Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert C. Kain
  • Patent number: 6530473
    Abstract: A container of nonflammable wipes or towels is attached in a safe and convenient place within the engine compartment of a motor vehicle. The wipes or towels are made from a disposable, nonflammable material. A container retaining the wipes is made from a high-temperature resistant material. The container provides access to the wipes via an opening in the container or by removal of a container lid or cover. The container may include insulation to prevent the interior of the container from reaching extreme engine compartment temperatures. The wipes are stored directly in the container or are stored in a removable canister. The removable canister is sized to fit within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Harold St. Felix
  • Patent number: 6527743
    Abstract: The automatically controlled pump includes a battery-powered motor with a housing, a pump in a housing with input and output ports. A switch turns ON and OFF the motor due to fluid pressure at the output, Sometimes, the pump housing is below the motor housing and below the battery housing. The input port is beneath the impeller and the output port. A version also includes a manual ON aid OFF switch actuated by an operator and a check valve limiting upstream flow of the pressurized fluid. The fluid pressure sensitive switch is mounted downstream of the check valve. An irrigation surgical kit includes the automatically controlled pump, a spike for a fluid source bag, fluid lines and an operator controlled valve unit disposed at or near the surgical site. The method monitors fluid pressure at or near the pump's output and turns ON and OFF the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald H. Fowler, Garrett L. Barker, C. Kenneth French, Daniel A. Palmer
  • Patent number: 4625730
    Abstract: An implantable automatic defibrillator includes sensors which are placed on or near the patient's heart to detect electrical signals indicative of the physiology of the heart. The signals are digitally converted and stored into a FIFO region of a RAM by operation of a direct memory access (DMA) controller. The DMA controller operates transparently with respect to the microprocessor which is part of the defibrillator. The implantable defibrillator includes a telemetry communications circuit for sending data outbound from the defibrillator to an external device (either a patient controller or a physician's console or other) and a receiver for sensing at least an externally generated patient ECG recording command signal. The patient recording command signal is generated by the hand held patient controller. Upon detection of the patient ECG recording command, DMA copies the contents of the FIFO into a specific region of the RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Glen H. Fountain, David G. Lee, Jr., David A. Kitchin