Patents by Inventor Robert L. DeArmond

Robert L. DeArmond 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).

  • Devices and methods for capturing and containing menstrual flow
    Patent number: 6332878
    Abstract: A device for collecting menstrual flow has a cup shaped to fit over the cervix and has an attached pouch defining a reservoir that contains an absorbent material. A port having a fabric cover permits menstrual flow from the uterus to pass into the reservoir. The device, which is flexible and resilient, is folded in one end of an applicator used to insert the device into the vagina. The device is shaped to automatically fit into and remain in position over the cervix after the device is ejected from the applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Moonstruck, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel X. Wray, Lisa A. O'Carroll, Robert S. Billups, Thomas D. Walter, Harold L. Knudsen, Lara A. Kasum, Robert L. DeArmond, Cher Haavind