Patents by Inventor Carol Jeannette Ballard

Carol Jeannette Ballard 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).

  • Publication number: 20040059269
    Abstract: A wearable vial holder for securing at least one vial of medication on the person of a medical practitioner comprises a body-engaging member structured and arranged to be secured to a part of the body of a medical practitioner, and a vial gripper affixed to the body-engaging member for releasably grasping and holding at least one vial so that the practitioner has access to the vial(s) for one-handed drawing of medication therefrom using a syringe with a needle. The vial holder includes a needle-puncture-resistant shield to protect the practitioner against accidental needle sticks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Cambridge Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Douglas Ballard, Carol Jeannette Ballard, Christopher George Lerra
  • Patent number: 6663582
    Abstract: A wearable vial holder for securing at least one vial of medication on the person of a medical practitioner comprises a body-engaging member structured and arranged to be secured to a part of the body of a medical practitioner, and a vial gripper affixed to the body-engaging member for releasably grasping and holding at least one vial so that the practitioner has access to the vial(s) for one-handed drawing of medication therefrom using a syringe with a needle. The vial holder includes a needle-puncture-resistant shield to protect the practitioner against accidental needle sticks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Cambridge Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Douglas Ballard, Carol Jeannette Ballard, Christopher George Lerra
  • Publication number: 20030083601
    Abstract: A wearable vial holder for securing at least one vial of medication on the person of a medical practitioner comprises a body-engaging member structured and arranged to be secured to a part of the body of a medical practitioner, and a vial gripper affixed to the body-engaging member for releasably grasping and holding at least one vial so that the practitioner has access to the vial(s) for one-handed drawing of medication therefrom using a syringe with a needle. The vial holder includes a needle-puncture-resistant shield to protect the practitioner against accidental needle sticks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Jerome Douglas Ballard, Carol Jeannette Ballard, Christopher George Lerra