Patents by Inventor Gary Illein

Gary Illein 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).

  • SUTURE CARTRIDGE AND SUTURE PACKAGE FOR SUTURING INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20190290259
    Abstract: A suture package includes a suture tray and a suture thread. The suture track has a first housing, a second housing receive against the first housing, a storage space defined between the first and second housings, and a thread shelf positioned within the storage space. The suture thread is at least partially contained within the storage space and has a first portion extending toward the thread shelf and a second portion extending toward the thread shelf such that the first and second portions of the suture thread intersect at the thread shelf. The suture thread also has a third portion between the first and second portions received against the thread shelf such that the thread shelf holds the suture thread to define a preformed thread bend for manipulating the first portion of the suture thread relative to the second portion of the suture thread via the preformed thread bend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Courtney J. Sikes, Bradley A. Arnold, Sunil Bhutani, Andrew C. Deck, Gary Illein, Evens Jourdain, David T. Martin, Matthew J. Pfefferkorn, William J. White
  • Diagnostic test device with removable overcap
    Patent number: D548359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Illein, John DePiano, David Chesley, Albert R. Nazareth