Patents by Inventor Howard H. Kaufman

Howard H. Kaufman 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: 4927214
    Abstract: An operating room instrument table assembly is formed of a plurality of modular table units each having a base frame with castor wheel supports, a table top support frame and a removable table top for positioning instruments, the removable table top being sterilizable as a unit with the instruments. The modular table tops may include receptacles and may be positioned above a drawer. A vertical wall for hanging instruments and a fluorescent light may also be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Inventors: Howard H. Kaufman, German Nunez
  • Patent number: 4256112
    Abstract: A head positioner for radiologic and other medical procedures and a method for forming the head positioner are disclosed. A plastic rear component engages the backside of the patient's head, left and right plastic components engage each auditory meatus of the patient and a front component engages the nasion of the patient. Pressure is applied at the points of engagement and the components are secured to form a unitary headband structure. The headband is capable of repeated and periodic use in positioning the cranium of a human skull in precisely the same position relative to radiologic or other medical equipment. Apparatus for forming the headband structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: David Kopf Instruments
    Inventors: J. David Kopf, William Seiler, Jr., Gerald S. Palecki, Howard H. Kaufman