Patents by Inventor Robert Jeffrey Sheppard

Robert Jeffrey Sheppard 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).

  • Forceps with replaceable tips
    Patent number: 11719604
    Abstract: Handheld forceps comprising: a body comprising trunk and a first arm and a second arm extending from a base of the trunk coupled at one end and separated from one another at a second end; a rod disposed in the body, the rod comprising a first end positioned in the first arm and a second end positioned in the second arm and forming an apex in the trunk; a compression spring disposed around the apex of the rod in the trunk; and a button coupled to the apex of the rod and protruding through an opening in the trunk. Also a method of using the handheld forceps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Greenlee, Erico von Bueren, Robert Jeffrey Sheppard
  • Forceps with Replaceable Tips
    Publication number: 20220018735
    Abstract: Handheld forceps comprising: a body comprising trunk and a first arm and a second arm extending from a base of the trunk coupled at one end and separated from one another at a second end; a rod disposed in the body, the rod comprising a first end positioned in the first arm and a second end positioned in the second arm and forming an apex in the trunk; a compression spring disposed around the apex of the rod in the trunk; and a button coupled to the apex of the rod and protruding through an opening in the trunk. Also a method of using the handheld forceps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Greenlee, Erico von Bueren, Robert Jeffrey Sheppard