Patents by Inventor James F. Podpolucha

James F. Podpolucha 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).

  • Endoscopic Devices and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20230032730
    Abstract: An endoscopic device includes a single-use cannula configured for insertion through a cervix into a uterus, a camera secured to a distal end region of the single-use cannula for acquiring images of the uterus, a connection hub secured to a proximal end region of the cannula, a reusable display configured to present the images acquired by the camera and that is securable to the connection hub, and a handle secured to the connection hub. The handle is pivotable between a first position in which the handle is stowed along the connection hub and arranged to prevent attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub and a second position in which the handle is deployed to an orientation that is antiparallel to the connection hub and arranged to permit attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: James F. Podpolucha, Richard I. Farrington
  • Endoscopic devices and related methods
    Patent number: 11517181
    Abstract: An endoscopic device includes a single-use cannula configured for insertion through a cervix into a uterus, a camera secured to a distal end region of the single-use cannula for acquiring images of the uterus, a connection hub secured to a proximal end region of the cannula, a reusable display configured to present the images acquired by the camera and that is securable to the connection hub, and a handle secured to the connection hub. The handle is pivotable between a first position in which the handle is stowed along the connection hub and arranged to prevent attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub and a second position in which the handle is deployed to an orientation that is antiparallel to the connection hub and arranged to permit attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CooperSurgical, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Podpolucha, Richard I. Farrington
  • Endoscopic Devices and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20190307319
    Abstract: An endoscopic device includes a single-use cannula configured for insertion through a cervix into a uterus, a camera secured to a distal end region of the single-use cannula for acquiring images of the uterus, a connection hub secured to a proximal end region of the cannula, a reusable display configured to present the images acquired by the camera and that is securable to the connection hub, and a handle secured to the connection hub. The handle is pivotable between a first position in which the handle is stowed along the connection hub and arranged to prevent attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub and a second position in which the handle is deployed to an orientation that is antiparallel to the connection hub and arranged to permit attachment of the reusable display to the connection hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: James F. Podpolucha, Richard I. Farrington
  • Blender lid
    Patent number: D396993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Waring Products Division/Dynamics Corporation of America
    Inventors: Robin W. Ruck, James F. Podpolucha
  • Blender lid
    Patent number: D403203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Robin W. Ruck, James F. Podpolucha