Patents by Inventor Frank Hinman, Jr.

Frank Hinman, Jr. 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).

  • Self-standing collapsible urinary drainage bag
    Patent number: 4126135
    Abstract: A self-standing urinary bag structure comprising a pair of generally rigid leaves hingedly secured together at the apical portions thereof and having a bag suspended therebetween. The bag is so positioned as to extend partially beneath the leaves when the structure is suspended from above and to force the leaves apart into a self-standing condition when the structure is placed upon a support surface disposed therebeneath. In one embodiment the leaves are integrally joined to the bag and in another embodiment the leaves are removable from the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Inventor: Frank Hinman, Jr.