Patents by Inventor Dwight Estes Howdeshell

Dwight Estes Howdeshell 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).

  • Patent number: 9596984
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and devices for securing the head of an animal in position while obtaining objective measurements associated with eye health. In one aspect, the devices comprise a rest for receiving a portion of the animal's head and a pole configured to enable the rest to pivot about a first axis of rotation and rotate about a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the first axis of rotation. In an embodiment, the rest can move up and down the second axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Tyler Simpson, Virginia Louise Wilson, Dwight Estes Howdeshell
  • Publication number: 20150201830
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and devices for securing the head of an animal in position while obtaining objective measurements associated with eye health. In one aspect, the devices comprise a rest for receiving a portion of the animal's head and a pole configured to enable the rest to pivot about a first axis of rotation and rotate about a second axis of rotation perpendicular to the first axis of rotation. In an embodiment, the rest can move up and down the second axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Tyler Simpson, Virginia Louise Wilson, Dwight Estes Howdeshell