Patents by Inventor Kevin G. McInerney

Kevin G. McInerney 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).

  • Disposable filter floor stand
    Patent number: 6863250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stand for holding disposable filter capsules and is formed of three or more legs, a base above the legs and to which the leg as are attached and three or more arms that are attached to an opposite surface of the base from that of the legs. The arms and legs have at least curved or angled portion that allows for the arms and legs to spread out from the diameter of the base. Preferably, the arms have a second curved or angled portion that then allows the upper portion of the arms to become substantially vertical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Curtis Nauseda, Stephen P. Proulx, Kevin G. McInerney, Joseph M. Almasian, Chau Nguyen, Jeremy C. Perreault
  • Disposable filter floor stand
    Publication number: 20040144901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stand for holding disposable filter capsules and is formed of three or more legs, a base above the legs and to which the leg as are attached and three or more arms that are attached to an opposite surface of the base from that of the legs. The arms and legs have at least curved or angled portion that allows for the arms and legs to spread out from the diameter of the base. Preferably, the arms have a second curved or angled portion that then allows the upper portion of the arms to become substantially vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Curtis Nauseda, Stephen P. Proulx, Kevin G. McInerney, Joseph M. Almasian, Chau Nguyen, Jeremy C. Perreault
  • Sanitary seal design and vent using such seal
    Patent number: 6306191
    Abstract: A seal, a vent for a filter housing and a system for using them. The seal is designed a first outer seal having a closed outer periphery that divides and isolates a first inner area from the outside environment and a second inner seal formed along a portion of the inner surface of the first outer seal and forming a second inner area within the first inner area and which is isolated from both the first inner area and the outside environment. The seal is incorporated into a vent for a filter housing having opening is contained within a vent area and the opening is offset from the center of the vent area. The opening establishes a fluid pathway from the interior to the exterior of the filter device. The inner seal surrounds the vent opening. The outer seal also surrounds the vent opening at one of its ends and surrounds the entire periphery of the vent area so as to isolate the vent area from the area outside of the vent area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Millipore Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin G. McInerney, Joseph M. Almasian, Chau Nguyen