Patents by Inventor Esther Gallant

Esther Gallant 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: 10058447
    Abstract: A condom that includes a lubrication packet affixed thereto, the lubrication packet occupying a space that coincides with a fluid receptacle. The packet is filled with lubricant and the integrity of the packet is breached prior to intercourse, releasing the lubricant inside the body lumen over a period of time. Once the packet is substantially depleted, a void created by the depleted packet can be used by the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Patent number: 9757549
    Abstract: An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical outer sheath including a receiving cup at a distal end for receiving a lubrication capsule; and a plunger slidingly received within the elongate, hollow cylindrical outer sheath, the plunger including a piercing element at a distal end adapted to extend into the receiving cup. A liquid-filled soft gel capsule is placed in the receiving cup, and the piercing element is used to puncture the capsule located in the receiving cup prior to insertion of the applicator into the body lumen, and wherein the plunger can be depressed once the applicator is inserted into the body lumen to eject the pierced capsule into the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Publication number: 20160136403
    Abstract: An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical outer sheath including a receiving cup at a distal end for receiving a lubrication capsule; and a plunger slidingly received within the elongate, hollow cylindrical outer sheath, the plunger including a piercing element at a distal end adapted to extend into the receiving cup. A liquid-filled soft gel capsule is placed in the receiving cup, and the piercing element is used to puncture the capsule located in the receiving cup prior to insertion of the applicator into the body lumen, and wherein the plunger can be depressed once the applicator is inserted into the body lumen to eject the pierced capsule into the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Patent number: 9272123
    Abstract: An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical outer sheath including a receiving cup at a distal end for receiving a lubrication capsule; and a plunger slidingly received within the elongate, hollow cylindrical outer sheath, the plunger including a piercing element at a distal end adapted to extend into the receiving cup. A liquid-filled soft gel capsule is placed in the receiving cup, and the piercing element is used to puncture the capsule located in the receiving cup prior to insertion of the applicator into the body lumen, and wherein the plunger can be depressed once the applicator is inserted into the body lumen to eject the pierced capsule into the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Publication number: 20150164735
    Abstract: An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical outer sheath including a receiving cup at a distal end for receiving a lubrication capsule; and a plunger slidingly received within the elongate, hollow cylindrical outer sheath, the plunger including a piercing element at a distal end adapted to extend into the receiving cup. A liquid-filled soft gel capsule is placed in the receiving cup, and the piercing element is used to puncture the capsule located in the receiving cup prior to insertion of the applicator into the body lumen, and wherein the plunger can be depressed once the applicator is inserted into the body lumen to eject the pierced capsule into the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Publication number: 20150164736
    Abstract: An applicator for insertion and lubrication of a body lumen is disclosed having an elongate, hollow, cylindrical reservoir including a rounded distal end to facilitate insertion, and an aperture centrally disposed at said distal end, or central aperture together with additional apertures arranged along the cylindrical reservoir. The reservoir holds a quantity of lubricant, and a mating cylindrical plunger is provided that is sized to be received in a proximal end of the elongate, hollow cylindrical reservoir and adapted to slide within the reservoir to force said quantity of lubricant through said disposed aperture(s). Using the applicator, a body lumen can be lubricated in situ to mimic the body's own lubrication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Esther Gallant
  • Publication number: 20150164683
    Abstract: A condom that includes a lubrication packet affixed thereto, the lubrication packet occupying a space that coincides with a fluid receptacle. The packet is filled with lubricant and the integrity of the packet is breached prior to intercourse, releasing the lubricant inside the body lumen over a period of time. Once the packet is substantially depleted, a void created by the depleted packet can be used by the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Esther Gallant