Patents by Inventor Randal S. Blank

Randal S. Blank 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).

  • Multiple beak endotracheal device and related methods thereof
    Patent number: 11684739
    Abstract: A device and method that reduces impingement upon fragile airway structures and improves the performance and safety associated with endotracheal devices and related intubation procedures. The endotracheal device includes a lumen such that one end of the lumen includes an anterior beak that includes a distal tip of the anterior beak and a posterior beak having a distal tip of the posterior beak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Randal S. Blank
  • MULTIPLE BEAK ENDOTRACHEAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190240434
    Abstract: A device and method that reduces impingement upon fragile airway structures and improves the performance and safety associated with endotracheal devices and related intubation procedures. The endotracheal device includes a lumen such that one end of the lumen includes an anterior beak that includes a distal tip of the anterior beak and a posterior beak having a distal tip of the posterior beak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Randal S. Blank