Patents by Inventor Michael P. Layne

Michael P. Layne 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).

  • Drape for equipment having cylindrical or other non-planar contours
    Patent number: 11759276
    Abstract: A drape (600) suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment (1201) is provided. The drape (600) facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion (601) is not compromised. The drape (600) can include a drape wrapping layer (209) wrapped about a drape portion (601) that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605). Non-sterile personnel (801) can handle the drape wrapping layer (209) to position the drape (600) along surfaces of the equipment (1201) without touching the sterile drape portion (601). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605) to drape the surfaces of the equipment (1201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
    Inventors: Mark Spencer G. Chua, Peter S. Nichol, Michael P. Layne
  • Drape for Equipment Having Cylindrical or Other Non-Planar Contours
    Publication number: 20190151040
    Abstract: A drape (600) suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment (1201) is provided. The drape (600) facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion (601) is not compromised. The drape (600) can include a drape wrapping layer (209) wrapped about a drape portion (601) that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605). Non-sterile personnel (801) can handle the drape wrapping layer (209) to position the drape (600) along surfaces of the equipment (1201) without touching the sterile drape portion (601). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605) to drape the surfaces of the equipment (1201).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Spencer G. Chua, Peter S. Nichol, Michael P. Layne
  • Drape for equipment having cylindrical or other non-planar contours
    Patent number: 10188475
    Abstract: A drape (600) suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment (1201) is provided. The drape (600) facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion (601) is not compromised. The drape (600) can include a drape wrapping layer (209) wrapped about a drape portion (601) that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605). Non-sterile personnel (801) can handle the drape wrapping layer (209) to position the drape (600) along surfaces of the equipment (1201) without touching the sterile drape portion (601). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605) to drape the surfaces of the equipment (1201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Spencer G. Chua, Peter S. Nichol, Michael P. Layne
  • Drape for Equipment Having Cylindrical or other Non-Planar Contours
    Publication number: 20130092177
    Abstract: A drape (600) suitable for covering non-planar surfaces of equipment (1201) is provided. The drape (600) facilitates quick and efficient deployment while ensuring that a sterile field established by a drape portion (601) is not compromised. The drape (600) can include a drape wrapping layer (209) wrapped about a drape portion (601) that is formed initially with two abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605). Non-sterile personnel (801) can handle the drape wrapping layer (209) to position the drape (600) along surfaces of the equipment (1201) without touching the sterile drape portion (601). Sterile personnel can then expand the abutting elongated accordion fold stacks (604,605) to drape the surfaces of the equipment (1201).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Spencer G. Chua, Peter S. Nichol, Michael P. Layne