Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Hepp, III

Joseph P. Hepp, III 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).

  • Medical/surgical waste collection and disposal system including a rover and a docker, the docker having features facilitating the alignment of the docker with the rover
    Patent number: 8740866
    Abstract: A waste collection and disposal system for use in health care facilities is provided. The system includes a mobile waste collection unit for moving between use areas in the health care facility to collect waste material generated during medical procedures including body fluids, body tissues, saline, etc. The waste collection unit includes stacked upper and lower waste containers for receiving the waste material. During use, the upper waste container can be emptied into the lower waste container for temporary storage. In addition, different vacuum levels can be provided in the waste containers during complex procedures. Once a user desires to empty the waste collection unit, the waste collection unit is wheeled to a docking station. At the docking station, the waste material is off-loaded to a waste drain and the waste collection unit is cleaned and rinsed for further use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Reasoner, Chamara Gamhewage, Joseph P. Hepp, III
  • MEDICAL/SURGICAL WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM INCLUDING A ROVER AND A DOCKER, THE DOCKER HAVING FEATURES FACILITATING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE DOCKER WITH THE ROVER
    Publication number: 20100049152
    Abstract: A waste collection and disposal system for use in health care facilities is provided. The system includes a mobile waste collection unit for moving between use areas in the health care facility to collect waste material generated during medical procedures including body fluids, body tissues, saline, etc. The waste collection unit includes stacked upper and lower waste containers for receiving the waste material. During use, the upper waste container can be emptied into the lower waste container for temporary storage. In addition, different vacuum levels can be provided in the waste containers during complex procedures. Once a user desires to empty the waste collection unit, the waste collection unit is wheeled to a docking station. At the docking station, the waste material is off-loaded to a waste drain and the waste collection unit is cleaned and rinsed for further use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen P. Isham, Chamara Gambewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Sean Murray, Troy E. Durnell, Grant T. Westphal, Joseph P. Hepp, III, Brian MacLachlan, Brandon A. Scanlon