Patents by Inventor Edward P. Skwor

Edward P. Skwor 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).

  • Off-the shelf custom knee brace
    Patent number: 5042464
    Abstract: An orthotic knee brace is custom fit to the user's leg without requiring any separate casting steps. The brace includes a thigh cuff which is hinged to a calf cuff. Straps can provide support to at least a portion of the leg. A pad is removably disposed on the interior surface of both the thigh cuff and the calf cuff and contacts the user's leg. The pad is initially pliable when placed around the user's leg and conforms to the leg shape. After a predetermined time the pad cures to maintain the leg shape even after the brace is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Edward P. Skwor, Timothy C. Sandvig, Franklin S. Lange
  • Bone stapler cartridge
    Patent number: 4569469
    Abstract: A bone stapler including a staple cartridge that, when removed from the stapler, insures that no staple can remain in the stapler, and is held in place by a rotatable locking member that in one position can pass through an opening in a wall of the stapler and can then be rotated to hold the cartridge in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Mongeon, Edward P. Skwor
  • Bone stapler
    Patent number: 4527726
    Abstract: A bone stapler including a housing in which stapler can be driven by a driver along a passageway from an inlet to an outlet opening by activation of an operated drive means. Pointed projections are provided to locate bone portions to be stapled, manually releasable safety means is provided to prevent inadvertent driving of a staple, and the drive means is adapted to exhaust air at a location remote from the bone portion being stapled. Also a staple cartridge is provided that, when removed from the stapler, insures that no staple can remain in the stapler, and the stapler will accept different parts that receive the cartridge and define the passageway so that staples of different sizes may be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Assell, Edward P. Skwor
  • Bone stapler
    Patent number: 4500025
    Abstract: A bone stapler including a housing in which stapler can be driven by a driver along a passageway from an inlet to an outlet opening by activation of an operated drive means. Pointed projections are provided to locate bone portions to be stapled, manually releasable safety means is provided to prevent inadvertent driving of a staple, and the drive means is adapted to exhaust air at a location remote from the bone portion being stapled. Also a staple cartridge is provided that, when removed from the stapler, insures that no staple can remain in the stapler, and the stapler will accept different parts that receive the cartridge and define the passageway so that staples of different sizes may be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Edward P. Skwor
  • Bone stapler cartridge
    Patent number: RE33362
    Abstract: A bone stapler including a staple cartridge that, when removed from the stapler, insures that no staple can remain in the stapler, and is held in place by a rotatable locking member that in one position can pass through an opening in a wall of the stapler and can then be rotated to hold the cartridge in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Douglas R. Mongeon, Edward P. Skwor