Patents by Inventor Jon Shoemaker

Jon Shoemaker 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: 20070119737
    Abstract: A surgical case including a housing having a first portion and a second portion having a front and a back. There is at least one hinge coupling the first portion and the second portion. The first portion is rotatable to a position that elevates the back relative to the front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Wood, Jon Shoemaker
  • Publication number: 20060124486
    Abstract: A method of storing, transporting and using a plurality of surgical devices organized in an instrument case. The method includes the steps of: assembling the plurality of surgical devices in the instrument case; and providing a shipping container including a plurality of walls. The walls define a shipping compartment. The shipping container includes a telescoping handle connected to at least one of the walls, and a set of at least partially recessed wheels connected to at least one of the walls. The method further includes the steps of: captivating the instrument case within the shipping compartment; transporting the shipping container from a first location to a second location using the telescoping handle and the at least partially recessed wheels; removing the instrument case from the shipping container; and using at least some of the surgical devices to perform a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Valentine Faust, Jon Shoemaker
  • Publication number: 20050224384
    Abstract: A sterilization case assembly including a plurality of sterilization cases having a first sterilization case and a second sterilization case. The second sterilization case is stacked upon the first sterilization case in a vertical direction. The second sterilization case is offset from the first sterilization case in a direction transverse to the vertical direction. In another embodiment, the second sterilization case is configured for both stacking offset from the first sterilization case in a direction transverse to the vertical direction and stacking inline from the first sterilization case in a direction transverse to the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Sands, Jon Shoemaker, Chad LaMar