Patents by Inventor John P. Cole

John P. Cole 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: 20230329744
    Abstract: Briefly, a punch assembly, such as for removing hair follicles from surrounding tissue, along with methods utilizing the punch assembly, are disclosed. A punch assembly may include a substantially cylindrical body having a proximal end and a distal end, the substantially cylindrical body being formed about a central axis and extending distally from the proximal end. The substantially cylindrical body may include a hair follicle-receiving chamber at least partially defined by an interior wall within the substantially cylindrical body, the interior wall extending distally from the proximal end. The punch assembly may additionally include denticulations arranged at the distal end of the substantially cylindrical body. The denticulations may be beveled in a direction away from the central axis so as to form an outer cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye Habtemariam
  • Patent number: 9480496
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue. In one or more implementations, a cylindrical punch having one or more cutting edges may be provided for surgically extracting one or more hair follicles during a follicular dissection procedure. In one or more implementations, one or more cutting edges may be located along an outside diameter of a cylindrical punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Patent number: 9421030
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to surgical instruments and methods for extracting hair follicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema, Howard L. Paulk
  • Patent number: 9204892
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20150305767
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Patent number: 9028507
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20150038985
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue at specific depths and specific angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Patent number: 8753354
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue at specific depths and specific angles. In one or more implementations, an extraction instrument having a main body, a nipple portion, a punch, and an actuator may be utilized to extract one or more hair follicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20130338534
    Abstract: A tissue extraction device. The tissue extraction device includes a first handle, the first handle terminating in a first tip. The tissue extraction device also includes a second handle. The second handle is coupled to the first handle and terminates in a second tip. The tissue extraction device further includes a tissue collection mechanism, where the tissue collection mechanism is configured to collect tissue extracted from a patient by the first tip and the second tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye G. Habtemariam
  • Patent number: 8366679
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with injection devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Publication number: 20120296344
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20120265216
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Patent number: 8202279
    Abstract: A method and apparatus disclosed herein may incise into a patient's skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to a surface of the patient's to extract individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An apparatus as disclosed herein may precisely limit a depth of an incision, and perform a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster without damaging any hair shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Patent number: 8182493
    Abstract: Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20120011806
    Abstract: A unitary bridge for attachments to hollow concrete structures, specifically, concrete poles, comprising at least one hollow tubular member spanning the diameter of the structure, having first and second ends embedded in and open to the opposite sides of the poles' walls. The tubular member is internally threaded a sufficient distance from the first and second ends towards the center of the pole to accommodate a bolt, and passes through and is attached to at least one flat vertical support member embedded in the wall at an angle sufficient to conform to the shape of the wall. Preferably, the tubular member passes through and is attached to two such support members, each embedded in opposite sides of the wall. Also embedded in the wall can be multiple annular components, such as helical wire springs or annular bars, and vertical tension strands for structural support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ACCORD INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: James E. Goulden, Chester T. Vansyckel, John P. Cole
  • Publication number: 20100268168
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with injection devices are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Publication number: 20100125287
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to surgical instruments and methods for extracting hair follicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema, Howard L. Paulk
  • Publication number: 20080091225
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a Counting Device Assembly is capable of counting a number of times a surgical implement causes an incision during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Publication number: 20080050805
    Abstract: A Tissue Board Assembly for collecting, storing, preparing and preserving tissue and/or bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Patent number: D861132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: EMPCO, LLC
    Inventors: Karl Staggemeier, John P. Cole, Bruno Balocco