Patents by Inventor Keith L. Jeffcoat

Keith L. Jeffcoat 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: 20250065568
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, an apparatus, and a system for removing a support material from an additively manufactured part. The method comprises providing a chamber comprising a support surface; placing the additively manufactured part over the support surface in the chamber with a packet comprising a strong base in a solid form disposed within the packet; and filling the chamber with an aqueous solution to immerse the support material and packet contents, wherein the strong base dissolves into the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Noah TREMBLAY, David M. DIETRICH, William S. JOACHIM, JR., Keith L. JEFFCOAT
  • Patent number: 9572555
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to devices for mixing and expressing a multi-component sealant or hemostat or adhesive comprising at least two containers configured to contain and express two reactive components into separate lumens of a cannula. An elongated expression tip having a main channel that is open at a proximal end with the cannula slidably fits into the main channel. The tip contains a plurality of separate mixing chambers open at the distal end of the tip, wherein each of the mixing chambers is in fluid communication with the main channel via an individual connecting channel. Openings for each of the connecting channels are provided at different distances from the distal end. The tip is configured to slide on the cannula and advance distally when the main channel is pressurized due to an obstruction in at least one of the mixing chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Gwan-Ywan Lai, Keith L. Jeffcoat