Patents by Inventor Jeff J. Jannicke

Jeff J. Jannicke 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).

  • Slitting tool
    Patent number: 7338481
    Abstract: A slitting tool for severing a tubular body includes a body portion, extending along a first axis, joined to a nose portion extending along a second axis, the second axis extending at an angle between approximately 5 degrees and approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first axis. The nose portion includes means for severing the tubular body while the body portion includes means for gripping by a hand of a user such that a wrist of the hand is in a neutral position when the means for severing is directed toward the tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Gardeski, Jeff J. Jannicke, Stanten C. Spear, David A. Schuelke, Debbie L. Kirihara, Elizabeth A. Ellingson, Jeremy J. Odegard, Richard P. Manahan, Andrzej M. Malewicz
  • Slitting tool
    Publication number: 20030181935
    Abstract: A slitting tool for severing a tubular body includes a body portion, extending along a first axis, joined to a nose portion extending along a second axis, the second axis extending at an angle between approximately 5 degrees and approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Gardeski, Jeff J. Jannicke, Stanten C. Spear, David A. Schuelke, Debbie L. Kirihara, Elizabeth A. Ellingson, Jeremy J. Odegard, Richard P. Manahan, Andrzej M. Malewicz