Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Rich

Daniel L. Rich 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).

  • Patent number: 11944369
    Abstract: A forceps includes shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at a distal end thereof and configured move the jaw members between open and closed position. A knife deployment mechanism includes a trigger moveable along a longitudinal axis to deploy a knife between retracted and extended positions between the jaw members, the knife deployment mechanism including links that cooperate to actuate the knife. A knife kickout mechanism is pivotably coupled to one link and is configured to engage a ramp disposed in a shaft member upon approximation of the shaft members, the knife kickout is configured to cooperate with the links to urge the knife back to an at rest position upon the opening of the shaft members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Rich, Craig V. Krastins, Daniel W. Mercier, Kelley D. Goodman, Grant T. Sims
  • Publication number: 20230389752
    Abstract: A barbecue grill shaped to be received by a bucket of a front loader of a tractor for hauling and transport of the barbecue grill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel L. Rich, Danil C. Klug, Daniel Fagerness
  • Patent number: 8209923
    Abstract: A vent hood and flashing assembly for use on a metal roof. A vent hood overlies and is joined to flashing. A cover and a screen overlie an upper end portion of the flashing to exclude rain, snow and pests. The flashing includes a resilient, flexible, water-repellant, flexible flange that extends outward from, and is attached to, a lower end portion of the flashing and a flexible, ring seal that overlies an upper surface of the flange. The assembly can be placed over a projection through an opening in a metal roof such that the cover and screen overlie an upper end of the projection and with the flashing surrounding the projection, and the flange can be bent to sealingly conform to the roof surface and secured thereto by fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel L. Rich