Patents by Inventor Steven B. Lovering

Steven B. Lovering 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).

  • Endoscopic surgical procedures and endoscopic apparatus comprising segmented fiber optic cables
    Patent number: 6432047
    Abstract: A method of conducting endoscopic surgeries places the camera outside the sterile field, freeing the physicians hands and eliminating costs and inconveniences associated with sterilizing the camera between surgeries. Images may be relayed to the camera by means of a fiber optic cable. Cost issues associated with the long fiber optic cable are avoided by breaking it into two segments, only one of which is likely to be damaged during use. An image preserving connection is formed between the cable segments by a connector that fixes the ends of the cables in close proximity to one another, but a certain fixed distance apart. An image preserving connection is made between two fiber optic cables without the aide of a lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Micro Medical Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Gust, B. Thomas Smith, Steven B. Lovering
  • Combination tablet notebook computer
    Patent number: D448764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Comel, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Marsalka, Douglas W. Bardwell, Steven B. Lovering