Patents by Inventor Van Halfacre

Van Halfacre 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).

  • Tamper resistant programmable medicine dispenser
    Patent number: 6415202
    Abstract: A portable electrically operable and tamper resistant medication dispenser for supplying multiple daily medications to a patient on a predetermined schedule and which includes a programmable assembly for indexing a plurality of containers which are filled with the medications to a dispenser outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventor: Van Halfacre
  • Tamper resistant programmable medicine dispenser
    Patent number: 6163736
    Abstract: A portable electrically operable and tamper resistant medication dispenser for supplying multiple daily medications to a patient on a predetermined schedule and which includes a programmable assembly for indexing a plurality of containers which are filled with the medications to a dispenser outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventor: Van Halfacre
  • Electrical cord housing
    Patent number: 5304736
    Abstract: A housing assembly for covering an electrical cord extending from a source of electrical supply to a fixture or appliance in which the assembly includes at least one mounting bracket and a cover and wherein portions of the bracket bite into the opposite sidewalls of the cover to thereby retain the cover in fixed position over the electrical cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventor: Van Halfacre