Patents by Inventor Mark F. Brier

Mark F. Brier 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).

  • Inflatable thermal blanket with provision for being secured during use
    Patent number: 6309409
    Abstract: An inflatable thermal blanket for thermal blanket and bathing a patient in a thermally-controlled inflating medium includes an inflatable thermal blanket with selectively activated ties to secure the thermal blanket to itself or hospital equipment. The inflatable thermal blanket has an outer edge and one or more substantially flat flexible flaps along the outer edge. Selected portions of the flaps include boundaries, such as perforations, defining corresponding ties. Selected ones of the ties are activated by detaching them along their respective boundaries. Then, the ties are attached to hospital equipment, or opposing ties may be attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Anderson, Mark F. Brier
  • Inflatable thermal blanket with provision for being secured during use
    Patent number: 5773275
    Abstract: An inflatable thermal blanket for thermal blanket and bathing a patient in a thermally-controlled inflating medium includes an inflatable thermal blanket with selectively activated ties to secure the thermal blanket to itself or hospital equipment. The inflatable thermal blanket has an outer edge and one or more substantially flat flexible flaps along the outer edge. Selected portions of the flaps include boundaries, such as perforations, defining corresponding ties. Selected ones of the ties are activated by detaching them along their respective boundaries. Then, the ties are attached to hospital equipment, or opposing ties may be attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Augustine Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Anderson, Mark F. Brier