Patents by Inventor William E. Walker, Jr.

William E. Walker, Jr. 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).

  • Surgical forceps
    Patent number: 4226241
    Abstract: Surgical forceps comprising cross members having a pair of gripping arms pivotally connected to a pair of clamping arms which terminate with a pair of slightly curved, serrated mating jaws having aligned notches disposed on their outer surfaces to accommodate a needle for sutures. The pair of mated jaws are disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane containing the gripping arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Inventor: William E. Walker, Jr.
  • Surgical foreceps
    Patent number: 4226240
    Abstract: Surgical forceps comprising cross members having a pair of gripping arms pivotally connected to a pair of clamping arms comprising a pair of end members directed away from the axis of the gripping arms and terminating with a pair of slightly curved mating jaws having aligned notches disposed on their outer surfaces to accommodate a needle for sutures. The pair of mated jaws are disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane containing the pair of end members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1980
    Inventor: William E. Walker, Jr.