Patents by Inventor Robert Dan Allen

Robert Dan Allen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240245567
    Abstract: A cladding protection device for placement around a column. The cladding protection device including a first guard and a second guard, wherein the first guard and the second guard are couplable to one another to bound a central area dimensioned to receive the column. The first guard including a slot and the second guard including a projection, wherein the projection is configured to engage the slot to thereby couple the first guard to the second guard, and the projection is skewed inwardly toward a center of the central area to enable the projection to engage the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Dan ALLEN
  • Patent number: 11957627
    Abstract: A cladding protection device for placement around a column. The cladding protection device including a first guard and a second guard, wherein the first guard and the second guard are couplable to one another to bound a central area dimensioned to receive the column. The first guard including a slot and the second guard including a projection, wherein the projection is configured to engage the slot to thereby couple the first guard to the second guard, and the projection is skewed inwardly toward a center of the central area to enable the projection to engage the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 11484431
    Abstract: An arm restraint system is provided for restraining movement of an arm of a patient's body lying over a top surface of a table. A padded restraint is configured to at least partially receive the arm of said patient to thereby maintain the arm at a position laterally adjacent to the patient's body without the arm being restrained by tucking. In one example, the system includes a rigid support frame located at a lateral edge of said table and the padded restraint is securely fixed to the rigid support frame via a repositionable fastener to inhibit movement of the patient's arm relative to the rigid support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Publication number: 20220110810
    Abstract: A cladding protection device for placement around a column. The cladding protection device including a first guard and a second guard, wherein the first guard and the second guard are couplable to one another to bound a central area dimensioned to receive the column. The first guard including a slot and the second guard including a projection, wherein the projection is configured to engage the slot to thereby couple the first guard to the second guard, and the projection is skewed inwardly toward a center of the central area to enable the projection to engage the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 10610435
    Abstract: A cladding protection device is provided for protecting a height adjustment mechanism used to raise and lower the height of an operating room table. The cladding protection device includes a plurality of bodies seated upon the table base of the operating room table to surround a perimeter of the height adjustment mechanism to thereby inhibit contact with foreign objects. In one example, a complimentary coupler comprising a first coupler on one of the plurality of bodies removably engages a second coupler on another of the plurality of bodies to form the cladding protection device. In another example, a plurality of inwardly projecting stand-offs are located in close proximity with the perimeter of the height adjustment mechanism to inhibit directional movement of the cladding protection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Publication number: 20200000623
    Abstract: An arm restraint system is provided for restraining movement of an arm of a patient's body lying over a top surface of a table. A padded restraint is configured to at least partially receive the arm of said patient to thereby maintain the arm at a position laterally adjacent to the patient's body without the arm being restrained by tucking. In one example, the system includes a rigid support frame located at a lateral edge of said table and the padded restraint is securely fixed to the rigid support frame via a repositionable fastener to inhibit movement of the patient's arm relative to the rigid support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 10441453
    Abstract: An arm restraint system is provided for restraining movement of an arm of a patient's body lying over a top surface of a table. The system includes a rigid support frame located at a lateral edge of said table and a padded restraint configured to at least partially receive the arm of said patient. The padded restraint is securely fixed to the rigid support frame, via a repositionable fastener, to inhibit movement of the patient's arm relative to the rigid support frame and thereby maintain the arm at a position laterally adjacent to the patient's body without the arm being restrained by tucking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 10245201
    Abstract: A patient positioning device is provided for restraining movement of a body lying over a top surface of a table. The device includes a cervical-thoracic notch restraint that includes a base with a first side and an opposed second side. The first side defines a substantially flat plane with a repositionable fastener, and the second side defines a substantially flat plane with a raised, curved support extending transversely across the base. In an operational state, the curved support is configured to nest into an anatomical cervical-thoracic notch of the body lying over the table to abut a trapezius muscle of the body. In one example, a rigid support frame extends transversely over the top surface of the table, and the cervical-thoracic notch restraint is securely fixed to the upper support surface of the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Publication number: 20190083344
    Abstract: A cladding protection device is provided for protecting a height adjustment mechanism used to raise and lower the height of an operating room table. The cladding protection device includes a plurality of bodies seated upon the table base of the operating room table to surround a perimeter of the height adjustment mechanism to thereby inhibit contact with foreign objects. In one example, a complimentary coupler comprising a first coupler on one of the plurality of bodies removably engages a second coupler on another of the plurality of bodies to form the cladding protection device. In another example, a plurality of inwardly projecting stand-offs are located in close proximity with the perimeter of the height adjustment mechanism to inhibit directional movement of the cladding protection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 9433551
    Abstract: A patient protection device is provided for an operating room table. A rigid support frame extends transversely over a top surface of said table, including a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to the table. A receptacle tray to receive medical equipment is securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection. The receptacle tray includes a first planar surface positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table. The receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Dan Allen, Jimmie Vincent Leanza
  • Publication number: 20160008200
    Abstract: A patient positioning device is provided for restraining movement of a body lying over a top surface of a table. The device includes a cervical-thoracic notch restraint that includes a base with a first side and an opposed second side. The first side defines a substantially flat plane with a repositionable fastener, and the second side defines a substantially flat plane with a raised, curved support extending transversely across the base. In an operational state, the curved support is configured to nest into an anatomical cervical-thoracic notch of the body lying over the table to abut a trapezius muscle of the body. In one example, a rigid support frame extends transversely over the top surface of the table, and the cervical-thoracic notch restraint is securely fixed to the upper support surface of the support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Patent number: 9149406
    Abstract: A patient positioning device is provided for restraining movement of a body lying over a top surface of a table and includes a rigid support frame extending transversely over the top surface of the table. A cervical-thoracic notch restraint is securely fixed to the upper support surface of the support frame, via a repositionable fastener, to thereby inhibit movement of the cervical-thoracic notch restraint along the longitudinal axis of the table. The repositionable fastener comprises a holding strength per unit of surface area that is sufficient to support the weight of the body on the table when in an inclined position relative to a ground surface. In one example, a head stabilizer is used to inhibit lateral movement of the head. In another example, a lateral stabilizing pillow is used to inhibit torsional movement of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Publication number: 20150257958
    Abstract: A patient protection device is provided for an operating room table. A rigid support frame extends transversely over a top surface of said table, including a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to the table. A receptacle tray to receive medical equipment is securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection. The receptacle tray includes a first planar surface positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table. The receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Dan Allen, Jimmie Vincent Leanza
  • Publication number: 20150257920
    Abstract: An arm restraint system is provided for restraining movement of an arm of a patient's body lying over a top surface of a table. The system includes a rigid support frame located at a lateral edge of said table and a padded restraint configured to at least partially receive the arm of said patient. The padded restraint is securely fixed to the rigid support frame, via a repositionable fastener, to inhibit movement of the patient's arm relative to the rigid support frame and thereby maintain the arm at a position laterally adjacent to the patient's body without the arm being restrained by tucking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen
  • Publication number: 20140245537
    Abstract: A patient positioning device is provided for restraining movement of a body lying over a top surface of a table and includes a rigid support frame extending transversely over the top surface of the table. A cervical-thoracic notch restraint is securely fixed to the upper support surface of the support frame, via a repositionable fastener, to thereby inhibit movement of the cervical-thoracic notch restraint along the longitudinal axis of the table. The repositionable fastener comprises a holding strength per unit of surface area that is sufficient to support the weight of the body on the table when in an inclined position relative to a ground surface. In one example, a head stabilizer is used to inhibit lateral movement of the head. In another example, a lateral stabilizing pillow is used to inhibit torsional movement of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Dan Allen