Patents by Inventor Eric Brenner

Eric Brenner 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).

  • Nasal pinwheel for assisting children in nose blowing
    Patent number: 9583021
    Abstract: Provided herein is a device (and associated method of using the device) to aid and educate a child in blowing their nose. The device comprises a pinwheel assembly, which is positioned under the child's nostrils such that air expelled from the nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel. The device optionally comprises a pacifier, which is configured such that when the nipple of the pacifier is in the child's mouth, the pinwheel assembly is positioned such that air expelled from the child's nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel assembly. Other configurations include cups, which encircle the child's mouth, and handles which aid in the proper positioning of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Brenner, Joseph Schultz, Alphonse Van Woerkem
  • Nasal Pinwheel For Assisting Children in Nose Blowing
    Publication number: 20160055759
    Abstract: Provided herein is a device (and associated method of using the device) to aid and educate a child in blowing their nose. The device comprises a pinwheel assembly, which is positioned under the child's nostrils such that air expelled from the nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel. The device optionally comprises a pacifier, which is configured such that when the nipple of the pacifier is in the child's mouth, the pinwheel assembly is positioned such that air expelled from the child's nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel assembly. Other configurations include cups, which encircle the child's mouth, and handles which aid in the proper positioning of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Brenner, Joseph Shultz, Alphonse Van Woerkem
  • Nasal Pinwheel For Assisting Children in Nose Blowing
    Publication number: 20150262502
    Abstract: Provided herein is a device (and associated method of using the device) to aid and educate a child in blowing their nose. The device comprises a pinwheel assembly, which is positioned under the child's nostrils such that air expelled from the nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel. The device optionally comprises a pacifier, which is configured such that when the nipple of the pacifier is in the child's mouth, the pinwheel assembly is positioned such that air expelled from the child's nostrils will turn the blades of the pinwheel assembly. Other configurations include cups, which encircle the child's mouth, and handles which aid in the proper positioning of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Brenner, Joseph Shultz, Alphonse Van Woerkem