Patents by Inventor Howard Lewis Young

Howard Lewis Young 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).

  • Anorectal angle measurement
    Patent number: 6117091
    Abstract: Apparatus (10) for measuring the anorectal angle comprises an outer rubber-like sheath (12), which may be a suitably modified catheter, within which is disposed an elongate angular deflection detector (14) which provides on display (16) a read-out of the angular deflection of the apparatus. The sheath (12) may include pressure ports with associated pressure lines back to the proximal end of the sheath to allow the pressure to be read at different points along the anal canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: University of Wales College of Medicine
    Inventors: Howard Lewis Young, Richard Herbert Lowndes