Patents by Inventor Kapaakea C. Puaa

Kapaakea C. Puaa 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).

  • DIAPHRAGM HAVING A POLYMERIC SPRING MEMBER WITH NON-UNIFORM BENDING
    Publication number: 20070289598
    Abstract: A contraceptive or non-contraceptive diaphragm having a rim surrounding a thin membrane, the membrane having a cervical dome extending downwardly from a posterior portion of the membrane. The rim has a spring member having non-uniform bending characteristics. The shape of the spring member can be contoured to provide a rim that curves slightly upwardly at the anterior end of the diaphragm and slightly downwardly at its posterior end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: PATH
    Inventors: Paul LaBarre, Kapaakea C. Puaa, Glenn Austin