Patents by Inventor Shawn Charlton Snyder

Shawn Charlton Snyder 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).

  • Applier with safety for implantable medical device
    Patent number: 8029477
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed position to an undeployed position, allowing removal or repositioning of the medical device. An applier includes a locator for detachably holding the implantable medical device, locating it at the desired position, and actuating the attachment mechanism. The applier is configured to undeploy the attachment mechanism the implantable medical device can be detached from the body tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Randal T. Byrum, Sean P. Conlon, Joshua Uth, John V. Hunt, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Dispensing apparatus for web material
    Patent number: 6994292
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for web materials is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus comprises a support element adapted to support a supply of web material, a first dispensing rib, a second dispensing rib opposing the first dispensing rib, and a turning rib. The first dispensing rib and the second dispensing rib define a dispensing orifice. The turning rib is disposed parallel to the dispensing orifice and occludes the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, John Dwayne Walther, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Dispensing apparatus for web material
    Publication number: 20040075015
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for web materials is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus comprises a support element adapted to support a supply of web material, a first dispensing rib, a second dispensing rib opposing the first dispensing rib, and a turning rib. The first dispensing rib and the second dispensing rib define a dispensing orifice. The turning rib is disposed parallel to the dispensing orifice and occludes the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, John Dwayne Walther, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder
  • Sprayer
    Patent number: D507327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Sprayer
    Patent number: D523521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Allen Wooton, William Michael Cannon, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Melissa Ann Kreuzer, Alan Scott Goldstein, Eric Richard Bartsch, Jonathan Joseph Powell, Shawn Charlton Snyder, Demetrius Michael Romanos, John Vincent Hunt
  • Dispenser for a plurality of wipes
    Patent number: D481893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: John Dwayne Walther, Kara Marie Cain, John Patrick Goodall, Jason Merrill Jones, Donald William Yelton, Jennifer Hope Dolan, Jason Patrick Shaw, Shawn Charlton Snyder