Patents by Inventor Wendell W. Guthrie

Wendell W. Guthrie 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).

  • Method and system for manufacturing elastomeric articles
    Publication number: 20020020500
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a device having a first elastomeric portion and a second elastomeric portion, the second elastomeric portion being formed into a nonplanar shape, i.e., a vaginal discharge collection device that is formed of an elastomeric rim and a flexible film reservoir, including the steps of loading a rim into a carrier plate, laying film over the rim, heat sealing the film to the rim, preheating the rim and film, drawing the film into a chamber by creating a vacuum to form the collector, and removing the collector from the carrier plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Audrey Contente, Wendell W. Guthrie, Randy S. Wills
  • Apparatus for manufacturing elastomeric articles
    Patent number: 6241846
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a device having a first elastomeric portion and a second elastomeric portion, the second elastomeric portion being formed into a non-planar shape, i.e., a vaginal discharge collection device that is formed of an elastomeric rim and a flexible film reservoir. The apparatus includes a loading station for loading a rim into a carrier plate, a heat seal station for laying and forming a film over the rim, a preheating station for preheating the rim and film, a forming station for drawing the film into a chamber by creating a vacuum to form the collector, and an unloading station for removing the collector from the carrier plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Ultrafem, Inc.
    Inventors: Audrey Contente, Wendell W. Guthrie, Randy S. Wills