Patents by Inventor Fred L. Allen

Fred L. Allen 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: 11096756
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred L Allen
  • Patent number: 10342627
    Abstract: A drape for use in cranial surgical procedures including a sterile sheet and a plurality of fluid-collection pouches surrounding a cranial region fenestration. The drape further includes a thoracic region fenestration for concurrent or directly subsequent thoracic surgical procedures. Advantageously, the drape allows for a superior aseptic surgical field and superior drainage facilitated by a multi-pouch configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie S Esquivel, Fred L Allen, Kimberly M Haines, Angelique M Trichak
  • Patent number: 10271916
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred L. Allen
  • Publication number: 20180296295
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Fred L Allen
  • Patent number: 10039610
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Fred L. Allen
  • Patent number: 9351795
    Abstract: A medical drape is disclosed. The drape comprises a main portion having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a second edge, a top, and a bottom. The first and second edges are positioned opposite one another. The top and the bottom are positioned opposite one other. The drape further comprises a first and a second fenestration extending completely through the main portion and spaced generally equidistant from a vertical axis. The vertical axis is generally parallel to the first and second edges. The drape further comprises a third and a fourth fenestration extending completely through the main portion and are spaced generally equidistant from the vertical axis. The first and second fenestrations are closer to the top than the third and fourth fenestrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred L. Allen, Francis A. Czajka, Eric G. Holcomb
  • Publication number: 20130284187
    Abstract: A drape for use in cranial surgical procedures including a sterile sheet and a plurality of fluid-collection pouches surrounding a cranial region fenestration. The drape further includes a thoracic region fenestration for concurrent or directly subsequent thoracic surgical procedures. Advantageously, the drape allows for a superior aseptic surgical field and superior drainage facilitated by a multi-pouch configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Debbie S. Esquivel, Fred L. Allen, Kimberly M. Haines, Angelique M. Trichak
  • Patent number: 8424532
    Abstract: A drape for use in cranial surgical procedures including a sterile sheet and a plurality of fluid-collection reservoirs surrounding a cranial region fenestration. The drape further can include a thoracic region fenestration for concurrent or directly subsequent thoracic surgical procedures. Advantageously, the drape allows for a superior aseptic surgical field and superior drainage facilitated by a multi-pouch configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie S. Esquivel, Fred L. Allen, Kimberly M. Haines, Angelique M. Trichak
  • Publication number: 20120312308
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventor: Fred L. Allen
  • Publication number: 20120097175
    Abstract: A medical drape is disclosed. The drape comprises a main portion having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a second edge, a top, and a bottom. The first and second edges are positioned opposite one another. The top and the bottom are positioned opposite one other. The drape further comprises a first and a second fenestration extending completely through the main portion and spaced generally equidistant from a vertical axis. The vertical axis is generally parallel to the first and second edges. The drape further comprises a third and a fourth fenestration extending completely through the main portion and are spaced generally equidistant from the vertical axis. The first and second fenestrations are closer to the top than the third and fourth fenestrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred L. Allen, Francis A. Czajka, Eric G. Holcomb
  • Publication number: 20120017921
    Abstract: A drape for use in cranial surgical procedures including a sterile sheet and a plurality of fluid-collection reservoirs surrounding a cranial region fenestration. The drape further can include a thoracic region fenestration for concurrent or directly subsequent thoracic surgical procedures. Advantageously, the drape allows for a superior aseptic surgical field and superior drainage facilitated by a multi-pouch configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Debbie S. Esquivel, Fred L. Allen, Kimberly M. Haines, Angelique M. Trichak
  • Patent number: 8100130
    Abstract: A medical drape is disclosed. The drape comprises a main portion having a front side, a back side, a first edge, a second edge, a top, and a bottom. The first and second edges are positioned opposite one another. The top and the bottom are positioned opposite one other. The drape further comprises a first and a second fenestration extending completely through the main portion and spaced generally equidistant from a vertical axis. The vertical axis is generally parallel to the first and second edges. The drape further comprises a third and a fourth fenestration extending completely through the main portion and are spaced generally equidistant from the vertical axis. The first and second fenestrations are closer to the top than the third and fourth fenestrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred L. Allen, Francis A. Czajka, Eric G. Holcomb
  • Patent number: 7777102
    Abstract: This application is directed to novel soybean plant varieties, designated 5601TRR-292 (named ‘Allen’), 5601TRR-293, and 5601TRR-379. These varieties are glyphosate resistant cultivars, developed from BC3F2 single-plant derivatives of cultivar ‘5601T’. Also provided herein are seeds of the aforementioned soybean varieties, plants arising therefrom, plant parts of soybean varieties 5601TRR-292, 5601TRR-293, and 5601TRR-379 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing these soybean varieties with another soybean plant (as either the male or the female parent). The subject application also provides methods for introducing another transgenic trait or another genetic trait into the disclosed soybean varieties and soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vincent R. Pantalone, Fred L. Allen, Deborah Landau-Ellis
  • Publication number: 20100031966
    Abstract: A medical drape has a tool-less removal feature and includes a drape material, a drape cut, an adhesive tape strip, and a scoreline. The drape material has a top side, a back side, and at least one exterior edge. The drape cut has a starting point at the exterior edge and extends completely through the thickness of the drape material. The adhesive tape strip is positioned along the length of the drape cut to overlap at least a portion of the drape material on both sides of the drape cut to initially secure the two adjoining cut edges to each other. The scoreline extends along the length of the adhesive tape strip and only partially through the thickness of the adhesive tape strip to permit easy tearing of the adhesive tape strip for separation of the two adjoining cut edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Fred L. Allen
  • Publication number: 20080196119
    Abstract: This application is directed to novel soybean plant varieties, designated 5601TRR-292 (named ‘Allen’), 5601TRR-293, and 5601TRR-379. These varieties are glyphosate resistant cultivars, developed from BC3F2 single-plant derivatives of cultivar ‘5601T’. Also provided herein are seeds of the aforementioned soybean varieties, plants arising therefrom, plant parts of soybean varieties 5601TRR-292, 5601TRR-293, and 5601TRR-379 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing these soybean varieties with another soybean plant (as either the male or the female parent). The subject application also provides methods for introducing another transgenic trait or another genetic trait into the disclosed soybean varieties and soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: University fo Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vincent R. Pantalone, Fred L. Allen, Deborah Landau-Ellis
  • Patent number: D693603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Debbie S. Esquivel, Fred L. Allen, Kimberly M. Haines, Angelique M. Trichak
  • Patent number: D742140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Debbie S. Esquivel, Fred L. Allen, Kimberly M. Haines, Angelique M. Trichak