Patents by Inventor Edwin D. Vyhmeister

Edwin D. Vyhmeister 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: 10660633
    Abstract: A suture anchor made of a single length of wire that forms a suture retaining loop having two diverging legs, each having a pointed end. The transverse spacing of the diverging legs is greater than the diameter of the bone tunnel. The suture anchor may be spring loaded and set into the bone tunnel so that the distal points of each diverging leg are below the surface of a bone cortex, the sharp distal points of each diverging leg expand out laterally under pressure and penetrate the bone tunnel wall prohibiting removal of the suture anchor. The diverging legs further penetrate the bone tunnel wall in response to applied withdrawal forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventors: Edwin D. Vyhmeister, Jeff A. Jensen
  • Publication number: 20130274798
    Abstract: A suture anchor made of a single length of resilient wire bent to form a suture retaining loop disposed proximally between two diverging legs with pointed ends sharing an independent plane. The anchor is to be inserted suture retaining loop first into a bone tunnel having a diameter equal to the diameter of the suture retaining loop but smaller than the transverse spacing of the distal points of the static uncompressed legs. The two diverging coplanar legs extend radially till the distal points are set wider than the diameter of the bone tunnel so that when the anchor is inserted into the bone tunnel the static uncompressed legs compress together to penetrate into the bone tunnel. Once the anchor is set deep enough into the hole so that the distal points of each leg are below the surface of the bone cortex the sharp distal points of each leg expand out under pressure and penetrate the tunnel wall prohibiting removal of the anchor and penetrate the tunnel wall in response to applied withdrawal forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Quality Products LLC
    Inventor: Edwin D. Vyhmeister
  • Patent number: 5592244
    Abstract: A holding device for removably retaining eyeglasses therein when the eyeglasses are not in use. The holding device includes a rear flange, a flexible retaining flange spaced apart from the rear flange, a nasaloid support member between the rear flange and retaining flange in a position to removably support the nasal pads of the eyeglasses when the eyeglasses are in a retained position. The rear and retaining flanges are contoured to form a glasses receiving area therebetween such that the rear and retaining flanges engage the glasses and hold the glasses in the receiving area. The retaining flange has a flexible curved upper portion that extends toward the rear flange, such that the flexible upper portion is above the nasaloid support member. An arm support member is attached to the retaining flange, and is positioned to support at least one of the arms of the eyeglasses when the eyeglasses are in the retained position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Edwin D. Vyhmeister