Patents by Inventor Ruixin Fan

Ruixin Fan 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).

  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY ABLATION CLAMP WITH CAM MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220192733
    Abstract: Apparatus and systems include an electrosurgical instrument with a unique jaw configuration and gripping surfaces that allow tangential gripping and ablation of tissue in a minimally invasive procedure. The electrosurgical instrument can include a shaft and hinge coupling the shaft to first and second jaws. The first jaw can be an anchor for the second jaw. The jaws can have respective first portions and second portions offset at an angle from the first portions. Each jaw can also include electrodes on their inner surfaces facing the other jaw. Each jaw can also include textured gripping surfaces. The gripping surfaces can be included on at least a portion of the base of each jaw, as well as on at least a portion of the inner surfaces of the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi KOETT, Salvatore PRIVITERA, Matthew MONTI, Melissa HARGIS, Kurtis KLINGENBERG, Frank M. Fago, Ruixin FAN, Christoph GILLUM
  • Articulated trigger/cover unit for a pump dispenser
    Patent number: 6364171
    Abstract: This articulated trigger/cover unit for a pump dispenser is formed with retainers on proximate relatively moveable walls to hold parts in stable configuration for handling by automatic assembly equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Chalupsky, Wing-Kwong Keung, Kenneth S. Bloom, Ruixin Fan, George R. Trepina, Timothy B. Kowal, Richard C. Sayers, Gennaro R. Martire, Richard D. Lohrman
  • Spray pump transition collar
    Patent number: D437785
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Owens-Closure Inc.
    Inventors: Ruixin Fan, Eugene F. Haffner, George R. Trepina
  • Trigger pump having ergonomic features
    Patent number: D439164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.
    Inventors: Wing K. Keung, Kenneth S. Bloom, Ruixin Fan, George R. Trepina, William E. Chalupsky, Timothy B. Kowal
  • Trigger sprayer
    Patent number: D424939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.
    Inventors: Ruixin Fan, George R. Trepina, Timothy B. Kowal, Gennaro R. Martire, Kenneth S. Bloom, William E. Chalupsky
  • Ergonomic trigger pump
    Patent number: D433943
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois Closure Inc.
    Inventors: Wing K. Keung, Kenneth S. Bloom, Ruixin Fan, George R. Trepina, William E. Chalupsky, Timothy B. Kowal