Patents by Inventor Thomas Arana

Thomas Arana 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: 6997457
    Abstract: This is a novel two-player board game which uses addition and subtraction to initiate the movement of a player's pieces. The game is comprised of two sections; each section consists of a plurality of spaces containing integers. The interior section is comprised of opposite sides separated by zeros, one side containing negative integers and the other positive. Pieces are provided to each player for separate use in the exterior and interior sections. Movement is initiated by positioning pieces in the exterior section on spaces whose integers produce a difference of two integers found in the interior section, thus enabling pieces to move from one space to another. The object of this game is to be the first player with all his/her pieces positioned within the interior section on spaces whose integers when added together equal zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: John Thomas Arana, Michael Arthur Kaiser-Mistriel
  • Patent number: 4798212
    Abstract: An adjustable biopsy paddle for compressing tissue to be examined and assisting localization of a needle relative to a nonpalpable lesion, the paddle including a locator plate having a plurality of tissue access holes of generally uniform diameter and of generally uniform spacing in a first direction, typically the lateral direction. The paddle further includes a guide for permitting movement of the plate in the first direction for a distance of at least half the distance of the spacing, and a bracket for slidably supporting the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Inventor: Thomas Arana
  • Patent number: 4784134
    Abstract: An adjustable biopsy paddle for compressing tissue to be examined and assisting localization of a needle relative to a nonpalpable lesion, the paddle including a locator plate having a plurality of tissue access holes of generally uniform diameter and of generally uniform spacing in a first direction, typically the lateral direction. The paddle further includes a guide for permitting movement of the plate in the first direction for a distance of at least half the distance of the spacing, and a bracket for slidably supporting the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Inventor: Thomas Arana