Patents by Inventor Evelyn C. Price

Evelyn C. Price 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).

  • Multilevel cellular communication system for hospitals
    Patent number: 5537459
    Abstract: A protocol controlled, four level radio communication system for use in a local area such as a hospital, that provides transceivers for fixed users such as patients, transceivers for mobile users such as health care providers, transceiver stations for each area within which a group of fixed and mobile transceivers operate, and a master command unit centrally located that ties together the transceiver stations and the fixed and mobile transceivers within the system. The patient transceivers permit the patient to select voice or signal transmission to specific or generic receivers. The health care provider transceivers permit the user to selectively receive, respond to, or acknowledge a transmission, or to initiate a transmission in a manner similar to the patient units. The stations have transceiver capabilities and may be staffed or may operate automatically to relay transmissions between transceivers or between other stations within the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Inventors: Evelyn C. Price, Cynthia L. Schikal
  • Endotracheal tube and oral airway connector
    Patent number: 5353787
    Abstract: An endotracheal tube (38a) demountably attachable to and for use in combination with an oral airway (10) having a tabular flange (22) with C-shaped openings thereon, the endotracheal tube (38a) having an elongated hollow tubular body (56) with first open end (60) and a second open end (62), the body (56) having a portion containing alternating ribs (50) and bays (52) integral with the body of the endotracheal tube (38a). The bays (52) are dimensioned to fit snugly within the C-shaped opening of said oral airway (10) and the ribs (50) being dimensioned to prevent longitudinal displacement of the endotracheal tube (38a) with respect to the oral airway (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventor: Evelyn C. Price
  • Oral airway for demountably attaching an endotracheal tube
    Patent number: 5253643
    Abstract: An oral airway (10) for providing fluid communication through a patient's uth and into the patient's trachea. The oral airway (10) includes a tubular body (12) having a near end (14) and a removed end (16), the near end (14) having a plate (22) with an elliptical perimeter defining resilient lips (36) with semicircular walls (28) forming a C-shaped opening to releasably retain an endotracheal tube (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignees: Evelyn C. Price, Betsy J. Nielson, & Robert E. Gohlke, a partnership, Betsy J. Nielson
    Inventor: Evelyn C. Price