Patents by Inventor Albert Lapage

Albert Lapage 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).

  • ARTICULABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20150018843
    Abstract: An instrument includes, a lumen, a handpiece affixed to the proximal end of the lumen and including an actuator, a proximal articulable segment, the proximal end of the proximal articulable segment pivotably attached to the distal end of the lumen via a proximal hinge pin extending in a direction generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the lumen, an actuation cable extending from the actuator through the lumen and into the proximal articulable segment, and a cable router comprising a proximal pulley assembly rotatable about the proximal hinge pin, wherein the cable is wrapped about the proximal pulley assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Steven B. WOOLFSON, Sharad H. JOSHI, Jean-Luc BOULNOIS, Albert A. LAPAGE, Christopher DEVLIN
  • Auxiliary device for a weapon and attachment thereof
    Patent number: 6574901
    Abstract: An attachment system is provided for attaching an auxiliary apparatus to a weapon having a frame, and in particular to a weapon frame in the area forward of the trigger guard. An attachment mechanism on the auxiliary apparatus is adapted to be engageable with a rail on the weapon to selectively attach the auxiliary apparatus. The weapon may include a transverse slot which can be engaged by a portion of the auxiliary apparatus to prevent the auxiliary apparatus from sliding relative to the weapon due to recoil forces associated with firing the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Insight Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Solinsky, Albert Lapage, Wallace Woodman
  • Auxiliary device for a weapon and attachment thereof
    Patent number: 6185854
    Abstract: An attachment system is provided for attaching an auxiliary apparatus to a weapon having a frame, and in particular to a weapon frame in the area forward of the trigger guard. An attachment mechanism on the auxiliary apparatus is adapted to be engageable with a rail on the weapon to selectively attach the auxiliary apparatus. The weapon may include a transverse slot which can be engaged by a portion of the auxiliary apparatus to prevent the auxiliary apparatus from sliding relative to the weapon due to recoil forces associated with firing the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Insight Technology, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Solinsky, Albert Lapage, Wallace Woodman