Patents by Inventor Federico M. Mendizabal

Federico M. Mendizabal 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: 4749377
    Abstract: An eardrum pressure equalizer for the treatment of middle ear impairment having a source of compressed air for supplying dry room temperature air at a pressure of an order of magnitude of aproximately 3.5 kgs. per square centimeter. The air is supplied to a storage tank and from there, by way of a second storage receptacle to a disposable applicator tip adapted to be inserted into a nasal passage. The apparatus includes electronic circuitry having a microprocessor for accurately controlling the pressure of the air in the storage tank and for permitting the apparatus to be selectively used in either a continuous flow or an interrupted flow mode while allowing the pressure to be maintained at any chosen value, with a resolution factor of approximately 1/10 kg. per square centimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Inventors: Federico M. Mendizabal, Esteban S. Basaguren