Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Mattice

Thomas E. Mattice 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: 5403525
    Abstract: A reseal member having a preferentially weakened central portion, and a method of its manufacture through the application of ultrasonic energy. The reseal is for use with an associated blunt cannula. The reseal comprises a central region and a peripheral region. The central region has a predetermined thickness and includes, in the direction of thickness, a weakened portion extending at least partially therethrough. The upper and lower surface portions of the reseal are continuous and unbroken. A method of forming the weakened central portion includes the steps of positioning the reseal member in an ultrasonic energy generating device, placing the member in compression, and imparting a predetermined amount of ultrasonic energy, in the form of vibrational energy, into the reseal member. The present reseal member can be used for solution vials and containers, tubing set Y-sites, and similar applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: R. Hayes Helgren, Thomas E. Mattice