion and configured to be coupled to the first end to permit free rotation, such that the second end gravitationally rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Forhad AKHTER, Austin R. SCHOPPE, Omar NAVARRO, Bruce ADAMS, Yusheng FENG, Robert DELORENZO, Robert L. HOOD