Inventor
George R. Proto
Inventor
West Haven, CT, US
Overview
Patents· 22 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis34%
B21GMaking needles, pins or nails of metal13%
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general9%
B21FWorking or processing of metal wire9%
B21DWorking or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles without essentially removing material8%
B21JForging8%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering4%
H10PGeneric processes or apparatus for the manufacture or treatment of devices covered by class h104%
H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h104%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%
PatentTitleYear
7,819,376'Techniques for forming interconnects'20107,348,270'Techniques for forming interconnects'20086,056,771'Radiused tip surgical needles and surgical incision members'20005,693,071'Tapered surgical needles and surgical incision members'19975,569,302'Tipped multifilament surgical suture'19965,553,477'Progressive die apparatus and method for forming surgical incision members'19965,458,616'Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture'19955,453,595'Needle blank feeding apparatus'19955,437,726'Method and apparatus for tipping sutures'19955,425,746'Suture-needle combination with cyanoacrylate tipped sutures'19955,374,278'Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures'19945,371,338'Needle blank feeding apparatus'19945,269,808'Method and apparatus for tipping sutures'19935,259,846'Loop threaded combined surgical needle-suture device'19935,258,013'Siliconized surgical needle and method for its manufacture'19935,250,247'Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures'19935,168,619'Method for attaching surgical suture components'19925,156,788'Method and apparatus for heat tipping sutures'19925,131,131'Method for attaching surgical suture components'19925,099,676'Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components'19925,046,350'Apparatus for attaching surgical suture components'19914,932,963'Combined surgical needle-suture device possessing an integrated suture cut-off feature'1990Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1990–2000Patents assigned to UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP (20)· patent assignee history
1990–2000Based in West Haven, CT, US· patent location history
2008–2010Patents assigned to IBM (2)· patent assignee history
2008–2010Based in Poughkeepsie, NY, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP | 20 | 1990–2000 |
| IBM | 2 | 2008–2010 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| West Haven, CT, US | 20 | 1990–2000 |
| Poughkeepsie, New York, US | 2 | 2008–2010 |