Patents by Inventor Mark Sprinkle

Mark Sprinkle 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: 7967794
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Terumo Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
  • Patent number: 7722572
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly includes a needle holder assembly, a cannula fixed to the needle holder assembly, a protector positioned over the cannula and removable to expose the cannula, and a sheath. The sheath is pivotally mounted on the needle holder assembly to permit the sheath to be pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly in a direction toward the cannula from a non-covering position in which the cannula is exposed after removal of the protector to a covering position in which the cannula is covered by the sheath. The sheath can also be provided with flat surfaces adapted to successively engage a portion of the needle holder assembly as the sheath is pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly. The needle holder assembly can include a tubular syringe barrel or a tubular needle holder adapted to receive an evacuated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mark Sprinkle, Masahiko Kobayashi, Christopher Bosel
  • Publication number: 20100087784
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Terumo Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
  • Patent number: 7648480
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Terumo Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
  • Publication number: 20070179451
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly includes a needle holder assembly, a cannula fixed to the needle holder assembly, a protector positioned over the cannula and removable to expose the cannula, and a sheath. The sheath is pivotally mounted on the needle holder assembly to permit the sheath to be pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly in a direction toward the cannula from a non-covering position in which the cannula is exposed after removal of the protector to a covering position in which the cannula is covered by the sheath. The sheath can also be provided with flat surfaces adapted to successively engage a portion of the needle holder assembly as the sheath is pivoted relative to the needle holder assembly. The needle holder assembly can include a tubular syringe barrel or a tubular needle holder adapted to receive an evacuated tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Terumo Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Sprinkle, Masahiko Kobayashi, Christopher Bosel
  • Publication number: 20060224122
    Abstract: A safety needle assembly comprises a cannula holding member, a cannula fixed to the cannula holding member, and a safety device mounted on the cannula holding member. The cannula holding member includes one or more outwardly directed fins extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the cannula holding member. The safety device includes a collar adapted to be mounted on the cannula holding member and a sheath. The sheath possesses an interior bounded by a back wall and a pair of oppositely positioned side walls, and also includes an opening positioned opposite the back wall. The sheath is also provided with at least one fin engaging member connected to the back wall and extending from the back wall in a direction toward the opening. The fin engaging member is spaced from the side walls of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Bosel, Mark Sprinkle
  • Patent number: D674487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kile, Mark Sprinkle
  • Patent number: D687552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Kile, Mark Sprinkle