Patents by Inventor SANDY JANE SHAFER

SANDY JANE SHAFER 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).

  • Headgear with a hydrophilic wicking material
    Patent number: 10702667
    Abstract: A headgear component for a patient interface device includes a member having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the member including at least one of a textile material and a foam material, the member having a plurality of vent holes extending therethrough, and a plurality of moisture wicking members provided on the first surface, the moisture wicking members covering the vent holes and being made of a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Lauren Patricia Chodkowski, Richard Thomas Haibach, Sandy Jane Shafer
  • Customizable facial sealing segment for respiratory device and method of customizing
    Patent number: 10702666
    Abstract: A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device includes a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user. The sealing flap is disposed about, and defines, a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user. The facial sealing segment further includes a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout. Each removable portion is defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion. The facial sealing segment may be customized by a method that includes removing at least one of the removable portions by separating the at least one removable portion from the remainder of the sealing flap by severing along the tear portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Sandy Jane Shafer
  • CUSTOMIZABLE FACIAL SEALING SEGMENT FOR RESPIRATORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING
    Publication number: 20170000964
    Abstract: A facial sealing segment for a respiratory device includes a sealing flap adapted to sealingly engage the face of a user. The sealing flap is disposed about, and defines, a cutout adapted to receive one or both of the mouth or nares of the user. The facial sealing segment further includes a number of selectively removable portions formed in the sealing flap about the cutout. Each removable portion is defined in the sealing flap by a tear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: SANDY JANE SHAFER
  • HEADGEAR WITH A HYDROPHILIC WICKING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20160375214
    Abstract: A headgear component for a patient interface device includes a member having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the member including at least one of a textile material and a foam material, the member having a plurality of vent holes extending therethrough, and a plurality of moisture wicking members provided on the first surface, the moisture wicking members covering the vent holes and being made of a hydrophilic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: LAUREN PATRICIA CHODKOWSKI, RICHARD THOMAS HAIBACH, SANDY JANE SHAFER