Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Place

Daniel J. Place 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR INFUSING FLUID
    Publication number: 20240115804
    Abstract: A pump for pumping fluid includes a tube platen, a plunger, a bias member, inlet and outlet valves, an actuator mechanism, a position sensor, and a processor. The plunger is configured for actuation toward and away from the infusion-tube when the tube platen is disposed opposite to the plunger. The tube platen can hold an intravenous infusion tube. The bias member is configured to urge the plunger toward the tube platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dean KAMEN, John M. Kerwin, Colin H. Murphy, Jonathan Parker, Daniel F. Pawlowski, Dirk A. Van Der Merwe, Larry B. Gray, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Michael S Place, Michael J. Slate
  • Pod assembly for beverage machine
    Patent number: 11603304
    Abstract: A beverage pod for a beverage machine is provided. The beverage pod can include a container having an internal space and a container flange defining an opening to the internal space, a plug sealing the opening of the container, and a cap secured to the container flange. A beverage medium can be located within the internal space of the container. The cap can be operable to selectively engage a portion of the plug to release the beverage medium through the plug and the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bedford Systems LLC
    Inventors: Ian Scott Rice, Catherine Fox, Daniel J. Place, Enrico Raffaele Cafaro
  • POD ASSEMBLY FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190292036
    Abstract: A beverage pod for a beverage machine is provided. The beverage pod can include a container having an internal space and a container flange defining an opening to the internal space, a plug sealing the opening of the container, and a cap secured to the container flange. A beverage medium can be located within the internal space of the container. The cap can be operable to selectively engage a portion of the plug to release the beverage medium through the plug and the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ian Scott Rice, Catherine Fox, Daniel J. Place, Enrico Raffaele Cafaro