Patents by Inventor Lance Stairs

Lance Stairs 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 assembly for surgical use
    Patent number: 6915901
    Abstract: A package assembly holds at least one applicator nozzle tip and, optionally, a fluid-containing vial adapted for attachment to the nozzle tip. By providing the vial with a fluid-dispensing end, it may be used with or without the nozzle tip. When used in combination, the vial and nozzle tip can be employed to dispense, for instance, a medical adhesive to a wound site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventors: Marc Feinberg, Mike Pohle, Robin Peters, Lance Stairs, Tucker H. Fort, Richard Whitehall
  • Packaging assembly for surgical use
    Publication number: 20020108875
    Abstract: A package assembly holds at least one applicator nozzle tip and, optionally, a fluid-containing vial adapted for attachment to the nozzle tip. By providing the vial with a fluid-dispensing end, it may be used with or without the nozzle tip. When used in combination, the vial and nozzle tip can be employed to dispense, for instance, a medical adhesive to a wound site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Feinberg, Mike Pohle, Robin Peters, Lance Stairs, Tucker H. Fort, Richard Whitehall
  • Needle package with point guards
    Patent number: 6394269
    Abstract: A package for holding a pointed object such as a needle, includes a tray with an internal hollow delimited by a bottom surface and a sidewall, with the internal hollow receiving the pointed object therein. A removable support member extends parallel to the bottom surface over said internal hollow and supports a point guard depending therefrom. The point guard is interposed between the sidewall and a point on the pointed object to be held. Preferably, the point guard has a thickness that is impenetrable to the pointed object during shipping. A cover sheet loosely holds the point guard in position and the package can accommodate needles within a range of dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Rudnick, Joseph Pergine, Lance Stairs