Patents by Inventor Bruce Hedgepeth

Bruce Hedgepeth 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).

  • Needle safety guard adapted to attach to a liquid container
    Patent number: 9101533
    Abstract: A needle safety guard device adapted to attach to a liquid container is provided. The device includes a disk-shaped shield having a medial opening connected with a radial opening between two radial edges. The device also includes a substantially U-shaped holder having two sidewalls coupled substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped shield along the two radial edges, and a top cover connecting to the two sidewalls and extending from the shield above the radial opening. The U-shaped holder includes a wedged protrusion and a curved protrusion extending from each of the two sidewalls, the curved protrusion being between the top cover and the wedged protrusion for blocking a cap of the liquid container from moving toward the medial opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Inventors: Bruce Hedgepeth, Roger Huckfeldt, Cindy Lowe, Martin Reuter, Matt Price, Keela Davis, Rahul Eapen
  • NEEDLE SAFETY GUARD ADAPTED TO ATTACH TO A LIQUID CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130245594
    Abstract: A needle safety guard device adapted to attach to a liquid container is provided. The device includes a disk-shaped shield having a medial opening connected with a radial opening between two radial edges. The device also includes a substantially U-shaped holder having two sidewalls coupled substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped shield along the two radial edges, and a top cover connecting to the two sidewalls and extending from the shield above the radial opening. The U-shaped holder includes a wedged protrusion and a curved protrusion extending from each of the two sidewalls, the curved protrusion being between the top cover and the wedged protrusion for blocking a cap of the liquid container from moving toward the medial opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mercy Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Bruce Hedgepeth, Roger Huckfeldt, Cindy Lowe, Martin Reuter, Matt Price, Keela Davis, Rahul Eapen
  • NEEDLE SAFETY GUARD ADAPTED TO ATTACH TO A LIQUID CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20130245593
    Abstract: A needle safety guard device adapted to attach to a liquid container is provided. The device includes a disk-shaped shield having a medial opening connected with a radial opening between two radial edges. The device also includes a substantially U-shaped holder having two sidewalls coupled substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped shield along the two radial edges, and a top cover connecting to the two sidewalls and extending from the shield above the radial opening. The U-shaped holder includes a wedged protrusion and a curved protrusion extending from each of the two sidewalls, the curved protrusion being between the top cover and the wedged protrusion for blocking a cap of the liquid container from moving toward the medial opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Mercy Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Bruce Hedgepeth, Roger Huckfeldt, Cindy Lowe, Martin Reuter, Matt Price, Keela Davis, Rahul Eapen
  • Needle safety guard adapted to attach to a liquid container
    Patent number: 8460268
    Abstract: A needle safety guard device adapted to attach to a liquid container is provided. The device includes a disk-shaped shield having a medial opening connected with a radial opening between two radial edges. The device also includes a substantially U-shaped holder having two sidewalls coupled substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped shield along the two radial edges, and a top cover connecting to the two sidewalls and extending from the shield above the radial opening. The U-shaped holder includes a wedged protrusion and a curved protrusion extending from each of the two sidewalls, the curved protrusion being between the top cover and the wedged protrusion for blocking a cap of the liquid container from moving toward the medial opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Mercy Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Bruce Hedgepeth, Roger Huckfeldt, Cindy Lowe, Martin Reuter, Matt Price, Keela Davis, Rahul Eapen
  • Needle Safety Guard Adapted To Attach To A Liquid Container
    Publication number: 20120046635
    Abstract: A needle safety guard device adapted to attach to a liquid container is provided. The device includes a disk-shaped shield having a medial opening connected with a radial opening between two radial edges. The device also includes a substantially U-shaped holder having two sidewalls coupled substantially perpendicular to the disk-shaped shield along the two radial edges, and a top cover connecting to the two sidewalls and extending from the shield above the radial opening. The U-shaped holder includes a wedged protrusion and a curved protrusion extending from each of the two sidewalls, the curved protrusion being between the top cover and the wedged protrusion for blocking a cap of the liquid container from moving toward the medial opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: ST. JOHN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Hedgepeth, Roger Huckfeldt, Cindy Lowe, Martin Reuter, Matt Price, Keela Davis, Rahul Eapen