Patents by Inventor Laura Ann Gerstein

Laura Ann Gerstein 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).

  • Publication number: 20020004664
    Abstract: A device for enhancing the efficiency and safety of using ear candles to remove wax and other debris from the ear canal includes a tubular body having a proximal end zone and an opposite distal end zone. The distal end zone is fitted with a holder for releasable attachment to the bottom end of an ear candle so that the end of the ear candle is maintained in sealed, free flowing communication with a passageway extending through the tubular body. The proximal end zone includes a flexible and pliable tubular extension which is specifically adapted for comfortable, sealing engagement with the inner ear to provide an air tight seal between the inner ear and the passageway of the device, and thereby maintaining a vacuum within the device as the ear candle burns, resulting in removal of wax and other debris from the ear canal and through the passageway of the device and into the ear candle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventor: Laura Ann Gerstein