Patents by Inventor Leroy D. Geist

Leroy D. Geist 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).

  • Apparatus for covering a used syringe needle
    Patent number: 6413243
    Abstract: Apparatus for covering a used hypodermic syringe needle including a base, a pair of covers mounted movably to the base and at least one latching member mounted on the base, the covers are for being moved into a closed position covering the used syringe needle, the covers are provided with engaging members making the movement of each cover dependent on the movement of the other cover, and the latching member is for engaging the engaging members to lock both covers in the closed position. In the preferred embodiment a pair of latching members are mounted on the base and each latching member is for independently engaging the engaging members to cause either or both of the latching members to lock both of the covers in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Leroy D. Geist
  • Apparatus for covering a used syringe needle
    Patent number: D437935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Leroy D. Geist
  • Face mask
    Patent number: D442276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventor: Leroy D. Geist