Patents by Inventor Roy Gregory

Roy Gregory 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: 3967645
    Abstract: A check valve between a catheter and a urine collection bag for an incontinent person must pass urine in the forward direction without significant head and must be free of back leakage to prevent infection. This valve has a rigid body so that the elastomeric sealing member mounted therein is not disturbed by the wearer's clothing. The sealing member has a pair of flat, parallel, normally spaced apart, sealing leaves integrally joined together along their lateral edges by webs to define a flat tube having a flat normally open passage therethrough. Means are provided for pressing on the lateral edges of the leaves for forcing the edges of the passage closed. The leaves are thin, soft elastomer, and the side edges are free to deflect laterally so that urine will pass forwardly through the valve in drop-wise fashion, and the valve can also handle appreciable flow rates. Back pressure on the valve urges it closed. Preferably the means holding the valves leaves together are clips free from the rigid body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1976
    Assignee: Urocare Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Gregory