Patents by Inventor Paul Martin Kempen

Paul Martin Kempen 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).

  • Blunt tip cannula with access pin
    Patent number: 6585697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an access device which is provided as part of the packaging of a blunt tip cannula or blunt tip cannula/syringe combination. The access device is preferably positioned within an elongate sheath which also protects the blunt tip cannula and which also includes an internal barrier which separates the distal end of the blunt cannula from the distal end of the access device and protects one of the access pin or blunt tip cannula from exposure or contamination while the other is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignees: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Sherwood Services AG
    Inventors: Paul Martin Kempen, Michael J. Kerwin, Alan B. Ranford, Daniel A. Talonn, Richard L. Fiser
  • Blunt tip cannula with access pin
    Patent number: 6206858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an access device which is provided as part of the packaging of a blunt tip cannula or blunt tip cannula/syringe combination. The access device is preferably positioned within an elongate sheath which also protects the blunt tip cannula and which also includes an internal barrier which separates the distal end of the blunt cannula from the distal end of the access device and protects one of the access pin or blunt tip cannula from exposure or contamination while the other is being used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Paul Martin Kempen, Michael J. Kerwin, Alan B. Ranford, Daniel A. Talonn, Richard L. Fiser