Patents by Inventor Michael Liscio

Michael Liscio 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).

  • Touchless auto-drop sharps container
    Patent number: 8813986
    Abstract: A closure for a waste receptacle is provided. The closure comprises a moveable component mounted to the closure for movement between a closed position, wherein the moveable component prohibits waste from entering the waste receptacle and an open position wherein the moveable component facilitates the entry of waste into the waste receptacle. A motor is coupled to the moveable component and configured to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position. A sensor is adapted to transmit a signal when waste is proximal or contacting the closure, wherein the sensor communicates with the motor to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position to deposit the waste into the waste receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michael Liscio, Donna Moats, Mark Brian Finnestad, Anthony Trupiano, Charyn Miller, Derek Ottaviano
  • Apparatus for collecting sharps
    Patent number: 8584850
    Abstract: A container for collecting sharps includes an opening adapted to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, and an interior region for storing sharps received through the opening. The container includes a means for reorienting the sharps into an arrangement in which the sharps lie substantially parallel to one another within the interior region of the container. A method for configuring a sharps collection container includes the step of positioning a contoured surface of a guide element beneath an opening of the container to reorient sharps that are deposited through the opening into an arrangement in which the sharps are stored substantially parallel to one another in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien AG
    Inventors: T. Nicholas Anderson, Tara Riesenburger, John Japuntich, Michael Liscio, Patricia Wright
  • TOUCHLESS AUTO-DROP SHARPS CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20110073598
    Abstract: A closure for a waste receptacle is provided. The closure comprises a moveable component mounted to the closure for movement between a closed position, wherein the moveable component prohibits waste from entering the waste receptacle and an open position wherein the moveable component facilitates the entry of waste into the waste receptacle. A motor is coupled to the moveable component and configured to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position. A sensor is adapted to transmit a signal when waste is proximal or contacting the closure, wherein the sensor communicates with the motor to move the moveable component between the open position and the closed position to deposit the waste into the waste receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Michael Liscio, Donna Moats, Mark Brian Finnestad, Anthony Trupiano, Charyn Miller, Derek Ottaviano
  • Method and apparatus for collecting sharps
    Publication number: 20070068832
    Abstract: A container for collecting sharps includes an opening adapted to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, and an interior region for storing sharps received through the opening. The container includes a means for reorienting the sharps into an arrangement in which the sharps lie substantially parallel to one another within the interior region of the container. A method for configuring a sharps collection container includes the step of positioning a contoured surface of a guide element beneath an opening of the container to reorient sharps that are deposited through the opening into an arrangement in which the sharps are stored substantially parallel to one another in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: T. Anderson, Tara Riesenburger, John Japuntich, Michael Liscio, Patricia Wright