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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lincoln P Nickerson, Nederland, CO (US);
David L Howard, Lakewood, CO (US);
David C Baumgartner, Boulder, CO (US);
Richard R Runkles, Longmont, CO (US);
Jeremy M Lemaire, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
RIK Medical LLC, , US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 76 ; 297459 ; 428 68 ; 428920 ; 428921 ; 524860 ;
Abstract
A pressure compensating padding device comprising a flexible envelope and a deformable composition within said envelope, wherein said composition deforms in response to continuously applied pressure; but tends to maintain its shape and position in the absence of applied pressure; said composition comprising a fluid formed from a mixture of an oil and a thickener, wherein said composition maintains its fluid characteristic.