Patents by Inventor William Levin Newcomb

William Levin Newcomb 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).

  • Surgical instruments having ergonomic and versatile handles and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 9307970
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes first and second members, with each member including a handle adjacent a first end of the member, a working portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending from a second, opposite end of the member, and a pivot portion located between the handle and the working portion. The first and second members are pivotally connected at the pivot portions about a pivot axis such that the handles are movable between an open position in which the handles are spaced apart and the working portions are adjacent one another and a closed position in which the handles have been brought together and the working portions are spaced apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Cecore LLC
    Inventors: William Levin Newcomb, David Lorin Newcomb, Stephen Duane Tester, Emily JoAnne Newcomb
  • Ergonomic and Versatile Handles for Tools Including Surgical Instruments
    Publication number: 20140051936
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes first and second members, with each member including a handle adjacent a first end of the member, a working portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending from a second, opposite end of the member, and a pivot portion located between the handle and the working portion. The first and second members are pivotally connected at the pivot portions about a pivot axis such that the handles are movable between an open position in which the handles are spaced apart and the working portions are adjacent one another and a closed position in which the handles have been brought together and the working portions are spaced apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: William Levin Newcomb, David Lorin Newcomb, Stephen Duane Tester, Emily Joanne Newcomb
  • Pair of handles for an instrument or tool
    Patent number: D711712
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Cercore LLC
    Inventors: William Levin Newcomb, David Lorin Newcomb, Stephen Duane Tester, Emily JoAnne Newcomb
  • Medical laparoscopic extraction instrument
    Patent number: D748962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Cercore LLC
    Inventors: William Levin Newcomb, David Lorin Newcomb, Stephen Duane Tester, Emily JoAnne Newcomb