Patents by Inventor William Louis Barnat

William Louis Barnat 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).

  • Easy on/easy off clips or clamps for mounting mask to body part fixation device
    Patent number: 11918503
    Abstract: A structure includes a first frame having a shape to fit around, or over, a body part, the first frame further comprising a first surface configured to dock with a docking surface of a second frame configured to receive and support the body part. The structure also includes a material attached to the first frame for fitting to the body part; and at least one attachment mechanism coupled to the first frame and configured to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame, wherein the at least one attachment mechanism is configured to flex or pivot, relative to a lateral edge of the first frame, to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTEC LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Renaud Durand, Keith Van Voorst
  • Body part fixation device with pitch and/or roll adjustment
    Patent number: 11712580
    Abstract: A structure includes a base comprising a first ramp and an opposing, second ramp. The structure further includes a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of a body part and an outer convex surface, wherein the outer convex surface of the shell frame rides upon, and moves relative to, upper surfaces of the first ramp and the second ramp to enable a pitch of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTEC LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Keith Van Voorst, Renaud Durand
  • Body part fixation device with pitch and/or roll adjustment
    Patent number: 11679053
    Abstract: A structure for positioning a body part includes a support base, and a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of the body part. The shell frame is further configured to ride upon the support base, or upon a carriage that further rides upon the support base, to enable a pitch and/or a roll of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the support base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTEC LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat
  • BODY PART FIXATION DEVICE WITH PITCH AND/OR ROLL ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20200108275
    Abstract: A structure includes a base comprising a first ramp and an opposing, second ramp. The structure further includes a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of a body part and an outer convex surface, wherein the outer convex surface of the shell frame rides upon, and moves relative to, upper surfaces of the first ramp and the second ramp to enable a pitch of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Keith Van Voorst, Renaud Durand
  • EASY ON/EASY OFF CLIPS OR CLAMPS FOR MOUNTING MASK TO BODY PART FIXATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190290471
    Abstract: A structure includes a first frame having a shape to fit around, or over, a body part, the first frame further comprising a first surface configured to dock with a docking surface of a second frame configured to receive and support the body part. The structure also includes a material attached to the first frame for fitting to the body part; and at least one attachment mechanism coupled to the first frame and configured to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame, wherein the at least one attachment mechanism is configured to flex or pivot, relative to a lateral edge of the first frame, to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Renaud Durand, Keith Van Voorst
  • BODY PART FIXATION DEVICE WITH PITCH AND/OR ROLL ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20180235824
    Abstract: A structure for positioning a body part includes a support base, and a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of the body part. The shell frame is further configured to ride upon the support base, or upon a carriage that further rides upon the support base, to enable a pitch and/or a roll of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the support base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat