Patents by Inventor Diegas E. Zavala

Diegas E. Zavala 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).

  • Polymeric material for use in and with sterilizable medical devices
    Patent number: 9861263
    Abstract: The invention provides an endoscopic video camera having a polymeric knob assembly, wherein the polymeric material used for manufacturing the knob assembly includes polyphenylsulfone resin, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and colored metallic additives, is capable of withstanding sterilization, and has a metallic cosmetic appearance. The invention also provides methods of manufacturing the knob assembly by plastic injection molding processes, wherein undesirable molding characteristics are concentrated on portions of the knob assembly that are removed by secondary machining or post machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kin Ming Kwan, Dejan Korkut, Thomas J. Anhalt, Paul McCarty, Diegas E. Zavala
  • Polymeric Material For Use In And With Sterilizable Medical Devices
    Publication number: 20170035270
    Abstract: The invention provides an endoscopic video camera having a polymeric knob assembly, wherein the polymeric material used for manufacturing the knob assembly includes polyphenylsulfone resin, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and colored metallic additives, is capable of withstanding sterilization, and has a metallic cosmetic appearance. The invention also provides methods of manufacturing the knob assembly by plastic injection molding processes, wherein undesirable molding characteristics are concentrated on portions of the knob assembly that are removed by secondary machining or post machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kin Ming Kwan, Dejan Korkut, Thomas J. Anhalt, Paul McCarty, Diegas E. Zavala
  • Polymeric Material For Use In And With Sterilizable Medical Devices
    Publication number: 20170035271
    Abstract: The invention provides an endoscopic video camera having a polymeric knob assembly, wherein the polymeric material used for manufacturing the knob assembly includes polyphenylsulfone resin, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and colored metallic additives, is capable of withstanding sterilization, and has a metallic cosmetic appearance. The invention also provides methods of manufacturing the knob assembly by plastic injection molding processes, wherein undesirable molding characteristics are concentrated on portions of the knob assembly that are removed by secondary machining or post machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kin Ming Kwan, Dejan Korkut, Thomas J. Anhalt, Paul McCarty, Diegas E. Zavala
  • Polymeric material for use in and with sterilizable medical devices
    Patent number: 9526403
    Abstract: The invention provides an endoscopic video camera having a polymeric knob assembly, wherein the polymeric material used for manufacturing the knob assembly includes polyphenylsulfone resin, titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and colored metallic additives, is capable of withstanding sterilization, and has a metallic cosmetic appearance. The invention also provides methods of manufacturing the knob assembly by plastic injection molding processes, wherein undesirable molding characteristics are concentrated on portions of the knob assembly that are removed by secondary machining or post machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Kin Ming Kwan, Dejan Korkut, Thomas J. Anhalt, Paul McCarty, Diegas E. Zavala