Patents by Inventor Stephen Beal

Stephen Beal 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).

  • Publication number: 20060106334
    Abstract: A system and for discreetly expressing milk from a woman's breast and storing the milk in a container to the side or underneath the breast. The system contains an expression mechanism including various mechanisms for massaging the breast, thereby stimulating the breast to aid in lactation. Both of the user's hands are free during operation of the system allowing the user to perform other tasks during expression or pumping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Alan Jordan, Stephen Beal, Christine Kurjan, Theo Mann, Bryan White, Gretchen Barnes, Jennifer Davis
  • Publication number: 20050234370
    Abstract: Disclosed is a breast pump that supports a mother's and infant's breastfeeding needs and facilitates the lifestyle of the mother's choice. The breast milk expression system disclosed allows breastfeeding mothers to obtain milk comfortably, hands-free, conveniently and with discretion. The breast milk expression system disclosed includes at least two contact points which mimic hand-expression as well as infant suckling and effectively stimulate the secretion of oxytocin and prolactin to provide a healthy, safe and efficient breastfeeding session. The system disclosed has a gentle rhythmic massage means and is located a distance from the base of the nipple and massages in all quadrants of the breast. The rhythmic forward pressure is provided by a plurality of opposing pairs of expression bellows that move the milk from the lactiferous sinuses through the nipple pores, bio-mimicking the techniques of hand expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Puronyx, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Beal, Alan Jordan, Anita Krajecki, Mary Blue, Oscar Hyman, Steven Harrington, Carl Tedesco