Patents by Inventor Bob Ketelhohn

Bob Ketelhohn 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).

  • Pump with integrated control unit
    Patent number: 8905981
    Abstract: A pump for use in anal irrigation includes a control unit integrated in the pump. The control unit includes a cylindrical housing element and a valve element fitted in the housing. The valve element and the housing element are adapted for rotating with respect to each other between a position allowing the pump to pump air into a balloon, a position allowing the pump to pump air into a reservoir bag and an evacuation position. The control unit is actuated by a handle attached to the rotatable valve element. The handle extends radially out from the rotatable valve element and the cylindrical housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Klaus Budig, Marc Anderson, Steven Vordenberg, James Rudolph, Mark Baerenrodt, Bob Ketelhohn, David Carpenter
  • Pump With Integrated Control Unit
    Publication number: 20120130347
    Abstract: A pump for use in anal irrigation includes a control unit integrated in the pump. The control unit includes a cylindrical housing element and a valve element fitted in the housing. The valve element and the housing element are adapted for rotating with respect to each other between a position allowing the pump to pump air into a balloon, a position allowing the pump to pump air into a reservoir bag and an evacuation position. The control unit is actuated by a handle attached to the rotatable valve element. The handle extends radially out from the rotatable valve element and the cylindrical housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: COLOPLAST A/S
    Inventors: Klaus Budig, Marc Anderson, Steven Vordenberg, James Rudolph, Mark Baerenrodt, Bob Ketelhohn, David Carpenter