Menstrual cycle monitor

Patent 6747917 Issued on June 8, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

February 27, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Georgetown University

Application

No. 10083369 filed on 02/27/2002

US Classes:

368/10, COMBINED WITH DISPARATE DEVICE368/327, MISCELLANEOUS368/223, DISPLAYS OR DISPLAY DEVICE DETAILS600/551, Monitoring fertility cycle24/116A, Bead chain fasteners63/38, Chain link or bead63/39Stringless bead, e.g., "pop" beads

Examiners

Primary: Gibson, Randy W.
Assistant: Lindinger, Michael L.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC

Foreign Patent References

WO 03000502 WO 01/01/2003
WO 03070106 WO 08/01/2003

International Classes

G04B 4700
G04B 1900
A61B 1000
A44C 2500

Abstract

The invention is related to a menstrual cycle monitor for a human female which includes indicators representing a first day of menstrual bleeding, early infertile days, fertile days, and later infertile days in the menstrual cycle. The indicators together form an ordered set. One indicator of the ordered set is provided with different indicia from indicia provided to other indicators, so as to alert the user of the monitor that she should consult her health care provider if particular circumstances arise. A movable marker also may be provided for indexing with the indicators.

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