Patents by Inventor Bronwen L. Walters

Bronwen L. Walters 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).

  • Patent number: 5533980
    Abstract: A protective safety cap assembly for the passageway of a medical device is provided. The safety cap assembly includes a cap that is guided for sliding and pivotable movement between a closed position where the proximal end of the medical device is easily accessed and a closed position where the proximal end of the medical device is sealed. The medical devices which can be protected by the cap assembly include hypodermic syringes, stopcock assemblies associated with I.V. lines and catheters, or the like. A medical worker holding the medical device in one hand can easily and repeatedly move the cap between the opened and closed position with a thumb or forefinger of the hand holding the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Niall Sweeney, Richard J. Caizza, Marian H. Gravel, Bronwen L. Walters
  • Patent number: 5505720
    Abstract: Improved pads for application to the body to absorb body fluids are disclosed. Menstrual pads having a plurality of projections which are most preferably filled with a superabsorbent material are disclosed, as well as methods for making same. The present invention discloses the use of novel melt-blown technology to form a surface having hollow projections which are then filled with superabsorbent. The present invention is directed to menstrual pads, as well as other pads which may be placed against the body, such as bandages. In the latter, medicinal compounds replace superabsorbents as the preferred material within the projections. In certain embodiments, a wicking layer, preferably comprised of peat moss based absorbent product is disposed between a cover layer and the projections containing superabsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Bronwen L. Walters, David Hujber