Patents by Inventor Thomas Connell

Thomas Connell 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: 20070225670
    Abstract: A diaper and method for improving male genital health, the diaper including a non-absorbent insert positioned on an inner surface of an inner layer in the proximity of a front region thereof such that when the diaper is worn by a male wearer the insert is positioned adjacent the penis of the male wearer. In the method, a non-absorbent insert is interposed between the meatus and the absorbent diaper to prevent undesired drying of the meatus which can lead to meatal stenosis and related complications. In a further aspect of the diaper and method, the insert may be coated or impregnated with moisturizing agents and/or therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Connell
  • Publication number: 20070059474
    Abstract: A sheet of material 2 which can be incorporated into a booklet has an adhesive strip 5, foldable portion 7 and first and second perforated fold 8a and 8b. Information can be entered into the space delimited between the first and second perforated folds 8 and 10 and concealed by removing a protective paper 6 from the adhesive strip 5 and folding the foldable section 7 at perforated folds 8, such that it sticks to the adhesive strip 7 and conceals information in space 9. The perforated folds 8 and 10 delimit and create a detachable strip 11 which can be torn away in order to reveal the information in space 9 when required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Connell, Thomas Connell
  • Patent number: 6690390
    Abstract: A computer system and method for performing a task within an application from within an on-line help information display. Thus the on-line help information displayed by the computer system may include user selectable elements which enable the user to complete portions or all of a task directly from the on-line help window, e.g., without requiring the user to search for this functionality in menus or toolbars within the application. The user may launch the application and then select on-line help information associated with performing a task within the application. In response to this user input, the computer may display on-line help information associated with the application. The displayed on-line help information may include various help information that specifies a recipe for performing the task, e.g., the information may guide the user through a series of steps to perform the task in the application. The displayed on-line help information may include one or more user selectable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Kristy Walters, Thomas Connell, Christopher Cifra