Patents by Inventor John G. Butler

John G. Butler 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).

  • Apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal
    Publication number: 20040088006
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of successive pacifiers wherein each pacifier has a handle, a nipple connected to said handle, and a shield interposed between the handle and the nipple. Each successive pacifier has a nipple which is shorter in length than its predecessor. The invention may be practiced as a set of complete pacifiers, as a single pacifier with interchangeable nipples, or as a single pacifier having a nipple which retracts into the handle to shorten its exposed length. The method of using the pacifier withdrawal apparatus is to provide the infant with a first pacifier having a full length nipple and to allow the infant to use the first pacifier for a specified time period in order to become accustomed to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Albert R. Bass, John G. Butler
  • Apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal
    Patent number: 6517567
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of successive pacifiers wherein each pacifier has a handle, a nipple connected to said handle, and a shield interposed between the handle and the nipple. Each successive pacifier has a nipple which is shorter in length than its predecessor. The invention may be practiced as a set of complete pacifiers, as a single pacifier with interchangeable nipples, or as a single pacifier having a nipple which retracts into the handle to shorten its exposed length. The method of using the pacifier withdrawal apparatus is to provide the infant with a first pacifier having a full length nipple and to allow the infant to use the first pacifier for a specified time period in order to become accustomed to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventors: Albert R. Bass, Jr., John G. Butler
  • Apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal
    Publication number: 20020065537
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for pacifier withdrawal are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of successive pacifiers wherein each pacifier has a handle, a nipple connected to said handle, and a shield interposed between the handle and the nipple. Each successive pacifier has a nipple which is shorter in length than its predecessor. The invention may be practiced as a set of complete pacifiers, as a single pacifier with interchangeable nipples, or as a single pacifier having a nipple which retracts into the handle to shorten its exposed length. The method of using the pacifier withdrawal apparatus is to provide the infant with a first pacifier having a full length nipple and to allow the infant to use the first pacifier for a specified time period in order to become accustomed to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Albert R. Bass, John G. Butler