Patents by Inventor Rebecca HOUWELING

Rebecca HOUWELING 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).

  • Respiratory physiotherapy device
    Patent number: 10213565
    Abstract: A device for providing positive expiratory pressure therapy to a patient wherein exhaled air is at a comparatively higher pressure than atmospheric pressure, said device including a container to hold liquid, an air inlet means to allow entry of air into the container and an air outlet to allow air to vent from the container. The air inlet means includes a conduit to discharge the exhaled air. The conduit is fixed in position so that the exhaled air is discharged at or substantially adjacent the base of the container. In use liquid is introduced into the container to a predetermined level and the bottom of the conduit is below the predetermined level of liquid to provide a desired level of positive pressure and the air outlet is above the predetermined level of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HOUWELING POTTER PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOUWELING ASSET TRUST AND POTTER ASSET TRUST
    Inventors: Kathryn Potter, Rebecca Houweling
  • RESPIRATORY PHYSIOTHERAPY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150107595
    Abstract: A device for providing positive expiratory pressure therapy to a patient wherein exhaled air is at a comparatively higher pressure than atmospheric pressure, said device including a container to hold liquid, an air inlet means to allow entry of air into the container and an air outlet to allow air to vent from the container. The air inlet means includes a conduit to discharge the exhaled air. The conduit is fixed in position so that the exhaled air is discharged at or substantially adjacent the base of the container. In use liquid is introduced into the container to a predetermined level and the bottom of the conduit is below the predetermined level of liquid to provide a desired level of positive pressure and the air outlet is above the predetermined level of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Kathryn POTTER, Rebecca HOUWELING