Patents by Inventor Robert B. Pugliesi

Robert B. Pugliesi 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).

  • Sharpener for dual pronged medical instrument
    Patent number: 6402608
    Abstract: A sharpener (1) for a medical instrument has a housing (2) with an opening (3) for receiving the fingers of a hand and a sharpening element (6), having an abrasive surface (1), bisecting another opening (9) and defining two apertures (9a/9b) for respectively receiving the prongs of an instrument having edges which can be sharpened by simultaneously drawing them across the sharpening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Miltex Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Pugliesi, Salvatore Cucinella
  • Medical scissor sharpener
    Patent number: 6149662
    Abstract: A scissor sharpener has a recurved frame forming a U-shaped channel and an opening for receiving four fingers of a hand for grasping. A sharpening stone spans the channel at a predetermined angle to the adjacent surfaces of the frame. Surgical scissors can be wedged within the channel while their cutting edges are drawn over the stone for sharpening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Miltex Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert B. Pugliesi, Salvatore Cucinella
  • Ceramic composition for coating surgical and dental instruments
    Patent number: 5801110
    Abstract: The working surfaces of dental and surgical instruments are coated with a ceramic material formed by plasma spraying of a composition including a cemented carbide matrix and a ceramic dispersion to form a hardened surface with improved gripping ability. The cemented carbide matrix preferably contains tungsten and/or chromium carbide and/or cobalt. The ceramic dispersion preferably consists of alumina or other oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Miltex Instrument Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Pugliesi, Salvatore Cucinella