Patents by Inventor Larry C. Sickler

Larry C. Sickler 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).

  • Patent number: 4950015
    Abstract: A tool for gripping and manipulating an article, the tool being particularly useful in removing and replacing a cap on a needle of a hypodermic syringe. The tool is held and manipulable in one hand and includes a clamp element, an actuator movable between locked and release positions and a lock mechanism for locking the actuator in its locked position. The lock mechanism is easily depressed by the thumb to release the actuator and close the clamp element on the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Design Specialties Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Umid R. Nejib, James J. Lennox, George M. Sarnecky, Larry C. Sickler