Patents by Inventor Edwin A. Reed, IV

Edwin A. Reed, IV 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: 8282571
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for skin testing. The device includes a handle assembly connected to a cylinder assembly having two mutually parallel and spaced apart cylinder housings. Each cylinder housing connects to at least one testing head assembly that includes a plurality of pins having a plurality of tips positionable against the skin. Each head assembly has a collar and cooperating tip structured to pivot the testing head on two axes only and still apply even pressure to the pins. Each testing head readily inserts into the collar for usage and ejects promptly from the handle using a trigger mechanism. The cylinder housing construction minimizes accumulation of detritus therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick H. Win, Edwin A. Reed, IV
  • Publication number: 20120101406
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for skin testing. The device includes a handle assembly connected to a cylinder assembly having two mutually parallel and spaced apart cylinder housings. Each cylinder housing connects to at least one testing head assembly that includes a plurality of pins having a plurality of tips positionable against the skin. Each head assembly has a collar and cooperating tip structured to pivot the testing head on two axes only and still apply even pressure to the pins. Each testing head readily inserts into the collar for usage and ejects promptly from the handle using a trigger mechanism. The cylinder housing construction minimizes accumulation of detritus therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: PATRICK H. WIN, Edwin A. Reed, IV