Patents by Inventor Terry M. Byers

Terry M. Byers 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).

  • Patent number: 10350018
    Abstract: A sterile radiation shield drape configured to be disposed about a radiation shield while the radiation shield is hanging from a support at its top end and extending to a free bottom end is provided. The radiation shield drape includes a circumferentially continuous wall having a sterilized outer surface and an inner surface extending between an upper end and a lower end. The inner surface circumferentially bounds a cavity sized for receipt of the radiation shield. The upper end has an everted edge providing at least one pocket extending along the upper end and further includes at least one fastener provided adjacent the upper end. The at least one fastener is configured to releasably fix the circumferentially continuous wall about the radiation shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TIDI Products, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Czop, Nathan M. Sokolowski, Samba Toure, Richard A. Weaver, Terry M. Byers
  • Patent number: 8925553
    Abstract: A wrappable sterile radiation shield drape, a wrappable sterile radiation shield drape in combination with a radiation shield, and a method of providing a sterile surface about a suspended radiation shield is provided. The drape includes a flexible wall having a sterilized outer surface. The wall has opposite side edges extending between upper and lower ends. The upper end has an everted portion providing an inverted pocket. The wall includes an upper fastener adjacent its upper end. The upper fastener is configured to releasably fix the upper end of the wall relative to the radiation shield. The wall further includes an edge fastener adjacent at least one of its side edges. The edge fastener is configured for releasable attachment adjacent the opposite side edge to releasably maintain the wall in a wrapped configuration about the radiation shield with the side edges being releasably maintained in overlapping relation with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Contour Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry M. Byers, Michael W. Czop, Samba Toure, Richard A. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20140332701
    Abstract: A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover at least a portion of an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flexible wall has a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield. The front wall portion extends to an upper front free edge and the rear wall portion extends to an upper rear free edge. A plurality of fasteners is attached to at least one of the front and rear wall portions to operably fix the drape to the radiation shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Terry M. Byers, Samba Toure, Michael W. Czop, Richard A. Weaver
  • Patent number: 8807138
    Abstract: A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flexible wall has a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield. The front wall portion extends to an upper front free edge and the rear wall portion extends to an upper rear free edge. At least one fastener is attached to at least one of the front and rear wall portions adjacent respective ones of the upper front free edge and rear free edge. The fastener is configured to releasably fix the front and rear walls to the radiation shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Contour Fabricators, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry M. Byers, Samba Toure, Michael W. Czop, Richard A. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20120186590
    Abstract: A wrappable sterile radiation shield drape, a wrappable sterile radiation shield drape in combination with a radiation shield, and a method of providing a sterile surface about a suspended radiation shield is provided. The drape includes a flexible wall having a sterilized outer surface. The wall has opposite side edges extending between upper and lower ends. The upper end has an everted portion providing an inverted pocket. The wall includes an upper fastener adjacent its upper end. The upper fastener is configured to releasably fix the upper end of the wall relative to the radiation shield. The wall further includes an edge fastener adjacent at least one of its side edges. The edge fastener is configured for releasable attachment adjacent the opposite side edge to releasably maintain the wall in a wrapped configuration about the radiation shield with the side edges being releasably maintained in overlapping relation with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Terry M. Byers, Michael W. Czop, Samba Toure, Richard A. Weaver
  • Publication number: 20110174316
    Abstract: A sterile radiation shield drape configured to be disposed about a radiation shield while the radiation shield is hanging from a support at its top end and extending to a free bottom end is provided. The radiation shield drape includes a circumferentially continuous wall having a sterilized outer surface and an inner surface extending between an upper end and a lower end. The inner surface circumferentially bounds a cavity sized for receipt of the radiation shield. The upper end has an everted edge providing at least one pocket extending along the upper end and further includes at least one fastener provided adjacent the upper end. The at least one fastener is configured to releasably fix the circumferentially continuous wall about the radiation shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Michael W. Czop, Nathan M. Sokolowski, Samba Toure, Richard A. Weaver, Terry M. Byers
  • Publication number: 20100319713
    Abstract: A surgical drape and method of providing a sterile surface therewith is provided. The drape is configured to cover an upper portion of a radiation shield and includes a flexible wall providing a cavity sized to receive the upper portion of the radiation shield. The flexible wall has a rear wall portion configured to cover at least in part a rear portion of the radiation shield and a front wall portion configured to cover a front portion of the radiation shield. The front wall portion extends to an upper front free edge and the rear wall portion extends to an upper rear free edge. At least one fastener is attached to at least one of the front and rear wall portions adjacent respective ones of the upper front free edge and rear free edge. The fastener is configured to releasably fix the front and rear walls to the radiation shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Terry M. Byers, Samba Toure, Michael W. Czop, Richard A. Weaver