Patents by Inventor Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas

Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas 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).

  • Breast pump
    Patent number: 9333283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a breast pump. The breast pump comprises a main body (21), a breast receiving funnel (23) extending from the main body (21), and a nipple receiving chamber (34) formed in the main body (21) to receive a user's nipple. The funnel (23) and the main body (21) are configured so that at least a portion of a user's nipple is received in the nipple receiving chamber (34) when a user's breast is disposed in the breast receiving funnel (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Graham Cook, Ian Philip Darnell, Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas
  • Funnel for a breast pump
    Patent number: 8915880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a funnel for a breast pump. Milk expressed from a user's nipple is known to pool at a user's breast. The funnel for a breast pump according to the present invention comprises a breast receiving portion (29) and a nipple receiving chamber (34) to receive a user's nipple. The nipple receiving chamber (34) is defined by an inner surface (36) of an outer wall (37), wherein the inner surface (36) of the outer wall (37) extends from the breast receiving portion (29), and a lower section (40) of the inner surface (36) diverges away from an opposing upper section (39) of the inner surface (36) and a user's nipple received in the nipple receiving chamber. The present invention also relates to a breast pump comprising a funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ian Philip Darnell, Graham Trevor Cook, Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas
  • BREAST PUMP
    Publication number: 20130245548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a breast pump. The breast pump comprises a main body (21), a breast receiving funnel (23) extending from the main body (21), and a nipple receiving chamber (34) formed in the main body (21) to receive a user's nipple. The funnel (23) and the main body (21) are configured so that at least a portion of a user's nipple is received in the nipple receiving chamber (34) when a user's breast is disposed in the breast receiving funnel (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Graham Cook, Ian Philip Darnell, Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas
  • FUNNEL FOR A BREAST PUMP
    Publication number: 20130190686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a funnel for a breast pump. Milk expressed from a user's nipple is known to pool at a user's breast. The funnel for a breast pump according to the present invention comprises a breast receiving portion (29) and a nipple receiving chamber (34) to receive a user's nipple. The nipple receiving chamber (34) is defined by an inner surface (36) of an outer wall (37), wherein the inner surface (36) of the outer wall (37) extends from the breast receiving portion (29), and a lower section (40) of the inner surface (36) diverges away from an opposing upper section (39) of the inner surface (36) and a user's nipple received in the nipple receiving chamber. The present invention also relates to a breast pump comprising a funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Ian Philip Darnell, Graham Trevor Cook, Mark Robert Gabriel Douglas