Patents by Inventor Tesfaye H. Gutema

Tesfaye H. Gutema 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).

  • Follicular dissection device and method
    Patent number: 9480496
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue. In one or more implementations, a cylindrical punch having one or more cutting edges may be provided for surgically extracting one or more hair follicles during a follicular dissection procedure. In one or more implementations, one or more cutting edges may be located along an outside diameter of a cylindrical punch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Follicular dissection device and method
    Patent number: 9421030
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to surgical instruments and methods for extracting hair follicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema, Howard L. Paulk
  • Self filling injection device
    Patent number: 8366679
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with injection devices are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Cole Isolation Technique, LLC
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Self filling injection device
    Publication number: 20100268168
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with injection devices are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • FOLLICULAR DISSECTION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100125287
    Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to surgical instruments and methods for extracting hair follicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema, Howard L. Paulk
  • COUNTING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080091225
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a Counting Device Assembly is capable of counting a number of times a surgical implement causes an incision during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Tissue board assembly
    Publication number: 20080050805
    Abstract: A Tissue Board Assembly for collecting, storing, preparing and preserving tissue and/or bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Follicular dissection device and method
    Publication number: 20070293884
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema
  • Follicular dissection device and method
    Publication number: 20070156164
    Abstract: Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: John P. Cole, Tesfaye H. Gutema