Patents by Inventor Carl R. Martin

Carl R. Martin 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).

  • Publication number: 20240081802
    Abstract: Various methods and devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted into sealing elements of a single surgical access device. The sealing elements can be movable along predefined pathways within the device to allow surgical instruments inserted through the sealing elements to be moved laterally, rotationally, angularly, and vertically relative to a central longitudinal axis of the device for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Mark S. Ortiz, David T. Martin, Matthew C. Miller, Mark J. Reese, Wells D. Haberstich, Carl Shurtleff, Charles J. Scheib, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Daniel H. Duke, Daniel J. Mumaw, Gregory W. Johnson, Kevin L. Houser
  • Patent number: 8701939
    Abstract: A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: FBD Partnership, LP
    Inventors: Jimmy I. Frank, Thomas L. Guy, Kristan L. Dawson, Raymond A. Glatt, Richard E. Frankenberger, Carl R. Martin, Craig Cloud
  • Publication number: 20140033415
    Abstract: A toilet odor elimination device and system prevents malodorous toilet odors from escaping into the surrounding air by means of vacuum-like inward flow of air into gasketed toilet where such together with any malodorous are ported out the rearward portion of the toilet into the plumbing vent pipe with assist of vacuum-like pump or motor optimally of sufficient power to maintain lower air pressure within the toilet bowl than its surrounding air pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventor: Carl R. Martin
  • Publication number: 20120055952
    Abstract: A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: FBD Partnership
    Inventors: Jimmy I. Frank, Thomas L. Guy, Kristan L. Dawson, Raymond A. Glatt, Richard E. Frankenberger, Carl R. Martin, Craig Cloud
  • Patent number: 8079230
    Abstract: A food dispensing machine includes a product chamber with a dispensing valve connected to the product chamber and having an outlet through which a product contained in the product chamber is dispensed. The product chamber has a cleaning solution inlet connectable to a cleaning solution supply source for receiving cleaning solution into the product chamber. The product chamber further has an ingredient inlet alternatively connectable to either an ingredient supply source or the dispensing valve outlet. When the ingredient inlet is connected to the dispensing valve outlet, a re-circulating flow path is created, allowing for complete cleaning and sanitizing of the product flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: FBD Partnership, LP
    Inventors: Jimmy I. Frank, Thomas L. Guy, Kristan L. Dawson, Raymond A. Glatt, Richard E. Frankenberger, Carl R. Martin, Craig Cloud
  • Patent number: 5847264
    Abstract: A programmable leak tester is implemented to include the ability for performing a math step in conjunction with the program steps. The math step can use as inputs the result of a previous step, a register value, or a previous compensation or calibration value. As outputs, the math step can provide a compensation or calibration value for use in the execution of another program, can provide a register output, or can be provided as the step result for the current step. By using multiple math steps, the programmable tester provides flexible and adaptable leak testing in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Roper Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl R. Martin, Ronald D. Demott