Patents by Inventor D. Preston Smith

D. Preston Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 7303567
    Abstract: A circumcision device is provided which comprises: a ring having a tapered interior surface, an open anterior end, an anterior opening defined by the interior surface at the anterior end, an open posterior end, a posterior opening defined by the interior surface at the posterior end which is larger than the anterior opening, a longitudinal axis extending between and through the anterior and posterior openings, an exterior surface, and a groove circumferentially defined around the exterior surface adjacent to the anterior end; a bridge extending over the anterior opening and fixedly connected to the anterior end at circumferentially spaced points thereof; and a handle fixedly but frangibly connected to the bridge at a junction between the handle and bridge, the handle extending longitudinally and outwardly from the junction and being structurally weaker at and adjacent to the junction than any other portion of the handle to thereby make the handle readily breakable and detachable from the bridge at the junctio
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Inventor: D. Preston Smith