Patents by Inventor R. Katheryn Echelbarger

R. Katheryn Echelbarger 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: 5038431
    Abstract: A pillow includes an outer sheet which forms a pocket to receive a filling material. The sheet is substantially impermeable to the filling material and is formed to include at least one vent opening. A cover having an opening therein is disposed over the vent opening. A cover having an opening therein is disposed over the vent opening. The cover is movable between a first orientation in which the vent opening and the opening in the cover are out of alignment and a second orientation in which the vent opening and the opening in the cover are in alignment. The filling material is impregnated with a medicament or the like to expose a person or animal resting on the pillow to the medicament through the vent opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Inventors: Kermit H. Burgin, R. Katheryn Echelbarger