Patents by Inventor Harvey A. Lawhon

Harvey A. Lawhon 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).

  • Package for an elongated flexible fiber and method of use
    Patent number: 5407071
    Abstract: A package for an elongated flexible fiber. The package comprises a pair of package portions which define a fiber receiving cavity therein. Lips around the perimeter of the package allow a fiber to be wrapped thereon and passed between the lips into the fiber receiving cavity. Each package portion defines a fiber end receiving cavity therein, each fiber end receiving cavity being adapted for receiving an end of the fiber. Each fiber receiving cavity may be deflected away from the opposite package portion, thereby freeing the corresponding end of the fiber. The natural spring action of the elastically flexible fiber will cause the end of the fiber to pop radially outwardly from the package. Terminals, operating tips and other devices may be attached to the ends of the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignees: MyriadLase, Inc., MicroBioMed Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey A. Lawhon, William W. Gardetto
  • Package for an elongated flexible fiber
    Patent number: 5263585
    Abstract: A package for an elongated flexible fiber. The package comprises a pair of package portions which define a fiber receiving cavity therein. Lips around the perimeter of the package allow a fiber to be wrapped thereon and passed between the lips into the fiber receiving cavity. Each package portion defines a fiber end receiving cavity therein, each fiber end receiving cavity being adapted for receiving an end of the fiber. Each fiber receiving cavity may be deflected away from the opposite package portion, thereby freeing the corresponding end of the fiber. The natural spring action of the elastically flexible fiber will cause the end of the fiber to pop radially outwardly from the package. Terminals, operating tips and other devices may be attached to the ends of the fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignees: MyriadLase, Inc., MicroBioMed Corporation
    Inventors: Harvey A. Lawhon, William W. Gardetto