Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Suggs

Patricia A. Suggs 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).

  • Nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or preventing ingrown nails
    Patent number: 4964213
    Abstract: A nail cutting device and associated method for treating and/or preventing ingrown nails. The nail cutting device (10) comprises a first member (14) having a forward end portion (20) defining an upper jaw (24) provided with a protruding blade portion (26) and a second member (16) having a forward end portion (22) defining a lower jaw (25) which, in the preferred embodiment defines an anvil (28), operatively associated with the blade portion (26). The device (10) also includes actuator means for moving the blade portion (26) toward and into contact with the anvil (28). The method of the present invention includes the steps of inserting the anterior extremity (48) of the nail (50) between the blade portion (26) and the anvil (28), and actuating the actuating means to move the blade portion (26) through the nail (50) to produce a notch (54) in the anterior extremity (48) of the nail (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Inventor: Patricia A. Suggs