Patents by Inventor Evelyne Johnson aka Mindes

Evelyne Johnson aka Mindes 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).

  • Pocket-sized needle remover and receptacle
    Patent number: 7389873
    Abstract: A device for severing syringe needles and storing the same for later disposal includes a lower box portion with a substantially flat bottom hinged to an upper lid portion, and a guillotine-like mechanism and an adjacent diaphragm spanning the two portions of an opposing side of the device. The guillotine preferably includes an angled blade in cross section such that when the needle is cut it is projected further through the diaphragm and into the device. The overall configuration and severing operation is in some ways akin to that of a stapler, in that a used syringe needle is inserted into a small gap between the two portions, and the top pushed down operating the guillotine to remove and retain the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Evelyne Johnson aka Mindes
  • Pocket-sized needle remover and receptacle
    Publication number: 20070179443
    Abstract: A device for severing syringe needles and storing the same for later disposal includes a lower box portion with a substantially flat bottom hinged to an upper lid portion, and a guillotine-like mechanism and an adjacent diaphragm spanning the two portions of an opposing side of the device. The guillotine preferably includes an angled blade in cross section such that when the needle is cut it is projected further through the diaphragm and into the device. The overall configuration and severing operation is in some ways akin to that of a stapler, in that a used syringe needle is inserted into a small gap between the two portions, and the top pushed down operating the guillotine to remove and retain the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Evelyne Johnson aka Mindes