Patents by Inventor Erin Simons

Erin Simons 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).

  • Publication number: 20240350007
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for measuring intraocular pressure of the eye are disclosed. More particularly, the improved systems, devices, and methods enable the use of applanation tonometry and tonography to make such measurements using a portable, handheld applanation device. The applanation devices apply a constant fixed force to the surface of the eye. The resulting applanation mire can be captured by an image-capturing device and the intraocular pressure can be calculated using a provided algorithm based on the applanation mire and a known reference with respect to the eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Joanne C. Wen, Erin Simons, Scott Liddle
  • Publication number: 20240325613
    Abstract: A breast pump device and associated methods for extracting breast milk are disclosed. A pump head comprises an external shell with an elastic membrane disposed and bonded therein to define at least one hermetically sealed chamber. Manipulation of the elastic membrane, for example, by adjusting suction or pressure in the sealed chamber or within an interior volume defined by the elastic membrane permits radial mechanical compression (positive pressure) to be applied to a nipple positioned in the pump head to simulate compression of the nipple by the infant's tongue and simultaneously permits axial hydraulic or pneumatic suction (negative pressure) to be applied to the nipple to simulate the infant's minimum intra-oral vacuum. The breast pump device of the present invention can generate these simultaneous compressions and suctions with a single vacuum source, which may be an electric pump or a hand-operated mechanical pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Carr Lane Quackenbush, Scott Liddle, Scott Cooper, Erin Simons
  • Patent number: 12005166
    Abstract: A breast pump device and associated methods for extracting breast milk are disclosed. A pump head comprises an external shell with an elastic membrane disposed and bonded therein to define at least one hermetically sealed chamber. Manipulation of the elastic membrane, for example, by adjusting suction or pressure in the sealed chamber or within an interior volume defined by the elastic membrane permits radial mechanical compression (positive pressure) to be applied to a nipple positioned in the pump head to simulate compression of the nipple by the infant's tongue and simultaneously permits axial hydraulic or pneumatic suction (negative pressure) to be applied to the nipple to simulate the infant's minimum intra-oral vacuum. The breast pump device of the present invention can generate these simultaneous compressions and suctions with a single vacuum source, which may be an electric pump or a hand-operated mechanical pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Momtech Inc.
    Inventors: Carr Lane Quackenbush, Scott Liddle, Scott Cooper, Erin Simons
  • Publication number: 20220378989
    Abstract: A breast pump device and associated methods for extracting breast milk are disclosed. A pump head comprises an external shell with an elastic membrane disposed and bonded therein to define at least one hermetically sealed chamber. Manipulation of the elastic membrane, for example, by adjusting suction or pressure in the sealed chamber or within an interior volume defined by the elastic membrane permits radial mechanical compression (positive pressure) to be applied to a nipple positioned in the pump head to simulate compression of the nipple by the infant's tongue and simultaneously permits axial hydraulic or pneumatic suction (negative pressure) to be applied to the nipple to simulate the infant's minimum intra-oral vacuum. The breast pump device of the present invention can generate these simultaneous compressions and suctions with a single vacuum source, which may be an electric pump or a hand-operated mechanical pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Carr Lane Quackenbush, Scott Liddle, Scott Cooper, Erin Simons
  • Patent number: D840253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Fuerst Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Erin Simons