Patents by Inventor Richard L. Kalich

Richard L. Kalich 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: 10315004
    Abstract: A catheter support comprising a pliant tubular structure of rigidity greater than the penis including a region surrounding the penis shaft, a region surrounding the penis head, and a substantially closed end having an aperture aligned with the penis terminal opening through which the catheter is received. The catheter support limits or eliminates catheter movement substantially radial to the axis of the catheter and thus radially against the inner opening if the penis head, substantially reducing or eliminating abrasion or other insult to the penis surfaces and tissue that interface with the catheter. One embodiment comprises 2 substantially identical elongated halves having longitudinal recesses and hinged together to close around the penis end and catheter providing the catheter support in a structure having improved comfort and wearability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Robert E. Simpson, Jr., Dave Bacon, Henry Gauthier, Richard L Kalich, Arthur F. Keating, Peter Sucharzewsky
  • Patent number: 8500719
    Abstract: A catheter support comprising a pliant tubular structure of rigidity greater than the penis including a region surrounding the penis shaft, a region surrounding the penis head, and a substantially closed end having an aperture aligned with the penis terminal opening through which the catheter is received. The catheter support limits or eliminates catheter movement substantially radial to the axis of the catheter and thus radially against the inner opening if the penis head, substantially reducing or eliminating abrasion or other insult to the penis surfaces and tissue that interface with the catheter. One embodiment comprises 2 substantially identical elongated halves having longitudinal recesses and hinged together to close around the penis end and catheter providing the catheter support in a structure having improved comfort and wearability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Vermed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Simpson, Jr., Dave Bacon, Henry Gauthier, Richard L. Kalich, Arthur F. Keating, Peter Sucharzewski
  • Patent number: 7732031
    Abstract: A system including multiple items releasably secured on a smooth carrier sheet having a plurality of, or groups of striations ranging in depth from 5 to 99 percent of the thickness of the carrier sheet. In one exemplary embodiment, a first group of striation includes a plurality of parallel striations oriented generally along one axis, and a second group of striations includes a plurality of parallel striation oriented generally along a second axis. During shipment, the adhesive retains sufficient traction to the carrier sheet by engaging the striations to substantially eliminate the lateral movement or sliding of the items from their original position on the carrier sheet. When removed from the carrier sheet, the adhesive releases from the carrier sheet and remains retained by the items even though the adhesive partially flowed into the carrier sheet striations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Vermed, Inc
    Inventors: William Albers, David Bacon, Henry Gauthier, Richard L. Kalich, Pete Sucharzewski