Bizarre Patents
A fork with timer for providing a cue to a user after an elapsed period of time for indicating that another bite of food using the fork may be taken.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5605541 | Fibrin sealant applicatoor A novel device and method for the application of two or more components of a fibrin sealant using a gas is disclosed. The novel device and method involve the concentric arrangement of annular apertures for each of the components concentric with and radial... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5580573 | Temperature activated controlled release A polymeric device for the controlled release of active agents contained in the device in which the polymer has a glass transition temperature greater than the normal storage or non use temperature of the device. When heated to or above the glass transiti... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5503847 | Hydrocolloid wound gel A hydrocolloid wound gel composition useful for cleansing an debriding wounds and having some capacity for absorbing wound exudate and a method of treating wounds comprising applying the hydrocolloid wound gel to a wound. The composition includes sodium c... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5489531 | Combined two stage method for cleaning and decontaminating surgical instruments A two stage method using the same container for both cleaning and microbiologically decontaminating grossly soiled surgical instruments is described. A presoak in an enzyme solution is followed by direct addition of a compatible disinfectant and a continu... | 02/06/1996 |
| 4931045 | Low profile ostomy bag coupling A two-part ostomy coupling has a first part which is a flat annulus having inner and outer peripheral walls. With the annulus these walls define a shallow channel. The coupling has a second part formed by a second flat annulus with radially inner and oute... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4925216 | Method and apparatus for attaching a catheter to a bag such as a wound drainage bag Apparatus for attaching a catheter to a bag includes a pair of coupling rings for trapping a part of the bag wall between them. A cutter having a blade of circular or closed loop form makes a cut in the trapped wall and an elastomeric member for gripping ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4917692 | Faecal incontinence bag A faecal incontinence bag having flexible front and rear walls secured together around their periphery. The front wall has a hole therein for entry of matter discharged by the wearer. The hole is surrounded by an adhesive pad of skin-compatible water-resi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4909478 | Tap for drainage bag A drainage tap can be readily fixed in a face-to-face manner to the wall of a plastics drainage bag and is easily operated by a user. The tap has a body and a valve member therein, and the latter is held within the body by engagement of an external rib on... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4890608 | Attachment assembly for use on the human skin An attachment assembly is disclosed for attaching an article such as a wound cover or a prosthesis to human skin. The article attached may be, for example, a cover or dressing over a wound or a fistula or other lesion, it may be an eye patch or a breast p... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4883477 | Ostomy appliance An ostomy appliance has four annular parts. The first part is attachable to the body of the wearer. It is also attachable to the third part by a second part which comprises a rotatable locking ring. The third part is attachable to the fourth part in a pus... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4880016 | Penile clamp A penile clamp has a flexible member for encircling the shaft of the penis. It can be tightened around the penis. The arrangement and construction of the flexible member is such that such tightening causes a localized pressure to be applied to a central p... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4876788 | Method of making a leakproof connection about the outlet tube of a liquid containment bag A synthetic plastic bag for containing liquids, e.g., urine, has a plastic outlet tube. It is manufactured by a first step of seam welding the tube between two superposed bag walls. In a subsequent step, an encircling sleeve is slid over the tube to a pos... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4874380 | Catheter retaining device A releasable catheter retaining device is mounted on a pad of medical grade skin adhesive material. The device has a flange with a central hole, and a post extends from a surface of the flange opposite to the pad. An elongated tab extends from the post, t... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4854737 | Bags for containing liquids A bag 10 for containing liquids is formed by welding together two plastic sheets around their peripheries and includes a neck portion 11 for connection to an outlet. An outlet tube 13 is partially inserted into the neck portion leaving a part of the tube ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4842857 | Glyphomicins A and B Cultivation of a strain of the microorganism Micromonospora sp. A.T.C.C. No. 53481, yields the novel antibiotic substance glyphomicin, which is a mixture of glyphomicin A and glyphomicin B.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4834732 | Ostomy coupling A three part ostomy coupling has a first part having a flange, a central chute and an array of space projections. A second part has a peripheral seal for engaging and surrounding the outer wall of the chute an outwardly projecting rim which can be snap fi... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829999 | Side mount guidewire gripping device The guidewire gripping device is usable in connection with guidewires of the type used in medical application, i.e., for guiding catheters. The guidewire gripping device is constructed from a spring loaded, slitted cylindrical body.... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4826496 | Modified accordion flange An ostomy device for releasably connecting an ostomy bag to an adhesive backed label including a mounting member for connecting one of two coupling parts to the label. The mounting member comprises an expandable portion for facilitating displacement of th... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4822347 | Female incontinence device An incontinence device for females is intended for long term wear. It includes a tubular sheath integral with a funnel and a urine-conducting pipe. The sheath is secured to a pad of adhesive material having a central hole leading into the interior of the ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4775373 | Ostomy appliance The ostomy appliance has two interengaging coupling elements. One of the elements is an annular plate which includes an engaging member formed by two ribs which diverge from each other to define a V-formation. One of the ribs has a stepped formation on it... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4611002 | Carboxymethyl esters of mercaptopropanoic acids as enkephalinase inhibitors New carboxymethyl esters of mercaptopropanoic acids, and salts thereof, have the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkanoyl; R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenylalkyl and phenyl; R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl, phen... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4064125 | Substituted amides having antiinflammatory activity Compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R2 is acyl; R3 is alkylamino or dialkylamino; A1 is a saturated bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and A | 12/20/1977 |
