Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Dredla, IV

Thomas J. Dredla, IV 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).

  • Anesthesia mask stand
    Patent number: 7959014
    Abstract: A mask stand for accommodating different size anesthesia masks when not attached to an anesthesia circuit or a patient's airway is provided. The mask stand includes a base; and a releasable securing means attached to a bottom surface of the base for securing the base to and releasing the base from any flat surface within an anesthesia environment. The base includes a first holding groove that extends along a top surface for receiving a first sized anesthesia mask; and a second holding groove that extends along the top surface for receiving a second sized anesthesia mask. The first and second holding grooves are positioned in a parallel configuration with respect to each other and are cylindrical in shape so as to accommodate a cylindrical portion of respective anesthesia masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas J. Dredla, IV
  • Anesthesia mask stand
    Publication number: 20090146026
    Abstract: A mask stand for accommodating different size anesthesia masks when not attached to an anesthesia circuit or a patient's airway is provided. The mask stand includes a base; and a releasable securing means attached to a bottom surface of the base for securing the base to and releasing the base from any flat surface within an anesthesia environment. The base includes a first holding groove that extends along a top surface for receiving a first sized anesthesia mask; and a second holding groove that extends along the top surface for receiving a second sized anesthesia mask. The first and second holding grooves are positioned in a parallel configuration with respect to each other and are cylindrical in shape so as to accommodate a cylindrical portion of respective anesthesia masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas J. Dredla, IV