Patents by Inventor Shirley Jean Tipton

Shirley Jean Tipton 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).

  • Universal pill splitter
    Patent number: 7000815
    Abstract: A pill splitter including a support body with an inclined plane having a triangular shaped recess with sidewalls incorporating a plurality of alternating linear sectors and inwardly curved sectors for centering a wide variety of shapes and sizes of pills to be split by a knife mounted on a cover which is pivotally mounted on the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Inventors: Norman Ernest Tipton, Shirley Jean Tipton