Patents by Inventor Tom Zelmer

Tom Zelmer 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).

  • Multi-orifice spray head
    Patent number: 10441959
    Abstract: A spray head having multiple openings arranged to provide at spray coverage throughout at least 90 degrees from the spray head central axis. The spray head may be used for applying tissue sealants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • Spray delivery system
    Patent number: 9486190
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering multiple components that is assembled using snap-fit assembly and threadless engagement of syringes and associated parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • Multi-sectioned cannula with multiple lumens
    Patent number: 8974436
    Abstract: A malleable cannula having multiple lumens, constrained at the proximal end portion to provide rigidity and malleable at the distal end portion. The cannula has a combination of flexibility and stiffness that assists in accessing body passageways without kinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • SPRAY DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130110161
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering multiple components that is assembled using snap-fit assembly and threadless engagement of syringes and associated parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • MULTI-SECTIONED CANNULA WITH AT LEAST ONE LUMEN
    Publication number: 20130110157
    Abstract: A malleable cannula having multiple lumens, constrained at the proximal end portion to provide rigidity and malleable at the distal end portion. The cannula has a combination of flexibility and stiffness that assists in accessing body passageways without kinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • MULTI-ORIFICE SPRAY HEAD
    Publication number: 20130110158
    Abstract: A spray head having multiple openings arranged to provide at spray coverage throughout at least 90 degrees from the spray head central axis. The spray head may be used for applying tissue sealants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Ethan G. Sherman, David J. Little, Wei Chen, John R. Prisco, Matthew J. Friend, Matthew F. Myntti, Tom Zelmer, Cyan Godfrey, Roy Attride
  • RETRACTABLE CUP HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR CHILD SEAT
    Publication number: 20090015044
    Abstract: A cup holder assembly for a child seat movable between a retracted position and an extracted position includes an inner cup holder bracket, a medial cup holder slide movably attached to the cup holder bracket, and an outer cup holder floor pivotally attached to the cup holder slide. The cup holder slide and the cup holder floor move along an arc relative to the cup holder bracket, and the cup holder floor rotates relative to the cup holder slide and the cup holder bracket. The cup holder bracket has a rail guide and the cup holder slide includes a corresponding rail operable for slidingly engaging the rail guide. The cup holder slide further includes a lip that engages a corresponding ledge on the cup holder floor to rotate the cup holder floor as the cup holder slide is moved from the retracted position to the extracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Marsilio, Marc Jeremy Hoffman, Roy Attride, Margaret Butler, Tom Zelmer, Chris Yahnker, Sean Campbell