Patents by Inventor Harry Randolph Adams

Harry Randolph Adams 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).

  • SEAL CARTRIDGE LATCH DESIGN FOR TROCAR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20210244441
    Abstract: A trocar assembly that includes a trocar and a seal cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the trocar. The seal cartridge includes a top cap that includes a main body and a latch ring. The latch ring is grounded to the main body at a first angular position and has a latch located at a second angular position angularly offset from the first angular position. Applying a radial load on the latch causes the latch ring to flex in torsion at an intermediate portion that angularly interposes the first and second angular positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Steven G. Hall, Joseph Thomas Mozloom, JR., Katherine J. Schmid, Harry Randolph Adams
  • Seal cartridge design for trocar assemblies
    Patent number: 10987135
    Abstract: A trocar assembly that includes a trocar and a seal cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the trocar. The seal cartridge includes a top cap that includes a main body and a latch ring. The latch ring is grounded to the main body at a first angular position and has a latch located at a second angular position angularly offset from the first angular position. Applying a radial load on the latch causes the latch ring to flex in torsion at an intermediate portion that angularly interposes the first and second angular positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ETHICON LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Hall, Joseph Thomas Mozloom, Jr., Katherine J. Schmid, Harry Randolph Adams
  • SEAL CARTRIDGE DESIGN FOR TROCAR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20200015853
    Abstract: A trocar assembly that includes a trocar and a seal cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the trocar. The seal cartridge includes a top cap that includes a main body and a latch ring. The latch ring is grounded to the main body at a first angular position and has a latch located at a second angular position angularly offset from the first angular position. Applying a radial load on the latch causes the latch ring to flex in torsion at an intermediate portion that angularly interposes the first and second angular positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Hall, Joseph Thomas Mozloom, JR., Katherine J. Schmid, Harry Randolph Adams