Patents by Inventor Charles Kenton Akers

Charles Kenton Akers 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).

  • Pill crusher with pill holder verification and safety features
    Patent number: 7735763
    Abstract: A pill crusher device and method including a base and a lid movable between open and closed positions with respect to the base. The base includes a pill cup holder for holding a cup with one or more pills therein. The cup may include a flange that is keyed to the cup holder to prevent the cup from rotating with the cup holder. A head protrudes from the inside surface of the lid and is shaped to nest within the cup either directly against the pills, or against a second cup placed in the first cup with the pills located between the two cups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: First Wave Products Group, LLC
    Inventors: Brian D Bell, Charles Kenton Akers, Sean D Anderson, William Riley, Bruce Seymour Ferris
  • Pill Crusher With Pill Holder Verification And Safety Features
    Publication number: 20090072059
    Abstract: A pill crusher device and method including a base and a lid movable between open and closed positions with respect to the base. The base includes a pill cup holder for holding a cup with one or more pills therein. The cup may include a flange that is keyed to the cup holder to prevent the cup from rotating with the cup holder. A head protrudes from the inside surface of the lid and is shaped to nest within the cup either directly against the pills, or against a second cup placed in the first cup with the pills located between the two cups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Brian D. Bell, Bruce Seymour Ferris, Sean D. Anderson, William Riley, Charles Kenton Akers