Patents by Inventor Robert L. Haven

Robert L. Haven 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: 6052849
    Abstract: A cranial suspension apparatus to prevent positional plagiocephaly in an infant by distributing loads on the head of the infant lying in the supine position on a horizontal surface. The infant is placed in the apparatus such that the head of the infant is supported on a flexible porous support material with the tension of the material adjusted to support the head just above or just touching the sleep surface. The flexible porous support material may be a net with an open weave. The apparatus prevents localized pressure on the infant's head in an area contacting a sleep surface when infants are routinely placed in the supine position, which is recommended to avoid sudden infant death syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Donald L. Dixon, Robert L. Havens
  • Patent number: 5732463
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing a catalyst to be applied to an electrode substrate, the method incorporates cooling the catalyst material to a temperature below a critical temperature and grinding the cooled catalyst to produce a catalyst material which will create a uniform catalytic layer on an electrode substrate. The finished electrode having significantly fewer particles than the electrode prepared by the prior art method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: International Fuel Cells Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Breault, John Donahue, Robert L. Haven