Patents by Inventor Steve Allen Franseen

Steve Allen Franseen 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).

  • Multi-component detachable jaw tools and methods of using and making same
    Patent number: 9801638
    Abstract: Provided is a jaw tool formed from two separable units and which includes a fastening device that attaches the two units together when the jaw tool is in use and which may automatically separate the units after the device performs its function such as clamping and/or cutting. Also provided is a jaw tool having a cutting blade wherein the contours of the device are shaped so that force is concentrated on the cutting bade when the device is closed. The jaw tool may be manufactured from a single injection molded-component that is used in duplicate to form the jaw tool. The jaw tool may be used in various applications in which it may be beneficial to simultaneously clamp and cut an object, such as various medical applications including vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and placental.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Administrator of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: William Kethman, Dann Schwartz, Steve Allen Franseen
  • MULTI-COMPONENT DETACHABLE JAW TOOLS AND METHODS OF USING AND MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20140236170
    Abstract: Provided is a jaw tool formed from two separable units and which includes a fastening device that attaches the two units together when the jaw tool is in use and which may automatically separate the units after the device performs its function such as clamping and/or cutting. Also provided is a jaw tool having a cutting blade wherein the contours of the device are shaped so that force is concentrated on the cutting bade when the device is closed. The jaw tool may be manufactured from a single injection molded-component that is used in duplicate to form the jaw tool. The jaw tool may be used in various applications in which it may be beneficial to simultaneously clamp and cut an object, such as various medical applications including vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and placental.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
    Inventors: William Kethman, Dann Schwartz, Steve Allen Franseen