Patents by Inventor Steven Bookbinder

Steven Bookbinder 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: 11714038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for determining the correct viscosity of a liquid, comprising member which either remains in or assumes a substantially upright or pre-determined position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired or specified viscosity and is unable to remain in a substantially upright or pre-determined position if a fluid has less than the desired or specified viscosity. The invention also relates to methods and uses of particular devices and is particularly suited to assisting patients suffering from dysphasia (or similar conditions) and who wish to thicken liquids to enable them to allow safe swallowing without aspiration to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Viscgo Limited
    Inventors: Steven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
  • Publication number: 20210310922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for determining the correct viscosity of a liquid, comprising member which either remains in or assumes a substantially upright or pre-determined position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired or specified viscosity and is unable to remain in a substantially upright or pre-determined position if a fluid has less than the desired or specified viscosity. The invention also relates to methods and uses of particular devices and is particularly suited to assisting patients suffering from dysphasia (or similar conditions) and who wish to thicken liquids to enable them to allow safe swallowing without aspiration to take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
  • Patent number: 11029238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for determining the correct viscosity of a liquid, comprising member which either remains in or assumes a substantially upright or pre-determined position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired or specified viscosity and is unable to remain in a substantially upright or pre-determined position if a fluid has less than the desired or specified viscosity. The invention also relates to methods and uses of particular devices and is particularly suited to assisting patients suffering from dysphasia (or similar conditions) and who wish to thicken liquids to enable them to allow safe swallowing without aspiration to take place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
  • Publication number: 20200209130
    Abstract: A device for determining the viscosity of a fluid. The device comprising an elongate member 3002 and an electrode 3001. The electrode 3001 extends along at least part of the length of the elongate member 3002. The device is arranged to generate an output in response to the electrode 3001 being positioned in the fluid. The device is arranged to generate an output indicative of the velocity of the elongate member 3002 as it falls through the fluid from a substantially upright or pre-determined or other set position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
  • Publication number: 20190271625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for determining the correct viscosity of a liquid, comprising member which either remains in or assumes a substantially upright or pre-determined position when placed in a fluid having at least the desired or specified viscosity and is unable to remain in a substantially upright or pre-determined position if a fluid has less than the desired or specified viscosity. The invention also relates to methods and uses of particular devices and is particularly suited to assisting patients suffering from dysphasia (or similar conditions) and who wish to thicken liquids to enable them to allow safe swallowing without aspiration to take place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Bookbinder, Elizabeth Boaden
  • Patent number: 8171802
    Abstract: It is described a method of measurement of the volume VD of the flow-rate of electrically conductive liquids the conductivity of which is at least codetermined by at least one parameter p, wherein the liquid flows through a vessel having a predetermined shape, and wherein the respective filling volume Vo is determined by at least one measured value x, which is measured by an electrical conductivity measuring device comprising electrodes, wherein the vessel is filled in succession and then is emptied through its outlet, through which the filling heights h are constantly changing. At least one reference table comprising calibration measured values xR and filling volumes Vo belonging to them is constructed by means of calibration measurements using several liquid samples, which have different p-values and different filling heights h in the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Brita GmbH
    Inventors: Colin Henderson, Uwe Lang, Stefan Hother, Steven Bookbinder, Thomas Köhler
  • Publication number: 20110011184
    Abstract: It is described a method of measurement of the volume VD of the flow-rate of electrically conductive liquids the conductivity of which is at least codetermined by at least one parameter p, wherein the liquid flows through a vessel having a predetermined shape, and wherein the respective filling volume Vo is determined by at least one measured value x, which is measured by an electrical conductivity measuring device comprising electrodes, wherein the vessel is filled in succession and then is emptied through its outlet, through which the filling heights h are constantly changing. At least one reference table comprising calibration measured values xR and filling volumes Vo belonging to them is constructed by means of calibration measurements using several liquid samples, which have different p-values and different filling heights h in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BRITA GMBH
    Inventors: Colin Henderson, Uwe Lang, Stefan Hother, Steven Bookbinder, Thomas Kohler
  • Patent number: D623545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Brita GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Tullney, Till Muhl, Thomas Milewski, Steven Bookbinder