Inventor · Kalamazoo, MI, US

Stephen J. Reasoner

33Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 31, 2006 → May 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7621898B2 Medical/surgical waste collection unit including waste containers of different storage volumes with inter-container transfer valve and independently controlled vacuum levels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 308 Active
US10105470B2 Mobile instrument assembly for use as part of a medical/surgical waste collection system, the assembly including a vacuum source to which a mobile waste collection cart can be releasably attached Human Necessities 280 Active
US8740866B2 Medical/surgical waste collection and disposal system including a rover and a docker, the docker having features facilitating the alignment of the docker with the rover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 266 Active
US10343102B2 Medical/surgical waste collection portable rover capable of zero setting a float used to measure the volume of liquid in a waste container Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 243 Active
US10420865B2 Medical/surgical waste collection unit with a light assembly separate from the primary display, the light assembly presenting information about the operation of the system by selectively outputting light Human Necessities 239 Active
US7615037B2 Removable inlet manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection system, the manifold including a driver for actuating a valve integral with the waste collection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Active
US9579428B1 Surgical waste collection assembly with a manifold receiver and a manifold with complementary features that faciliate the alignment of the manifold with the manifold receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US10384084B2 Personal protection system with control member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Active
US8518002B2 Removable inlet manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection system, the manifold include a backflow prevention valve that seats on a portion of the manifold Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US8915897B2 Removable inlet manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection system, the manifold including a housing with a drip stop, the drip stop projecting out of the housing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8216199B2 Manifold receiver for a medical/surgical waste collection system that includes a valve actuated by the manifold seated in the receiver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9782524B2 Surgical waste collection unit with a manifold receiver that is offset relative to the horizontal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US9943291B2 Specimen cassette with a removable catch tray for retrieving tissue samples from a fluid stream generated during a medical/surgical procedure Human Necessities 22 Active
US10722617B2 Manifold including a data carrier for a medical/surgical waste collection assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US11234787B1 Manifold for filtering medical waste being drawn under vacuum into a medical waste collection system Physics 6 Active
US11925489B1 Manifold for filtering medical waste being drawn under vacuum into a medical waste collection system and related methods Physics 1 Active
US11045171B2 Specimen collection cassette for retrieving tissue samples from a fluid stream generated during a medical/surgical procedure Human Necessities 1 Active
US11045590B2 Removable manifold for a medical/surgical waste collection unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11801108B2 Methods of assembling a manifold for a medical waste collection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12364637B2 Medical waste management system integrated within a medical facility Human Necessities 0 Active
US11452807B2 Waste collection unit including a light assembly Human Necessities 0 Active
US12280198B2 Autonomous waste collection assembly and medical waste collection system and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11130089B2 Waste collection unit with a control system for regulating levels of vacuums being drawn in waste containers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11944278B2 Cassette for collecting a tissue sample with a medical fluid collection system Human Necessities 0 Active
US11446423B2 Autonomous waste collection assembly and medical waste collection system and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.