Patents by Inventor Frank Dauterive Duperier

Frank Dauterive Duperier 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: 10842526
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DSign Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine Seger
  • Publication number: 20180360485
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive DUPERIER, Michael Vollentine SEGER
  • Patent number: 9999439
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: DSIGN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine Seger
  • Publication number: 20160106452
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine SEGER
  • Patent number: 9168058
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: NEUROENTERPRISES, LLC.
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine Seger
  • Publication number: 20140107686
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Dsign Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine SEGER
  • Publication number: 20120221032
    Abstract: A laparoscopic scalpel includes a shaft and a recess disposed in a surface of the shaft proximal to a distal end of the shaft. A blade is attached to the shaft. The blade includes a cutting edge having a portion exposed by the recess and oriented outwardly from the recess. A proximal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess is disposed further from the surface than is a distal end of the portion of the cutting edge exposed by the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: DSign Surgical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Dauterive Duperier, Michael Vollentine Seger