Patents by Inventor J. D. Inman

J. D. Inman 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).

  • Wound closure device for viewing a wound and method
    Patent number: 6899104
    Abstract: A unitary wound closure device adapted to permit a wound on a patient to be viewed while the closure device is secured to the patient. The device comprises a body having sufficient flexibility for it to be folded against itself. The body includes first and second surfaces facing away from one another, a securing portion having a length and width sufficient to secure facing edges of the wound in close juxtaposition with one another and viewing portion having a length and width sufficient to circumscribe the wound of the patient. A first quantity of adhesive-substance is disposed on the first surface of the body to adhere the securing portion of the body to the patient. A second quantity of adhesive substance is disposed on the second surface of the body to adhere the viewing portion to the patient and the securing portion when the viewing portion is folded over and onto the protecting portion and the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Inman, Cubie E Ward, Jr., Tod H. Schultz
  • Wound closure device for viewing a wound and method
    Patent number: 5497788
    Abstract: A unitary wound closure device adapted to permit a wound on a patient to be viewed while the closure device is secured to the patient. The device includes a body having sufficient flexibility for it to be folded against itself. The body includes first and second surfaces facing away from one another, a securing portion having a length and width sufficient to secure facing edges of the wound in close juxtaposition with one another and a viewing portion having a length and width sufficient to circumscribe the wound on the patient. A first quantity of adhesive substance is disposed on the first surface of the body to adhere the securing portion of the body to the patient. A second quantity of adhesive substance is disposed on the second surface of the body to adhere the viewing portion to the patient and the securing portion when the viewing portion is folded over and onto the protecting portion and the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Tecnol Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Inman, C. E. Ward, Jr.
  • Device to secure a surgical instrument and method
    Patent number: 5282791
    Abstract: A device to secure a surgical instrument to a patient that comprises an elongated flexible body. A first quantity of adhesive substance is disposed on the body to adhere a portion of the body to the patient. A second quantity of adhesive substance is disposed on the body to adhere a portion of the surgical instrument to the body. A method of securing a surgical instrument to a patient, comprising the steps of inserting a first portion of the surgical instrument into the patient. A first portion of an elongated flexible material is then secured to a patient. A second portion of the elongated flexible material is folded over a second portion of the surgical instrument. The second portion of the elongated flexible material is secured to the first portion of the elongated flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: J. M. Lipton, J. D. Inman, C. E. Ward, Jr.