Patents by Inventor Holly A. Stein

Holly A. Stein 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).

  • Articulated elements and methods for use
    Patent number: 8133241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-step fastening device, a process for creating a fastener utilizing such a device, and the end fastener produced thereby. In this regard, the invention uses an outer, hollow fastener material that can be partially compressed under tension at designated areas (i.e., a compression member) and an inner activation or tensioning member. The compression of the outer fastener material occurs at one or more flexible areas or compression features specifically located on the longitudinal axis of the material. As a result, the outer compression member is capable of being distorted or bent under tension to produce a predetermined configuration. The device described herein has the ability to form specific and controllable fasteners of designated shapes and configurations. Methods for fastening, snaring, gripping, cutting, and manipulating material using the device in a confined space are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Robert R. Boyd, B. Matt Bartilson, William T. Hanna, Lynn Faulkner, Thomas D. Haubert, C. Michael Gegenheimer, Holly A. Stein, Jean E. Schelhorn, James B. Gleeson, Mary Hoffman Pancake, Brian C. Kelley, Roger W. Smith, Kevin M. Taylor, Dov S. Rosenberg, Wayne L. Poll
  • Articulated Elements And Methods For Use
    Publication number: 20080086854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-step fastening device, a process for creating a fastener utilizing such a device, and the end fastener produced thereby. In this regard, the invention uses an outer, hollow fastener material that can be partially compressed under tension at designated areas (i.e., a compression member) and an inner activation or tensioning member. The compression of the outer fastener material occurs at one or more flexible areas or compression features specifically located on the longitudinal axis of the material. As a result, the outer compression member is capable of being distorted or bent under tension to produce a predetermined configuration. The device described herein has the ability to form specific and controllable fasteners of designated shapes and configurations. Methods for fastening, snaring, gripping, cutting, and manipulating material using the device in a confined space are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Robert R. Boyd, B.Matt Bartilson, William T. Hanna, Lynn Faulkner, Thomas D. Haubert, C.Michael Gegenheimer, Holly A. Stein, Jean E. Schelhorn, James B. Gleeson, Mary Hoffman Pancake, Brian C. Kelley, Roger W. Smith, Kevin M. Taylor, Dov S. Rosenberg, Wayne L. Poll