Patents by Inventor Derek Sullivan

Derek Sullivan 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).

  • Publication number: 20260007399
    Abstract: A surgical tool assembly includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, a first prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft, and a second prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft. A first anchor is disposed on the first prong, and a second anchor is disposed on the second prong. A first suture interconnects the first anchor and the second anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Eric Zajac, Andy Petry, Derek Sullivan
  • Patent number: 12433581
    Abstract: A surgical tool assembly includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, a first prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft, and a second prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft. A first anchor is disposed on the first prong, and a second anchor is disposed on the second prong. A first suture interconnects the first anchor and the second anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Zajac, Andy Petry, Derek Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20250281209
    Abstract: Sternal closure systems are provided for closing a separated sternum following a surgery that requires accessing a patient's chest cavity. An exemplary sternal closure system may utilize a combination of one or more bone plates, cerclages, and fixation devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Marcela MONTOYA, Derek SULLIVAN, Steven ROLENC, Andrew Christian PETRY, Peter J. DREYFUSS, Marc GERDISH, Daniel T. ENGELMAN, Paul DIGIORGI, Patrick RUDERSDORF
  • Patent number: 12338056
    Abstract: A container may include a body assembly comprising a shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, a foam layer positioned between the shell and the inner liner, and an opening providing access to the storage compartment. The container may also include a lid assembly attached to the body assembly and configured to seal the opening. The lid assembly may include an upper inner liner, an upper insulating portion, and an upper shell portion, and the upper insulating portion may be positioned between the upper inner liner portion and the upper shell portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Christopher M. Keller, Derek Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires, Andrew M. Bosway, Karl Fritzsche, Laura Flores
  • Publication number: 20250176724
    Abstract: An adjustable chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, at least two legs each comprising an inner leg configured to telescope out of an outer leg, and a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: 12262818
    Abstract: An adjustable chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, at least two legs each comprising an inner leg configured to telescope out of an outer leg, and a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: 12108899
    Abstract: A blanket formed from multiple layers including a fabric layer on the top and a base layer on the bottom where the base layer may include a waterproof coating on at least one side. The blanket may also include an insulation layer and an adhesive scrim layer positioned between the fabric layer and the base layer. The layers of the blanket may be attached using a combination of stitching along with an adhesive to form a blanket that is waterproof and is secured together such that the fabric layer does not move relative to the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Edward Rogers, Donald Edward Desroches, Erin K. Ellison, Derek Sullivan, John W. Dow
  • Publication number: 20240206866
    Abstract: Expandable surgical anchors and methods of tissue repair with knotless fixation. The method includes coupling a repair strand to tissue to be fixated and inserting an implant with the repair strand that is captured by an implant into a pre-drilled bone hole in an insertion direction. After the implant is inserted into the bone hole, an expanding cannulated fixation device is installed into the bone hole such that the repair strand is positioned outside of the fixation device. After installing the fixation device into the bone hole, the fixation device is expanded by pulling the implant in an activation direction into the fixation device while the fixation device remains stationary, thereby compressing the fixation device against the bone hole with the repair strand disposed between an outer surface of the fixation device and the bone hole and providing tissue fixation without tying any knots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Dooney, Derek Sullivan, Nathanael Gamso
  • Publication number: 20240032694
    Abstract: An adjustable chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, at least two legs each comprising an inner leg configured to telescope out of an outer leg, and a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Publication number: 20230348173
    Abstract: A container may include a body assembly comprising a shell, an inner liner forming a storage compartment, a foam layer positioned between the shell and the inner liner, and an opening providing access to the storage compartment. The container may also include a lid assembly attached to the body assembly and configured to seal the opening. The lid assembly may include an upper inner liner, an upper insulating portion, and an upper shell portion, and the upper insulating portion may be positioned between the upper inner liner portion and the upper shell portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Christopher M. Keller, Derek Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires, Andrew M. Bosway, Karl Fritzsche, Laura Flores
  • Patent number: 11744370
    Abstract: A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Publication number: 20230056174
    Abstract: A surgical tool assembly includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, a first prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft, and a second prong distal to and fixed relative to the shaft. A first anchor is disposed on the first prong, and a second anchor is disposed on the second prong. A first suture interconnects the first anchor and the second anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Zajac, Andy Petry, Derek Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20220354257
    Abstract: A chair may include a frame, a seat pan, a backrest, a pair of arm rests, and a plurality of legs wherein at least two legs may each provided with an inner leg and an outer leg and the inner leg is configured to telescope out of the outer leg, wherein the at least two legs may include a leg locking system for locking the outer leg to the inner leg when the chair is in an unfolded position, wherein the leg locking system may include a trigger housing, a trigger, and a latch, and wherein the latch may be configured to engage a bushing on the inner leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: 11389003
    Abstract: A folding chair can include a seat pan being formed by a pair of seat bars. The seat pan can be tensioned by a pair of vertical legs. The chair can also include a backrest formed by a pair of diagonally extending backrest bars, a front frame formed by a pair of cross bars, a rear frame formed by rear cross bars, and a pair of armrests. The vertical legs can each be provided with a lower leg and an upper leg. The inner leg can be configured to telescope out of the outer leg and at least one of the vertical legs can be provided with a latch for locking the outer leg to the inner leg. The latch can include a trigger and a projection can be configured to rotate the projection out of a slot formed in the inner leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Winterhalter, Michael Cieszko, Evan Goldberg, Derek Sullivan, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: 11266215
    Abstract: A closure having a first flange with first engagement mechanism and a second with a second engagement mechanism disposed between the first end and the second end. The first engagement mechanism configured to engage the second engagement mechanism. A slider configured to selectively engage the first engagement mechanism and the second mechanism when moved in a first direction and disengage the first engagement mechanism from the second engagement mechanism when moved in a second direction. The closure is substantially watertight in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Steven Larson, Derek Sullivan, Karl Fritzsche, Christopher M. Keller, Alex Baires, Scott Barbieri, Bryan Seon
  • Patent number: D929143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John W. Dow, Donald Edward Desroches
  • Patent number: D1046567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1047610
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1047611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Derek Sullivan, Erik Steven Larson, Alex Baires
  • Patent number: D1077224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiril Dedul, Faraj Sabag, Inbal Huven, Moshe Eshkol, Alexander Breydburg, Hagay Botansky, Andrew Petry, Derek Sullivan