Patents by Inventor Rosie A. Dow

Rosie A. Dow 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).

  • Pill crusher, pouch, and corresponding systems and methods
    Patent number: 9925542
    Abstract: A crushing device (100) is suitable for crushing pills (703), tablets, or other ingestive objects. The crushing device (100) includes a base (101), an anvil (104), an end pillar (105), and a support pillar (106). A threaded shaft (108) is disposed between the anvil (104) and the end pillar (105), and passes through an aperture (107) in the support pillar (106). The threaded shaft (108) is coupled to a crushing head (109), which translates toward the anvil (104) when a lever (110) coupled to the threaded shaft (108) is rotated radially about an axis (301) of the threaded shaft (108). When a pill crushing pouch (500) having pills (703) therein is placed between the crushing head (109) and the anvil (104), rotation of the lever (110) crushes the pills (703).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosie A. Dow, Kenneth S. Chua, John Henry Kutsch
  • Pill Crusher, Pouch, and Corresponding Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20120312906
    Abstract: A crushing device (100) is suitable for crushing pills (703), tablets, or other ingestive objects. The crushing device (100) includes a base (101), an anvil (104), an end pillar (105), and a support pillar (106). A threaded shaft (108) is disposed between the anvil (104) and the end pillar (105), and passes through an aperture (107) in the support pillar (106). The threaded shaft (108) is coupled to a crushing head (109), which translates toward the anvil (104) when a lever (110) coupled to the threaded shaft (108) is rotated radially about an axis (301) of the threaded shaft (108). When a pill crushing pouch (500) having pills (703) therein is placed between the crushing head (109) and the anvil (104), rotation of the lever (110) crushes the pills (703).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Rosie A. Dow, Kenneth S. Chua, John Henry Kutsch
  • Pill crusher pouch
    Patent number: D663120
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rosie A. Dow, Kenneth S. Chua, John Henry Kutsch