Patents by Inventor Michael Sproul

Michael Sproul 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).

  • Publication number: 20110054481
    Abstract: A containment system for delivery of prepackaged substances to locations within a living individual that can be used in combination with existing cannulae used for this purpose is provided. The substance delivery containers are formed from a containment module; and a substance to be delivered into a specific location of a living individual disposed within the containment module. Prior to use, the containment module maintains a seal around the substance to prevent leakage and to isolate the substance from the surrounding environment. The containment module is formed from a material that is flexible and compressible and has structure and shape sufficient to define a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end includes a shaped receiver for interacting with a tamp or similar pushing device for driving the containment module and/or the substance contained therein through a cannula to the desired location within the living individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Sproul
  • Publication number: 20060178896
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to create a new way of connecting job seekers with employers that will change the way traditional employment searches are conducted by both parties. Our aim is to subordinate the importance of a resume behind or below a more objective matching of a person's personality traits with the desired traits for an available position. This match, along with a set of basic qualification criteria, will be the foundation of the invention's ability to improve both the standard of employment searching and the standard of the final results (successful hires).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Sproul
  • Publication number: 20050113892
    Abstract: A surgical tool for doing work inside the body is powered by an electroactive polymer in the form of a transducer. The electroactive polymer is connected to an electrical power source and deforms from an initial position to a different second position upon electrical stimulation. The transducer can make a cavity in bone for internal splints or power a pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Sproul
  • Patent number: D377259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Columbia Footwear Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Davidowitz, Michael Sproul, Rosemary Wright
  • Patent number: D397842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Columbia Footwear Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Davidowitz, Michael Sproul, Rosemary Wright
  • Patent number: D400342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Columbia Footwear Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Davidowitz, Michael Sproul
  • Patent number: D400343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Columbia Footwear Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Davidowitz, Michael Sproul, Rosemary Wright
  • Patent number: D410322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Columbia Footwear Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Davidowitz, Michael Sproul, Rosemary Wright