Patents by Inventor James Rains

James Rains 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).

  • Publication number: 20240001366
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for collecting a biological sample. The device may include a tube, a primary cap which engages an open end of the tube, and a secondary cap which engages the primary cap. The device may include a collection member, which may include a swab. Methods of collecting and analyzing samples are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Martin BAKSTAD, James ELLIOTT, Simon EXELL, Rafal GRABICKI, Leah PADGETT, James RAINS, Christopher REPPE, Hillary SULLIVAN
  • Patent number: 9060823
    Abstract: Orthopedic fracture repair implants, systems and methods are disclosed. Implants include one or more biocompatible sleeves and struts. The implants, systems and methods are applied to bone fractures, such as segmentation fractures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: John Rose, James Rains, William Patterson, Mark Lewis, Gene Austin
  • Publication number: 20140039499
    Abstract: Orthopedic fracture repair implants, systems and methods are disclosed. Implants include one or more biocompatible sleeves and struts. The implants, systems and methods are applied to bone fractures, such as segmentation fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: John Rose, James Rains, William Patterson, Mark Lewis, Gene Austin
  • Publication number: 20080030345
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying, locating, and managing inventory of sterilized medical devices located within a sealed sterilization case in preparation for a surgical procedure. Communication tags, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) tags, are connected to the medical device and communicate information wirelessly. Information is obtained from the communication tags and sent to the database where it is compared with the information in the database. The results may be displayed on the interface thereby providing the user with information about the medical instruments contained in the sealed sterilization case without breaking the seal of the sealed sterilization case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Austin, Ralph Donati, Nicholas Granville, Mark Hulen, Sied Janna, Robert Morgan, James Rains, Randall Troutman, Darren Wilson
  • Publication number: 20050234467
    Abstract: Methods and devices for guiding insertion of a surgical screw into a threaded screw hole of a bone plate or similar structure are disclosed. Certain embodiments allow a user to accurately install a locking or non-locking screw into a threaded screw hole along the central axis of the screw hole and may include a drill sleeve that is inserted into a screw guide for pre-drilling along the same axis as the threaded screw hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: James Rains