Patents by Inventor Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller 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: 8439929
    Abstract: A method of preparing a graft material for a bone surface at a surgical site includes providing a first syringe having continuous side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the syringe has a first end and a second end wherein the inner surface defines a chamber. An adapter is removably attached to the distal end of the syringe wherein the adapter has a throughbore in fluid communication with the chamber. A first selected amount of solid bone graft material is disposed within the chamber. A plunger is inserted into the chamber to define a selected volume between a distal end of the plunger and the second end of the first syringe. A second syringe containing a selected amount of a liquid biomaterial is attached to the adapter wherein the second syringe is in fluid communication with the adapter and the first syringe such that the liquid biomaterial is transferred from the second syringe to the first syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Todd W. Sharratt, Cathy Miller
  • Patent number: 5725436
    Abstract: A billiard cue stick extension comprises a shaft and an elongate rod. The shaft defines an elongate cavity which is open at one end to receive a cue stick. The other end of the shaft is combined with an elongate rod which effectively extends the length of the cue. The Shaft is made of a soft resilient material to friction-fit with the cue stick without marring it. The shaft is hollow and is made of a fiber reinforced plastic to emulate the performance of a cue stick without adding substantial weight to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventors: Cathy Miller, Michial E. Miller