Patents by Inventor Robert Edward Richard, Jr.

Robert Edward Richard, Jr. 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).

  • Flexible hydrophilic coating for orthopaedic casting gloves and method for making such gloves
    Patent number: 5649326
    Abstract: A lubricous glove is disclosed wherein the lubricous glove is made of a base material having a coating thereon of a hydrophilic lubricant mixed with a substantial portion of the material of the base material. For example, a natural rubber latex glove may have coated thereon a mixture of natural rubber latex and polyvinyl alcohol in order to provide a lubricous surface. In an alternate embodiment disclosed, the glove may be itself made of a mixture of the flexible base material and the hydrophilic lubricant. For example, a natural rubber latex may be mixed with either polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone or polyethylene oxide and a glove formed from the mixture in order to provide a lubricous glove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Richard, Jr., Hee Kyung Yoon