Patents by Inventor Louise Mulroy

Louise Mulroy 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).

  • Drainage bag
    Patent number: 7416543
    Abstract: A drainage bag for receiving bodily waste, such as an ostomy bag, comprises an outer bag of material soluble in cold water, e.g. polyvinyl alcohol, and an inner bag of material insoluble in water at ambient temperature and body temperature but soluble in organic solvent, e.g. 2-oxepanone polymer (polycaprolactone). When the bag (and contents) are to be disposed of, appropriate organic solvent (e.g. benzyl alcohol) is applied to the inner bag. The bag can then be placed in a WC bowl and is flushable after about 1-2 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Bioprogress Technology International, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm David Brown, Louise Mulroy, Edward Zbygniew Nowak
  • Drainage Bag
    Publication number: 20080119805
    Abstract: A drainage bag for receiving bodily waste, such as an ostomy bag, comprises an outer bag of material soluble in cold water, e.g. polyvinyl alcohol, and an inner bag of material insoluble in water at ambient temperature and body temperature but soluble in organic solvent, e.g. 2-oxepanone polymer (polycaprolactone). When the bag (and contents) are to be disposed of, appropriate organic solvent (e.g. benzyl alcohol) is applied to the inner bag. The bag can then be placed in a WC bowl and is flushable after about 1-2 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Bioprogress Technology International, Inc.
    Inventors: Malcolm Brown, Louise Mulroy, Edward Nowak
  • Drainage bag
    Publication number: 20050004539
    Abstract: A drainage bag for receiving bodily waste, such as an ostomy bag, comprises an outer bag of material soluble in cold water,e.g. polyvinyl alcohol, and an inner bag of material insoluble in water at ambient temperature and body temperature but soluble in organic solvent,e.g. 2-oxepanone polymer (polycaprolactone). When the bag (and contents) are to be disposed of, appropriate organic solvent (e.g. benzyl alcohol) is applied to the inner bag. The bag can then be placed in a WC bowl and is flushable after about 1-2 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Malcolm Brown, Louise Mulroy, Edward Nowak