Patents by Inventor Vance V. Van Drake, III

Vance V. Van Drake, III 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).

  • Feedback light apparatus and method for use with an electrosurgical instrument
    Patent number: 6676660
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to electrosurgical instruments and, more particularly, to a feedback light used in cooperation with an electrosurgical instrument. The present invention further comprises first and second moveable jaws. A first electrode is housed within the first moveable jaw and a second electrode is housed within the second moveable jaw, where the electrodes are connectable to a power source for providing an electric current between the electrodes. The present invention further comprises a feedback light connectable to a first lead and a second lead in order to form a second circuit, where the second circuit is adjacent to the first circuit in order to facilitate capacitive coupling between the first and second circuits in order to light a feedback light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Wampler, David C. Yates, Trevor W. V. Speeg, Jeffrey J. Vaitekunas, Vance V. Van Drake, III, Ryan Niezgoda