Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Deal

Thomas A. Deal 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).

  • Ladder standoff support for a roof
    Patent number: 8979053
    Abstract: A standoff support for spacing a ladder and ladder jack from a roof. Two pairs of rods are pivotably mounted to a horizontally extending member mounted atop a ladder jack secured to a ladder. The rods are extended outwardly from the mounting member to stabilize and limit movement of the ladder jack and ladder relative to the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Foster, Deal & Sons Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Deal, Robin L. Foster
  • LADDER STANDOFF SUPPORT FOR A ROOF
    Publication number: 20130284870
    Abstract: A standoff support for spacing a ladder and ladder jack from a roof. Two pairs of rods are pivotably mounted to a horizontally extending member mounted atop a ladder jack secured to a ladder. The rods are extended outwardly from the mounting member to stabilize and limit movement of the ladder jack and ladder relative to the roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas A. Deal, Robin L. Foster
  • UNIVERSAL SURGICAL FASTENER STERILIZATION CADDY
    Publication number: 20120138495
    Abstract: A universal surgical screw caddy. An enclosure includes a cover secured to a frame. A flexible sheet is located between and affixed to the cover and frame. A plurality of holes formed in the cover allow the surgical screws to be inserted into the caddy past a plurality of movable portions of the flexible sheet releasably holding the screws in the caddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Cary A. Bettenhausen, Todd E. Bettenhausen, Thomas A. Deal
  • Universal surgical fastener sterilization caddy
    Patent number: 8162138
    Abstract: A universal surgical screw caddy. An enclosure includes a cover secured to a frame. A flexible sheet is located between an affixed to the cover and frame. A plurality of holes formed in the cover allow the surgical screws to be inserted into the caddy past a plurality of movable portions of the flexible sheet releasably holding the screws in the caddy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: ContainMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Cary A. Bettenhausen, Todd E. Bettenhausen, Thomas A. Deal
  • UNIVERSAL SURGICAL FASTENER STERILIZATION CADDY
    Publication number: 20110108446
    Abstract: A universal surgical screw caddy. An enclosure includes a cover secured to a frame. A flexible sheet is located between an affixed to the cover and frame. A plurality of holes formed in the cover allow the surgical screws to be inserted into the caddy past a plurality of movable portions of the flexible sheet releasably holding the screws in the caddy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Cary A. Bettenhausen, Todd E. Bettenhausen, Thomas A. Deal