Patents by Inventor Russell D. Heyborne

Russell D. Heyborne 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: 11117330
    Abstract: A housing for use in connection with an inflation device can be coupled to a syringe body by a snap-fit connection. The snap-fit type mechanism can include an adaptor and a lock, such as a depressible lock. The housing can enclose an electrical circuit and a display screen that rests on a plurality of resilient pins. The circuit board may be held in place within the housing via one or more heat pins. The inflation device can be configured to measure pressure within a fluid reservoir of a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Weerakoon, Jon Davis, Russell D. Heyborne, Larry T. Wilde
  • Patent number: 10765839
    Abstract: A syringe assembly or inflation device that includes a detachable housing. A pressure-sensing syringe assembly or inflation device can include both a syringe barrel and a housing that is coupled to the syringe barrel in a locked configuration. The inflation device can transition from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in which the housing is separable from the syringe barrel. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Davis, Prasad Weerakoon, Russell D. Heyborne
  • Patent number: 10426935
    Abstract: A syringe body is disclosed, wherein the syringe body is configured to withstand pressures within a fluid reservoir of the syringe body of between about 0 atmospheres (atm) and about 81 atm and/or between about 0 atm and about 109 atm. The syringe body may be configured for use in connection with an inflation device. The syringe body may comprise one or more stiffening ribs and/or a stiffening lip. Methods of using the syringe body in connection with an inflation device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Weerakoon, Jon Davis, Russell D. Heyborne, Larry T. Wilde
  • Publication number: 20170274191
    Abstract: A syringe assembly or inflation device that includes a detachable housing. A pressure-sensing syringe assembly or inflation device can include both a syringe barrel and a housing that is coupled to the syringe barrel in a locked configuration. The inflation device can transition from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in which the housing is separable from the syringe barrel. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jon Davis, Prasad Weerakoon, Russell D. Heyborne
  • Publication number: 20170007806
    Abstract: A housing for use in connection with an inflation device can be coupled to a syringe body by a snap-fit connection. The snap-fit type mechanism can include an adaptor and a lock, such as a depressible lock. The housing can enclose an electrical circuit and a display screen that rests on a plurality of resilient pins. The circuit board may be held in place within the housing via one or more heat pins. The inflation device can be configured to measure pressure within a fluid reservoir of a syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Prasad Weerakoon, Jon Davis, Russell D. Heyborne, Larry T. Wilde
  • Publication number: 20170007807
    Abstract: A syringe body is disclosed, wherein the syringe body is configured to withstand pressures within a fluid reservoir of the syringe body of between about 0 atmospheres (atm) and about 81 atm and/or between about 0 atm and about 109 atm. The syringe body may be configured for use in connection with an inflation device. The syringe body may comprise one or more stiffening ribs and/or a stiffening lip. Methods of using the syringe body in connection with an inflation device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Prasad Weerakoon, Jon Davis, Russell D. Heyborne, Larry T. Wilde
  • Patent number: 6010371
    Abstract: A connector is provided for terminating a multi-conductor, flexible cable of the flat ribbon type which has a plurality of conductors in side-by-side parallel, spaced relationship within a web of encapsulating insulation from which projects a pre-stripped, bare, distal end portion of each conductor. The connector includes a housing defining a passage extending from an open first end to an open second end. The housing includes divider walls defining a plurality of slots each opening outwardly and each communicating with the passage at the second end. The housing has a support wall defining a bottom in each slot. An insulated length of cable can extend through the open first end of the housing passage toward the open second end where each bare, distal end portion of the conductor can be exposed and bent in one of the slots around the support wall adjacent a bottom of a slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: L. Scott Farley, Dean T. Farrish, Russell D. Heyborne, Kevin H. Johnson, Michael S. Nielson, Steven B. Shannon