Patents by Inventor Edward McLean

Edward McLean 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).

  • FLEXIBLE LIGHT GUIDE AND HEAT SINK FOR ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210235981
    Abstract: A flexible electronic light guide for an endoscope that acts as a heat sink for the light emitting diode (LED). A flexible tube within the light guide extends from the LED to shunt heat away from the LED. The flexible tube may be a solid metal tube that is perforated to be flexible. The flexible tube may also be a braided wire jacket and may enclose a series of metal balls that are in contact with each other. The flexible tube may also be made of a plurality of different metals. The flexible tube may also be a hollow tube and support an air or liquid cooling system or be packed with metal balls that can be as small as grains of sand. The flexible tube may also be a linkage formed from a series of metal components held in tight contact by a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Edward McLean, Michael Szabo
  • Abrasion device with reference ring and abrasive tip
    Patent number: D689354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Echo Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry Mitchell, Keith Krystyniak, Joseph O. St. Cyr, Steven Vordenberg, Christopher Labak, Jon Taylor, James Joseph Kennedy, III, Glenn Trainer, Benjamin Glace, Edward McLean, Wayne Menzie