Patents by Inventor Debra A. Speichert

Debra A. Speichert 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).

  • Swab and method of manufacturing and using it
    Patent number: 5915746
    Abstract: To provide an autoclavable swab, a fibrous applicator pad is formed with a narrow slit and a handle with a plurality of barb means extending away from its longitudinal axis and from a first end toward a second end. The opening is sufficient in size to receive the first end of the handle and the adjacent portion through at least 25 percent of the applicator pad, whereby the barbs, once inserted, engage the applicator pad material within the opening to resist removal of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Nagl Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Jerald R. Melcher, Debra A. Speichert
  • Method of using a swab
    Patent number: 5358480
    Abstract: To provide an autoclavable swab, a fibrous applicator pad is formed with a narrow slit and a handle with a plurality of barb means extending away from its longitudinal axis and from a first end toward a second end. The opening is sufficient in size to receive the first end of the handle and the adjacent portion through at least 25 percent of the applicator pad, whereby the barbs, once inserted, engage the applicator pad material within the opening to resist removal of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Inventors: Jerald R. Melcher, Debra A. Speichert
  • Swab and method of manufacturing and using it
    Patent number: 5212847
    Abstract: To provide an autoclavable swab, a fibrous applicator pad is formed with a narrow slit and a handle with a plurality of barb means extending away from its longitudinal axis and from a first end toward a second end. The opening is sufficient in size to receive the first end of the handle and the adjacent portion through at least 25 percent of the applicator pad, whereby the barbs, once inserted, engage the applicator pad material within the opening to resist removal of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Nagl Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jerald R. Melcher, Debra A. Speichert