Patents by Inventor David Tapper

David Tapper 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).

  • Adjustable height pillow and related furniture
    Patent number: 6141807
    Abstract: An adjustable height pillow that offers a user the option of many heights and degrees of firmness, and which encourages proper posture in various meditation and other sitting positions. The pillow is comfortable for the user in either meditation or normal sitting environments including workstations. The pillow includes at least one encircling belt either within a concealing sleeve or exposed as a dramatic design statement. The belt can cinch and constrict the medial portion of the pillow by reducing its circumference, thereby causing the filler material to move from the medial portion to respective upper and lower portions of the pillow thus increasing the height of said pillow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Inventor: David Tapper
  • Diagnosis of eye tumors
    Patent number: 4308874
    Abstract: Malignant eye tumors are detected by extracting a specimen of aqueous humor from the eye and assaying it for angiogenesis capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1982
    Assignee: The Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: A. Robert Bellows, David Tapper