Patents by Inventor Robert Ungemach

Robert Ungemach 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).

  • Reinforced thermoplastic patient restraints for radiation therapy
    Patent number: 7290548
    Abstract: A patient restraint member is provided for medical procedures, such as radiation therapy. The restraint member is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material that can be softened upon heating so as to be formable into a shape corresponding to a patient's body part to be restricted and setting upon cooling to retain the shape. The sheet includes spaced apart groups of perforations which minimize shrinkage during the formation process. The sheet also includes solid bands extending between the groups of perforation to provide rigidity and strength to the formed sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: MEDTEC, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ungemach, Jeffrey S. Nibbelink
  • Reinforced thermoplastic patient restraints for radiation therapy
    Publication number: 20050229936
    Abstract: A patient restraint member is provided for medical procedures, such as radiation therapy. The restraint member is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material that can be softened upon heating so as to be formable into a shape corresponding to a patient's body part to be restricted and setting upon cooling to retain the shape. The sheet includes spaced apart groups of perforations which minimize shrinkage during the formation process. The sheet also includes solid bands extending between the groups of perforation to provide rigidity and strength to the formed sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: MED-TEC IOWA, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Ungemach, Jeffre Nibbelink