Patents by Inventor Paul Prall

Paul Prall 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).

  • Patent number: 6543064
    Abstract: A urination device including a collecting container, which has a cylindrical inlet connector projecting upward at an angle form a first end and an end wall at a second end with an outlet connector at a bottom edge, and a urine bag. An inlet hose, which opens into the urine bag, is connected in a detachable manner to the outlet connector, the collecting container has an essentially cylindrical hollow body with an inlet-side end wall and an outlet-side end wall essentially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the container and with relatively small dimensions. The cylindrical inlet connector in the inlet-side end wall is arranged to project upward from an off-center point on the wall, diagonally opposite a point where the outlet connector is installed in the outlet-side end wall. The inlet connector is no more than ⅓ a length of the collecting container and forms an angle of about 20° to the axis of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Prall, Elke Petra, Gert Gottsmann
  • Patent number: 6342043
    Abstract: A rolling fracture orthesis, including a shell that is roll-flexible in a circumferential direction to surround a limb to be supported, the shell having adjacent bend-resistant strips that are pivotably interconnected and arranged parallel to each other in a longitudinal direction. Hook and pile fastener tapes are arranged to hold the strips together. A breathable, skin-compatible material is applied to only an inner side of the strips. The hook and pile fastener tapes are passed completely around an outer circumference of the shell always in a same direction of application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Inventors: Gert Gottsmann, Paul Prall, Elke Petra