Patents by Inventor Eleanor Ann Tinnion

Eleanor Ann Tinnion 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).

  • Urine collection device
    Patent number: 6740066
    Abstract: A device for collecting urine includes a container kept at vacuum, an interface locatable at the urethral opening of a person and a pump operable to create a vacuum within the container. A sensor senses the presence of urine at the interface and opens a valve to allow the pumping of urine from the interface to the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Brunel University
    Inventors: Heinz Siegfried Wolff, Felicity Ann Jowitt, Eleanor Ann Tinnion
  • Urine collection device
    Publication number: 20020087131
    Abstract: A device for collecting urine includes a container kept at vacuum, an interface locatable at the urethral opening of a person and a pump operable to create a vacuum within the container. A sensor senses the presence of urine at the interface and opens a valve to allow the pumping of urine from the interface to the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Heinz Siegfried Wolff, Felicity Ann Jowitt, Eleanor Ann Tinnion