Patents by Inventor Alan C. Kinney

Alan C. Kinney 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).

  • Fluid infusion flow control system
    Patent number: 4838856
    Abstract: Flow of fluid from primary and secondary reservoirs is induced along parallel flow paths to a common infusion device under gravity or pump inducing modes, respectively. The fluid delivered to the infusion device is monitored by a flow meter to measure its actual flow rate and adjust flow along the parallel flow paths to maintain a substantially constant selected flow rate by means of a programmed control system through which selection of the flow inducing mode and the reservoir may be effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Truckee Meadows Research & Development
    Inventors: Patrick A. Mulreany, Alan C. Kinney, Donald C. Presley