Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Hendren

Ronald D. Hendren 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).

  • Publication number: 20130345752
    Abstract: A medical affixation device for affixing a first body tissue portion to a second body tissue portion in vivo includes a main body portion having a first surface operably oriented in facing relationship with a first body tissue, wherein the first surface has a non-planar contour forming one or more body tissue contact portions and one or more non-contacting portion. The body tissue contact portions have an effective tissue contact surface area that is sufficiently large to prevent the body tissue contact portions from penetrating the first body tissue when the device is fully installed. The device further includes one or more prongs extending from the main body portion, and which are configured to penetrate the first body tissue upon installation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Med-Innovation, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald D. Hendren, Douglas A. Becker
  • Publication number: 20110160766
    Abstract: A medical affixation device for affixing a first body tissue portion to a second body tissue portion in vivo includes a main body portion having a first surface operably oriented in facing relationship with a first body tissue, wherein the first surface has a non-planar contour forming one or more body tissue contact portions and one or more non-contacting portion. The body tissue contact portions have an effective tissue contact surface area that is sufficiently large to prevent the body tissue contact portions from penetrating the first body tissue when the device is fully installed. The device further includes one or more prongs extending from the main body portion, and which are configured to penetrate the first body tissue upon installation of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald D. Hendren, Douglas A. Becker
  • Patent number: 7491217
    Abstract: An apparatus for anchoring a graft segment to a fixed structure in-vivo includes a sleeve member having one or more suture channels extending axially therethrough and an axial opening extending adjacent to the one or more suture channels from a first end of the sleeve member. The apparatus further includes a plug member that is configured for mating engagement within the axial opening of the sleeve member, with such engagement compressing the one or more suture channels to frictionally secure a respective graft suture therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald D. Hendren, Matthew D. Putnam
  • Patent number: 7029069
    Abstract: A child safety seat for use in combination with a vehicular seat includes a retractable harnessing apparatus for securing the child safety seat to the vehicular seat. The retractable harnessing apparatus has a safety strap retractably extending out from the strap housing, and is integrally mounted within the child safety seat. The retractable harnessing apparatus further includes a locking mechanism for responsively locking the safety strap in a fixed degree of extension from the housing upon incursion of a sudden force urging the safety strap out from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Universal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Hendren, Gardell W. Bearl
  • Patent number: 6938954
    Abstract: A rotatable child safety seat mounting apparatus for use in combination with a vehicular child safety seat includes a base structure and an interface structure that is removably and rotatably engageable with the base structure. The interface structure and the base structure each include respective guide structures disposed thereon which enable relative rotational motion therebetween while remaining in an engaged relationship one another. The interface structure is specifically configured or adaptation to conventional vehicular child safety seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald D. Hendren, Gardell W. Bearl
  • Patent number: 6645092
    Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool including a body member having a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front surface and a rear surface is provided. The body member is equipped with one or more pivotable support arms for selectively supporting a plurality of golf club grips off a golf playing surface. An enclosure is removably secured to the body member for selectively storing or displaying various items contained therewithin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald D. Hendren
  • Patent number: 6514159
    Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool including a body member having a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front surface and a rear surface is provided. The body member is equipped with means for selectively supporting a plurality of golf club grips off a golf playing surface. An elongate base extends from the bottom of the body member for engaging the golf playing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Inventor: Ronald D. Hendren
  • Publication number: 20010029213
    Abstract: A multi-purpose golf tool including a body member having a top, a bottom, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front surface and a rear surface is provided. The body member is equipped with means for selectively supporting a plurality of golf club grips off a golf playing surface. An elongate base extends from the bottom of the body member for engaging the golf playing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald D. Hendren
  • Patent number: 5337943
    Abstract: A quickly applied preformed gift wrap to a carton, the wrap having pre-scribed fold lines sequentially numbered for folding about a carton and shielded adhesive strips to secure overlapping edges of the folded portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Universal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald D. Hendren
  • Patent number: D314827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Universal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald D. Hendren