Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Theisen

Thomas D. Theisen 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).

  • Pliable and resilient sealing pad
    Patent number: 6152137
    Abstract: A sealing pad (14) made of a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal with at least a portion of the user's skin adjacent to the sealing pad (14). The gelatinous elastomer may be attached to a second material by incorporating the gelatinous elastomer into a large plurality of interstitium in the second material. In addition, the second material can be configured to form an endoskeleton or exoskeleton that modifies the physical properties of the gelatinous elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
  • Goggles with pliable and resilient sealing pad
    Patent number: 6098205
    Abstract: The goggles (10) include a frame (12) having a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the users eyes and a sealing pad (14) adjacent to the frame, comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame (12) and at least a portion of the user's face adjacent to the sealing pad (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen
  • Goggles with pliable and resilient sealing pad
    Patent number: 5966745
    Abstract: The Goggles (10) include a frame (12) having a transparent portion adapted to cover at least one of the user's eyes and a sealing pad (14) adjacent to the frame, comprising a compliant and resiliently deformable gelatinous elastomer suitable to conform under pressure to form a substantially airtight seal between the frame (12) and at least a portion of the user's face adjacent to the sealing pad (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventors: Alan N. Schwartz, Thomas D. Theisen