Patents by Inventor Tom David Marro

Tom David Marro 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).

  • Heater assembly for suture welder
    Patent number: 8592730
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heater device for thermally welding suture strands, including: a substrate extending from a first end to a second end along a substrate axis, and having a substantially planar heater support surface; a joinder layer disposed on the heater support surface; a heater element extending from a first end to a second end along a heater axis thereof and disposed on the joinder layer, the heater element being a layer and being coupled to the support surface by the joinder layer; an electrical interface including a first electrically conductive element coupled to the first end of the heater element, and a second electrically conductive element coupled to the second end of the heater element. In some embodiments, the heater element is elongated along the heater axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Tomier, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Snell, Francis P. Harrington, Paul Westhaver, Tom David Marro, Paul Schmitt