Patents by Inventor Pamela M. Thornton

Pamela M. Thornton 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).

  • One-punch catheter
    Patent number: 4986814
    Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a stylus including a first generally conically shaped end tapering to a point at a predetermined angle and a second end. A cannula includes a first lumen for slidably receiving the stylus. The cannula includes a first end having an end wall and a second end. A catheter includes a second lumen for slidably receiving the cannula, a first end and a second end. The first end of the catheter includes an end wall having an outer surface tapered at the predetermined angle and an inner surface. The stylus, cannula, and catheter are configured so that the stylus, cannula, and catheter are aligned when the stylus, cannula and catheter are assembled for insertion into a patient's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research
    Inventors: Bryan T. Burney, Steven L. Griffith, Francis J. Fry, Yue-Teh Jang, Pamela M. Thornton, Vern L. Liebmann
  • Skin brush
    Patent number: D795594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: MYSKINCAREGIRL, LLC
    Inventor: Pamela M. Thornton
  • Skin brush
    Patent number: D796212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MYSKINCAREGIRL, LLC
    Inventor: Pamela M. Thornton