Patents by Inventor Jose F. Augusto

Jose F. Augusto 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: 6071261
    Abstract: In an apparatus for orally administering a dosage of a liquid, medication, or a suspension, to patients able to swallow but otherwise unable to independently ingest the liquid medication, or suspension, a sleeve is provided and includes a first open end and a closed second end. The sleeve defines an reservoir or reservoir, and a flange having an aperture extending therethrough and in communication with the reservoir extending outwardly from the second end. A hollow tube is attached to the flange and is adapted to be inserted into a patient's mouth to a point where the end of the tube is adjacent to the patient's throat. A plunger having an end adapted to slide and to seal against an interior wall of the reservoir is included and can move between a first and a second position to draw the liquid, medication, or suspension into the reservoir and inject it into the patient's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Jose F. Augusto