Patents by Inventor Cary Tanner

Cary Tanner 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).

  • Protective shield assembly
    Patent number: 11950963
    Abstract: A shield assembly for protecting against airborne droplets and other fluids, particularly excreted from humans. The shield assembly may generally comprise a shield, one or more support plates or members, a stand, and, optionally, a frame for holding the shield. The shield can be pivotally engaged with the stand, allowing a user of the shield assembly to change the pitch of the shield. The shield assembly may be engaged with a medical table, bed, or gurney, or alternatively may be engaged with a portable, moveable base. A user may position the shield assembly such that the shield thereof is disposed between the user's face and a source of airborne droplets or fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Cary Tanner
  • PROTECTIVE SHIELD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210338362
    Abstract: A shield assembly for protecting against airborne droplets and other fluids, particularly excreted from humans. The shield assembly may generally comprise a shield, one or more support plates or members, a stand, and, optionally, a frame for holding the shield. The shield can be pivotally engaged with the stand, allowing a user of the shield assembly to change the pitch of the shield. The shield assembly may be engaged with a medical table, bed, or gurney, or alternatively may be engaged with a portable, moveable base. A user may position the shield assembly such that the shield thereof is disposed between the user's face and a source of airborne droplets or fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: Cary Tanner
  • Surgical anchor and method of use
    Patent number: 10426455
    Abstract: A surgical anchor and methods of use are disclosed. A variety of surgical techniques may be practiced to repair torn connections between soft tissue, such as tendons and ligaments, and bone. The surgical anchor simplifies the surgical techniques by channeling repair sutures from the soft tissue through a bore in the surgical anchor and then immobilizing the repair sutures between the surgical anchor and the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Westek, LLC
    Inventors: Cary Tanner, Toby R. Johnson
  • Surgical Anchor and Method of Use
    Publication number: 20170224327
    Abstract: A surgical anchor and methods of use are disclosed. A variety of surgical techniques may be practiced to repair torn connections between soft tissue, such as tendons and ligaments, and bone. The surgical anchor simplifies the surgical techniques by channeling repair sutures from the soft tissue through a bore in the surgical anchor and then immobilizing the repair sutures between the surgical anchor and the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Cary Tanner, Toby R. Johnson