Patents by Inventor Scott D. Dikerhoff

Scott D. Dikerhoff 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).

  • Warming blanket for pediatric use
    Patent number: 6156058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blanket for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blanket is sized to accommodate pediatric patients. The blankets according to the present invention may be used both over or under the patient, thereby facilitating use in the operating room or outside the operating room. The present invention also relates to a blanket for use with forced air convection systems which is nonflammable and laser resistant. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of prevention hypothermia and hyperthermia and to a method of making a blanket for use with forced air convection systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Kappel, Dennis S. Chivetta, Scott D. Dikerhoff, Philip M. Metzler