Patents by Inventor Robert Horan

Robert Horan 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).

  • Instrument tray with instrument supports
    Patent number: 5339955
    Abstract: A medical instrument tray has a frame of opposing side and end walls having inner and outer panels. Instrument supports extend across the frame and join to inner panels of the side walls. The instrument supports have pegs separated by a central plateau, radiused sections for supporting round instruments, and slots for supporting a flat handle instrument such as scalpel. Finger slots are provided on the bottom side of the tray to allow the tray to be easily carried with the fingers away from the sharp edges or points of the instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Devon Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Horan, A. H. Lynn Valentine