Patents by Inventor Robert Halstead

Robert Halstead 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: 8710289
    Abstract: A dressing for covering a wound of a patient comprises a sheet member adapted to be adhered to the patient's skin in use to provide an airtight seal around the wound, wherein the skin-adhesion is provided by a hydrogel layer 10 on the skin-facing face of the sheet member, wherein the sheet member defines in use a substantially enclosed space 5 above the wound, and wherein a plurality of mutually spaced-apart flutter valves formed by holes 5 in a thin film 13 overlying an upper face of a layer 12 of the sheet member permit one-way air, blood and/or other fluid flow communication from the space 5 above the wound to the exterior of the dressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: First Water Limited, Prometheus Medical Ltd
    Inventors: Malcolm Russell, Philip Andrews, Hugh Semple Munro, Robert Halstead, David Preece
  • Publication number: 20120078153
    Abstract: A dressing for covering a wound of a patient comprises a sheet member adapted to be adhered to the patient's skin in use to provide an airtight seal around the wound, wherein the skin-adhesion is provided by a hydrogel layer 10 on the skin-facing face of the sheet member, wherein the sheet member defines in use a substantially enclosed space 5 above the wound, and wherein a plurality of mutually spaced-apart flutter valves formed by holes 5 in a thin film 13 overlying an upper face of a layer 12 of the sheet member permit one-way air, blood and/or other fluid flow communication from the space 5 above the wound to the exterior of the dressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Malcolm Russell, Philip Andrews, Hugh Semple Munro, Robert Halstead, David Preece
  • Publication number: 20060113405
    Abstract: A dispenser for mixing and dispensing a liquid chemical concentrate with a dilutent from a container. The dispenser includes two slideable eductors one of which is also rotatable. Both a high and low flow rate can be obtained with simultaneous adjustment of concentration of the chemical concentrate. The dispenser has a high degree of accuracy of the amount of dilution of the chemical concentrate as well as positive positioning of the high and low flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Curtis Hubmann, Robert Halstead, Matthew Young, Elizabeth Slater, Richard Simpson, Reuben Wu
  • Publication number: 20050091216
    Abstract: A licensing system and method for deploying digital content is provided. A client system can download the digital content from the server and, if a valid license for the content is also found on the server, software may be permitted to run digital content. The license is stored in a location that is separate from the content. The license can be located using the URL address of the content. The system can locate the license on the server and determine whether the license covers the content. Content that is covered by the license can be processed and rendered. The content can be any form of digital media, such as a computer application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: Curl Corporation
    Inventors: David Kranz, Robert Halstead, Tom Lyons