Patents by Inventor Thomas Hutcheson, IV

Thomas Hutcheson, IV 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).

  • Disposable speculum for digital otoscope
    Patent number: 11871908
    Abstract: A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted over the otoscope to engage corresponding grooves of the otoscope. The inwardly extending tabs provide precise alignment of the speculum with the elongate otoscope probe along an insertion axis to protect a length of the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: James Berbee, Greg Rebella, Azita Hamedani, Patrick Ayerle, Thomas Hutcheson, IV, Ralph Paul
  • Disposable Speculum for Digital Otoscope
    Publication number: 20210161374
    Abstract: A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted over the otoscope to engage corresponding grooves of the otoscope. The inwardly extending tabs provide precise alignment of the speculum with the elongate otoscope probe along an insertion axis to protect a length of the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: James Berbee, Greg Rebella, Azita Hamedani, Patrick Ayerle, Thomas Hutcheson, IV, Ralph Paul
  • Disposable speculum for digital otoscope
    Patent number: 10925478
    Abstract: A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted over the otoscope to engage corresponding grooves of the otoscope. The inwardly extending tabs provide precise alignment of the speculum with the elongate otoscope probe along an insertion axis to protect a length of the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: James Berbee, Greg Rebella, Azita Hamedani, Patrick Ayerle, Thomas Hutcheson, IV, Ralph Paul
  • Disposable Speculum for Digital Otoscope
    Publication number: 20200268241
    Abstract: A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted over the otoscope to engage corresponding grooves of the otoscope. The inwardly extending tabs provide precise alignment of the speculum with the elongate otoscope probe along an insertion axis to protect a length of the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: James Berbee, Greg Rebella, Azita Hamedani, Patrick Ayerle, Thomas Hutcheson, IV, Ralph Paul