Patents by Inventor Steven O. Bordley

Steven O. Bordley 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).

  • IN-VITRO MEASUREMENT OF CATAMENIAL TAMPON SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120175803
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Dougherty, JR., Keith Edgett, Scott Salmon, Mario Turchi, Phillip Ebert, Robert Jorgensen, Steven O. Bordley
  • In-vitro measurement of catamenial tampon systems
    Patent number: 8166834
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Playtex Products, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Dougherty, Jr., Keith Edgett, Scott Salmon, Mario Turchi, Phillip Ebert, Robert Jorgensen, Steven O. Bordley
  • In-vitro measurement of catamenial tampon systems
    Publication number: 20080319273
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing of medical products such as a feminine hygiene product, is presented. The apparatus includes a body, a pump and a vaginal canal assembly. The body includes an internal chamber and a bottom surface having a bore open to the internal chamber. The pump provides a fluid to the body. In one embodiment, the fluid is a menses simulant. The vaginal canal assembly includes an interior canal accepting the product. The vaginal canal assembly includes a passage providing the fluid to the interior canal. The apparatus includes a pressure regulator controlling pressure exerted on the vaginal canal assembly from a volume of air within the internal chamber. The apparatus includes a stand. The stand includes a retaining device and a locking device. The locking device cooperates with the retaining device to selectively secure the body in at least one of a rotational position and an angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Playtex Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Dougherty, JR., Keith Edgett, Scott Salmon, Mario Turchi, Phillip Ebert, Robert Jorgensen, Steven O. Bordley