Patents by Inventor Gary Wayne Cummings

Gary Wayne Cummings 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).

  • Composite dressing with separable components
    Patent number: 6255552
    Abstract: The dressing system of the present invention provides, in one aspect, a composite dressing that allows a wound to be dressed in one easy step and redressed without disturbing the wound. The composite dressing comprises a contact component having a bottom side facing a wound, and a top side. A dressing component is releasably attached to the top side of the contact component such that the dressing component can be readily separated from the contact component if pulled relative to the contact component. The contact component can remain on the wound to prevent disturbance, and another composite dressing or dressing component can be applied to the contact component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Patent Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Gary Wayne Cummings, Robert Cummings
  • Composite wound dressing with separable components
    Patent number: 5994613
    Abstract: The dressing system of the present invention provides, in one aspect, a composite dressing that allows a wound to be dressed in one easy step and redressed without disturbing the wound. The composite dressing comprises a contact component having a bottom side facing a wound, and a top side. A dressing component is releasably attached to the top side of the contact component such that the dressing component can be readily separated from the contact component if pulled relative to the contact component. The contact component can remain on the wound to prevent disturbance, and another composite dressing or dressing component can be applied to the contact component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventors: Gary Wayne Cummings, Robert Cummings
  • Composite wound dressing with separable components
    Patent number: 5910125
    Abstract: The dressing system of the present invention provides, in one aspect, a composite dressing that allows a wound to be dressed in one easy step and redressed without disturbing the wound. The composite dressing comprises a contact component having a bottom side facing a wound, and a top side. A dressing component is releasably attached to the top side of the contact component such that the dressing component can be readily separated from the contact component if pulled relative to the contact component. The contact component can remain on the wound to prevent disturbance, and another composite dressing or dressing component can be applied to the contact component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Inventors: Gary Wayne Cummings, Robert Cummings