Patents by Inventor Lee E. Hench

Lee E. Hench 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: 5390854
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for delivering a combination of gas and liquid. A container provides a liquid admitting cap, a gas admitting port, and a liquid discharging port. A combining assembly has a first chamber in fluid communication with the liquid discharging port, and a second chamber is in fluid communication with the gas admitting port. Both chambers are interconnected through a combining valve. Flexible tubes are included for interconnecting the gas admitting port with the second chamber, and for interconnecting the liquid discharging port with the first chamber, so that the combining assembly may be positioned remotely from the container. A gas pressure controller is interconnected with the gas admitting port for selecting a pressure level of the gas. In operation, the liquid is forced out of the container and into the first chamber by the gas. The relative volume of the liquid flowing into the first chamber to the volume of the gas flowing into the second chamber is determined by the combining valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Inventor: Lee E. Hench