Patents by Inventor William S. Brothers

William S. Brothers 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).

  • Patent number: 5478315
    Abstract: A local anesthetic injection system that is suitable for use with smaller children for providing an essentially pain free injection of a local anesthesia into a child's epidermis skin layer, above nerve endings, to deaden that skin area to receive an injection of a medicine through that deadened area utilizing a conventional hypodermic needle. The several embodiments of the system include a body that has a cup arrangement with a flat edge upstanding wall and is open thereacross. The cup is arranged to receive a force applied to the top thereof to urge the cup flat edge into the surface of a section of skin whereon the cup rests, causing the skin within the cup to be formed into a dome shape. A small hollow needle is maintained within the cup such that an open bevel needle end extends at an angle just below the plane of the cup edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Brothers Family Investments, L.C.
    Inventors: William S. Brothers, Brian H. Brothers
  • Patent number: 5009236
    Abstract: A urine collection system that includes, in one embodiment, a mount with handle for manual positioning by a female, which mount includes fixed co-planer outwardly extending rods that are for receiving sleeves formed along edges of a mouth of a flexible bag, the rods to maintain the flexible bag mouth end spread open. The flexible bag includes a press to close type closure for sealing the bag mouth end after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Inventor: William S. Brothers
  • Patent number: 4541443
    Abstract: A tool for abrading or smoothing calluses or other areas of skin which includes one or more segments of abrasive screen supported by rigid arcuate or other shaped holder and an elongated handle of various shapes with the holder and abrasive screen mounted to the handle for easy manipulation by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Inventors: William S. Brothers, William H. Brothers
  • Patent number: D320319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventors: William H. Brothers, William S. Brothers