Patents by Inventor Robert L. Cope, III

Robert L. Cope, III 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).

  • Gas outlet barrel retention apparatus
    Patent number: 6347643
    Abstract: A gas outlet apparatus (10) is configured to provide a medical gas outlet for a gas supply line (62). The apparatus (10) includes a front cover (12) formed to include a gas outlet opening (14), a back plate (24) coupled to the front cover (12), and a gas outlet barrel (30) having an inlet end, an outlet end (80), and a valve located between the inlet end and the outlet end (80). The apparatus (10) also includes a retention portion located on the back plate (24). The retention portion is configured to engage the barrel (30) adjacent the outlet end (80) to secure the barrel (30) to the back plate (24) and the cover (12) and with the outlet end (80) of the barrel (30) in alignment with the gas outlet opening (14) formed in the front cover (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Cope, III, David M. Garner, Eric R. Colburn