Patents by Inventor Dwayne H. Bennett

Dwayne H. Bennett 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).

  • Custom therapeutic pillow
    Patent number: 6993800
    Abstract: A custom, therapeutic pillow is constructed based on measurements of a person's torso and head widths. The custom, therapeutic pillow comprises rails to support the user's neck and a memory foam-bottomed cavity in which to receive the user's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Foot Levelers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent S. Greenawalt, Dwayne H. Bennett
  • Method and apparatus for taking measurements for a custom pillow
    Patent number: 6957497
    Abstract: A custom, therapeutic pillow is constructed based on measurements of a person's torso and head widths. A sliding caliper is used for taking the measurements. The resulting pillow is custom fitted to the patient and provides support for the head and neck when the patient is in a supine position or on their side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Foot Levelers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent S. Greenawalt, Dwayne H. Bennett
  • Method and apparatus for driving two identical devices with a single UBS port
    Publication number: 20040111544
    Abstract: To optically scan a patient's feet for the purpose of obtaining measurements useful to constructing orthotics, each foot should be scanned while the patient is standing naturally. A logical apparatus for this purpose is one with two scanners, side by side, packaged as a single unit. The scanners would (again, logically) be identical. However, connecting two identical peripheral devices to a computer creates identification difficulties. It is also prudent to minimize the number of communications ports the apparatus uses. To connect two identical optical scanners to a single communications port (such as a Universal Serial Bus port), a switch is employed, for switching the communications port between each scanner; or a USB hub arbitrates the communications between the computer and each scanner. A time delay is used to separate the scans of each scanner in time, so the computer's software can differentiate between the scan of the first foot and the scan of the second foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Dwayne H. Bennett, Mark A. Spangler, David W. Boothe, Charles T. Gore, William R. Eanes
  • Therapeutic pillow
    Patent number: 5638564
    Abstract: A therapeutic pillow for supporting the head and neck of a person lying in a supine position. The pillow comprises three types of material, each having differing degrees of firmness; a first material having in cross-section a U-shaped form with one end wider than the other end, a second material having a separated pair of end portions of equal width, respectively, with the first material end portions and secured thereto, respectively to form curved ends of the pillow and the third material having a rectangular shape of a size to fit into the open center portion formed by the first and second materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Foot Levelers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent S. Greenawalt, Dwayne H. Bennett
  • Foot scanner
    Patent number: D493228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Foot Levelers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Spangler, Dwayne H. Bennett, David W. Boothe