Patents by Inventor P. R. Suresh Samuel

P. R. Suresh Samuel 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).

  • Needle puller for destroying hypodermic needles
    Patent number: 6792662
    Abstract: A needle removal/destruction apparatus for pulling a metal needle free from a plastic hypodermic syringe, while also deforming the metal needle to prevent reuse thereof. The apparatus includes a container having a rotatable needle removing fixture mounted therein. A metal needle hypodermic syringe is inserted within the rotatable needle removing fixture, which is thereafter rotated to pull the needle free of the needle hub while also permanently deforming the needle to prevent subsequent reuse thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: P. R. Suresh Samuel
  • Needle puller for destroying hypodermic needles
    Publication number: 20030029014
    Abstract: A needle removal/destruction apparatus for pulling a metal needle free from a plastic hypodermic syringe, while also deforming the metal needle to prevent reuse thereof. The apparatus includes a container having a rotatable needle removing fixture mounted therein. A metal needle hypodermic syringe is inserted within the rotatable needle removing fixture, which is thereafter rotated to pull the needle free of the needle hub while also permanently deforming the needle to prevent subsequent reuse thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: P.R. Suresh Samuel