Patents by Inventor Wade E. Schwan

Wade E. Schwan 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).

  • Intestine processing device and associated method
    Patent number: 7513866
    Abstract: A device for preparing small intestines of a vertebre is provided. The device includes a body for cooperation with the small intestines. The body defines an external periphery of the body. The device further includes means for longitudinally slitting the small intestines. The means for longitudinally slitting the small intestines is operably associated with the body. The device further includes means for despooging the small intestines in juxtaposition with said body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade E. Schwan, Philip J. Jenks, Dawn M. Fisher