Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Ryan

Thomas P. Ryan 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: 5738648
    Abstract: A valve and irrigator used with a suction tube has an elongate funnel with an axis through an enlarged entrance and an opposed extended exit duct of a flexible elastomer. A flow passage through the elongate funnel connects the entrance to the exit permitting fluid communication. A web across and near the enlarged entrance sealingly separates that from the exit. The web and the elongate funnel are made of silicone elastomer and are adhesively adhered to together. A portal in the web passes therethrough along the axis and is circular in shape to surround in fluid tight engagement the suction tube. A lid, proximally of the web on the enlarged entrance, has an inlet for irrigation and a pass through for the tube; the lid closes the enlarged entrance forming a chamber between the web and the lid. A slit within the web, near the portal and spaced from the axis is in the form of a closed mouth composed of a pair of sealing lips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Valleylab Inc
    Inventors: Michael J. Lands, James J. Podracky, Thomas P. Ryan, Dale F. Schmaltz
  • Patent number: 5587877
    Abstract: An organizer structure which has a one-piece chassis which includes the bottom and two sides desirably formed by bending a single sheet of metal to form the U-shaped chassis is disclosed. Thereafter, a spacer is positioned above the bottom of the chassis to provide for mounting a whole host of components. Forwardly of the chassis is an enclosure access frame. The frame contains two side-by-side openings which are in open communication with removable storage devices. The storage devices are housed in a removable housing, each of which is positioned adjacent the other to present the storage devices through the opening in the frame. A total of six such devices can be housed, each set of three being easily removable from the confines of the organizer by removing its housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Amco Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Ryan, Glen A. Stelzer