Patents by Inventor Ray A. Winfield

Ray A. Winfield 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).

  • Housing capable of connecting a container to a medical device
    Patent number: 6652509
    Abstract: A housing that can be used to form and maintain a fluid-tight connection between a container and a medical device. The housing comprises an internal receiving surface circumscribing a cavity into which a fitting of the medical device can be inserted. The internal receiving surface comprises a first wall portion having a first contact annulus and a second wall portion having a second contact annulus. Upon insertion of the fitting into an opening in the cavity of the housing, the fitting forms a primary seal with the first contact annulus and a secondary seal with the second contact annulus. The primary seal is formed as the surface of the fitting contacts the first contact annulus of the internal receiving surface of the housing. The secondary seal is formed as the surface of the fitting contacts the second contact annulus of the internal receiving surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: R. Hayes Helgren, Kenneth A. Hsu, Gary L. Johnston, Ray A. Winfield