Patents by Inventor Eric J. A. de Leur

Eric J. A. de Leur 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: 4534353
    Abstract: An accessory for counteracting the consequences of vesical incontinency with males, comprising an annular tensioning means (8, 9) adapted to be tensioned around the penis (1) of the user, and further comprising a pressure element (7) with a rounded and relatively stiff pressing surface (10) having a curvature which is substantially adpated to the shape of the swelling bodies (3) of the penis (1) so as to pinch the urethra (5) elastically against said bodies (3) which are retained by the tensioning means (8, 9), said pressure element (7) being, in particular, a strip of a substantially rigid material having, more in particular, lateral portions (16, 17) which are substantially adapted to the shape of said bodies (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Inventors: Eric J. A. de Leur, Berend Heijenga