Patents by Inventor Robert E. Middlestead

Robert E. Middlestead 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: 5671485
    Abstract: A device which is specifically adapted to support a colostomy bag over the opening of a toilet. This device, which facilitates the cleaning of the bag by a user or a care giver, includes a support formed from a metallic wire. This metallic wire support has a first grasping end, a second grasping end and a circular spring formed therebetween. The first grasping end is adapted to removably grasp one rim of a toilet. Oppositely positioned from the first grasping end is a second grasping end. The second grasping end is adapted to removably grasp the opposite rim of the toilet. The centrally disposed spring functions to support the upper end of a colostomy bag. Thus what has been described is a device which can support a colostomy bag over the opening of a toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Robert E. Middlestead