Patents by Inventor Jerry Lee Tappa

Jerry Lee Tappa 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING THE CONDITIONS IN AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20080255528
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for gauging the levels of pH in the interiors of articles such as diapers, incontinence garments, pads, catamenial products, bedding, and would dressings are disclosed. This method and apparatus include sensing devices and relay systems for displaying the pH on the outside of the articles that provide visual and/or audible warnings that toxic levels are approaching and that it is time to remove and replace the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: John S. SPRINGER, Jerry Lee Tappa, Bruce Geroge Pound
  • Method and apparatus for indicating the conditions in an absorbent article
    Patent number: 6617488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for gauging the levels of pH in the interiors of articles such as diapers, incontinence garments, pads, catamenial products, bedding, and would dressings are disclosed. This method and apparatus include sensing devices and relay systems for displaying the pH on the outside of the articles that provide visual and/or audible warnings that toxic levels are approaching and that it is time to remove and replace the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Indicator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John S. Springer, Jerry Lee Tappa, Bruce George Pound
  • Method and apparatus for indicating the conditions in an absorbent article
    Publication number: 20030130631
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for gauging the levels of pH in the interiors of articles such as diapers, incontinence garments, pads, catamenial products, bedding, and would dressings are disclosed. This method and apparatus include sensing devices and relay systems for displaying the pH on the outside of the articles that provide visual and/or audible warnings that toxic levels are approaching and that it is time to remove and replace the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: John S. Springer, Jerry Lee Tappa, Bruce George Pound