Patents by Inventor Patrick E. Martin

Patrick E. Martin 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).

  • METHOD OF SUTURING A TROCAR PATH INCISION
    Publication number: 20250049467
    Abstract: A method of suturing a trocar path incision in a tissue of a patient with an obturator includes inserting the obturator through the tissue such that a shaft of the obturator extends through a tissue opening about the trocar path incision and a distal tip of the obturator is positioned within a cavity of the patient. The method also includes directing the suture via a suturing feature with the obturator inserted through the tissue in order to direct the suture relative to the tissue. Furthermore, the method includes closing the tissue opening about the trocar path incision with the suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Layne D. Christopher, Rebecca J. Gettinger, Jason L. Harris, Christopher J. Hess, Zhifan F. Huang, John V. Hunt, Michael A. Jacobs, Anil R. Jadhav, John A. Jast, Nichole Y. Kwee, Kevin A. Larson, James G. Lee, David T. Martin, Jerome R. Morgan, Michael A. Murray, Shailendra K. Parihar, Sol Posada, Devanathan Raghavan, Brian D. Schings, Patrick M. Schleitweiler, Nicholas Seipelt, Melinda Tellmann, Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse
  • Cheek retractor
    Patent number: 4971557
    Abstract: An oval cheek retractor enclosing an oval work area and attached to a handle. The cheek retractor has a pair of lip extenders at either oval end so that the user can either push or pull the cheeks without changing the hand being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick E. Martin
  • Electrothermal dental debracketing tool and method of removal
    Patent number: 4907965
    Abstract: A heating element is inserted into the archwire slot of the tooth in order to allow the adhesive surface of a dental bracket to become loose. Force is exerted by a pull wire, controlled by a force limiting spring, until the bracket is removed. No harm comes to the patient or the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick E. Martin