Patents by Inventor Brent R. Starck

Brent R. Starck 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).

  • Vented ultrasonic transducer for surgical handpiece
    Patent number: 4741731
    Abstract: A vented ultrasonic transducer for a medical handpiece which is provided with a number of vents which extend from the interior mounted crystal drive motor to the rear end of the handpiece so as to allow the handpiece to be rapidly sterilized with a flash autoclave and the vent tubes allow moisture to pass in and out of the handpiece and prevent moisture from remaining in the handpiece and shorting out the crystal electrical drive after sterilization has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Fibra-Sonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent R. Starck, Joseph F. Brumbach, Robert F. Zapka