Patents by Inventor Brian Adloff

Brian Adloff 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).

  • METHOD OF COLLECTING MEDICAL WASTE IN A COLLECTION DEVICE USING A DISPOSABLE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY HAVING AN OUTLET VALVE TO REDUCE LEAKAGE
    Publication number: 20080053539
    Abstract: A manifold assembly (100) for directing and filtering material (102) from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device (104) includes a plurality of inlet ports (116) and an outlet port (118) with a filter (108, 110, 112) disposed between the ports (116, 118) along a fluid path (120). An outlet check-valve (114) is disposed at the outlet port (118) for opening in response to a predetermined vacuum pressure applied to the outlet port (118) from the medical waste collection device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: STRYKER INSTRUMENTS
    Inventors: David Hershberger, Stephen Isham, Bruce MacDonald, Karen Staley, Brian Adloff
  • Manifold assembly
    Publication number: 20050139532
    Abstract: A manifold assembly (100) for directing and filtering material (102) from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device (104) includes a plurality of inlet ports (116) and an outlet port (118) with a filter (108, 110, 112) disposed between the ports (116, 118) along a fluid path (120). An outlet check-valve (114) is disposed at the outlet port (118) for opening in response to a predetermined vacuum pressure applied to the outlet port (118) from the medical waste collection device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: David Hershberger, Stephen Isham, Bruce MacDonald, Karen Staley, Brian Adloff