Patents by Inventor Virginia Eleanor Schmidt

Virginia Eleanor Schmidt 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).

  • Dual capillary fiber coating process
    Patent number: 5989621
    Abstract: A method for coating surgical fibers and surgical braids employing dual capillaries (10) in series. After the fiber (50) or braid is initially coated with a t-guide capillary (16), the fiber (50) or braid is dried using forced air within an enclosure (66) and then coated a second time by the second capillary (14), a v-guide capillary (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Sherwood Services AG
    Inventors: Andrew Murray Lichkus, Virginia Eleanor Schmidt