Patents by Inventor John UECKER

John UECKER 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).

  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING OF ELONGATED INSTRUMENT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20240115121
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher RYLANDER, Christopher IDELSON, John UECKER
  • Devices, systems and methods for cleaning of elongated instrument surface
    Patent number: 11877729
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, ASCENSION TEXAS
    Inventors: Christopher Rylander, Christopher Idelson, John Uecker
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING OF ELONGATED INSTRUMENT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20210290048
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher RYLANDER, Christopher IDELSON, John UECKER
  • Devices, systems and methods for cleaning of elongated instrument surface
    Patent number: 11058291
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, ASCENSION TEXAS
    Inventors: Christopher Rylander, Christopher Idelson, John Uecker
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING OF ELONGATED INSTRUMENT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200397272
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of as elongated instrument held within a cavity. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal wire member extends along an elongated instrument (e.g. a laparoscope) and a rotatable transverse member removes matter from a surface of the instrument (e.g. a lens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher RYLANDER, Christopher IDELSON, John UECKER
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN VIVO CLEANING OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200060536
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for cleaning a surface of a medical instrument in vivo. In particular embodiments of the device, a longitudinal member extends along a shaft of a laparoscope and a transverse member removes matter from a lens of the laparoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher RYLANDER, Christopher IDELSON, William MEADOR, John UECKER, Jawad ALI