Patents by Inventor Paul W. Gerding

Paul W. Gerding 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: 4019793
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical dosage distribution apparatus having at least one enclosure which includes an opening in one side thereof, a door for closing the opening and having thereon locking means for locking the door in its closed position. A plurality of trays are provided, each tray including a plurality of compartments for receiving a predetermined single dosage of medication. Means are associated with each of the compartments for identifying the recipient of each dosage. Rack means are provided in the enclosure for removably receiving the trays. A wheeled cart including frame means slidably receives the enclosures and includes locking means for securing the enclosure in its received position in the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Inventor: Paul W. Gerding
  • Patent number: 3954207
    Abstract: A small plastic dispenser, the sidewalls of the dispenser being manually collapsible. The top of the dispenser has a straw of resilient and flexible material connected thereto by which the contents of the dispenser can be discharged. The straw is foldable and collapsible so as to close the straw to fluid flow. The top has means thereon to hold the straw in a folded and collapsed condition. In a specific embodiment, the dispenser is integrally molded of a flexible and resilient material in the form of a container top and a container bottom. The container top and bottom have means thereon to form a liquid-tight seal therebetween after the dispenser is filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1976
    Assignee: Paul W. Gerding
    Inventors: Paul W. Gerding, Donald E. Head