Patents by Inventor Donna Scarborough

Donna Scarborough 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).

  • Hand pressure device to diminish gag reflex response
    Patent number: 8808324
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing gag reflex by applying pressure to a pressure point in the palm of the hand. A splint that holds the hand relatively immobile has a rigid member and an actuating pressure system, such as a solenoid, at the pressure point. The rigid member at least partially immobilizes the human user's palm and fingers. The actuating pressure system is mounted at an inner side of the volar side of the enclosure adjacent to a pressure region of the palm. A power supply is connected to the actuating pressure system to apply an electrical current to the pressure system, which exerts pressure to the pressure region of the user's palm in order to diminish or normalize the user's gag reflex response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Miami University
    Inventors: Michael Bailey Van Kuren, Donna Scarborough
  • HAND PRESSURE DEVICE TO DIMINISH GAG REFLEX RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20090292228
    Abstract: A method and device for reducing gag reflex by applying pressure to a pressure point in the palm of the hand. A splint that holds the hand relatively immobile has a rigid member and an actuating pressure system, such as a solenoid, at the pressure point. The rigid member at least partially immobilizes the human user's palm and fingers. The actuating pressure system is mounted at an inner side of the volar side of the enclosure adjacent to a pressure region of the palm. A power supply is connected to the actuating pressure system to apply an electrical current to the pressure system, which exerts pressure to the pressure region of the user's palm in order to diminish or normalize the user's gag reflex response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Miami University
    Inventors: Michael Bailey Van Kuren, Donna Scarborough