Patents by Inventor Jorg Lienhoft

Jorg Lienhoft 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).

  • Packaging for surgical suture material
    Patent number: 6076659
    Abstract: A packaging for surgical suture material has a base sheet from which a wall extends in a spiral manner, the wall defining a thread duct. The thread duct opens at its first end into a thread-removal area. A cover is located above the thread duct. The spiral wall is provided on its outward-facing side with thread-deflector protrusions spaced apart from one another in the course of the thread duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Baumgartner, Kay van der Wolk, Jorg Lienhoft