Patents by Inventor John J. Piekos

John J. Piekos 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).

  • Holder and dispenser for spools, tube-shaped devices, and cylindrical devices with recessed ends
    Patent number: 6409016
    Abstract: Featured is a device for holding spools, tube-shaped devices with various cross-section configurations, and cylindrical devices with recessed ends such as surgical suture spools and a means of manufacturing the device, wherein the device provides greater stability to the spool, tube-shaped device or cylindrical device with recessed ends and the means of manufacture does not require any major modifications to the current packaging process for the spool, tube-shaped device and cylindrical device alone. Moreover, when the device is a holder and dispenser for armed surgical sutures, the surgical suture needle is visible and readily accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Braginsky, Joan Goldberg, John J. Piekos