Patents by Inventor Christopher M. McLaughlin

Christopher M. McLaughlin 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: 20240342325
    Abstract: Ultraviolet light disinfection systems expose medical devices, surfaces, patients and healthcare clinicians to UV light having wavelengths consist with killing microorganisms. UV light systems may use logic to govern the operation of UV light sources so as to apply a disinfecting dose of the UV light. UV detectors measure UV light exposure. Enclosures contain medical devices and flood the medical devices with the UV light. Some enclosures accommodate a person. Some UV systems project UV light onto high-touch surfaces of a healthcare environment. Some systems may be deployed within a patient transport vehicle. Some UV systems may be incorporated into medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Robin Scott Urry, Dustin Payne, Debra K. Cloward, Matthew J. Prince, Timothy M. Snelling, Craig Hayden, Taylor A. Brown, Jacob M. Sobelman, Paul T. Westwood, Stefan Josef Fellner, Steffan Sowards, Christopher Quach, Amelia Marie Smith, William Robert McLaughlin, Christopher Winland
  • Patent number: 4661019
    Abstract: An apparatus for laying and burying wire underground having a cutter unit, a tow bar affixed to the front of the cutter unit and a drag plate affixed to the rear of the cutter unit. The cutter unit includes a blade which cuts a slit in the ground into which the wire is layed as the cutter unit is moved over the ground. The drag plate contains a weight and is utilized to repack earth over the slit made by the cutter unit thereby completely burying the wire underground. Motive power for the wire laying/burying apparatus is provided by any suitable vehicle to which the tow bar is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Inventor: Christopher M. McLaughlin