Patents by Inventor Howard F. Newman

Howard F. Newman 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: 4699140
    Abstract: A surgical instrument to facilitate the insertion and allow better control of the superior haptic of an intraocular lens into the capsular bag of the eye. The instrument includes a hollow cannula with a beveled distal tip and a tapered slot extending proximally from the distal tip of the cannula. A stylet slides freely within the cannula and has a distal tip beveled at an angle corresponding to the bevel of the distal tip of the cannula. A handle is provided for supporting the cannula and the stylet and includes a mechanism for advancing the stylet distally to align the beveled distal tips of the cannula and the stylus to form a plane which resolves the forces exerted by the resilient haptic in a direction which urges the haptic into the capsular bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Iolab Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. Holmes, Howard F. Newman
  • Patent number: 4546859
    Abstract: An adjustable stop for gripping a rod at selected locations intermittent the length of the rod, including a base member with a pair of longitudinally spaced openings for receiving a rod having a longitudinal axis. A clamp member is provided with an opening located between the base member openings for receiving the same rod. A cam surface is provided on the clamp member for engaging the base member to misalign the clamp member opening between the two base member openings for gripping the rod with the three openings as the clamp member is rotated about the rod's longitudinal axis when the rod extends through the adjustable stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corporation
    Inventor: Howard F. Newman
  • Patent number: 4223093
    Abstract: A culture collection and transport device which is uniquely configured employing a piston-like element which is adapted to maintain a medium-carrying chamber in fluid-tight relationship until such time as a specimen sample is introduced into the device and selectively put in contact with the medium. The culture medium preserves the viability of microorganisms comprising the specimen sample. The piston-like member is pressure responsive so that ambient temperature and pressure changes will not cause leakage of the medium from the medium-carrying chamber and wherein a simple, force oriented movement of a specimen collector on swab, containing a culture, is readily put into contact with the viability-maintaining, transport medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1980
    Assignee: Precision Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Howard F. Newman, David L. King
  • Patent number: 4173074
    Abstract: A device for measuring a hand which is particularly useful for a surgeon in selecting a particular size of latex surgeon's glove. The device has structure for measuring the length of a finger and coordinating it with a width of a palm of the hand to select a glove size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Howard F. Newman, Benjamin Stansbury
  • Patent number: 4173225
    Abstract: A dispensing syringe that has a slidable dose control rod with an adjustable cam locking stop on the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corporation
    Inventor: Howard F. Newman