Patents by Inventor Colin R. Murphy

Colin R. Murphy 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: 20240133727
    Abstract: An acoustic volume sensing device is disclosed. The device includes a housing comprising a reference volume chamber and a variable volume chamber, the reference volume chamber and the variable volume chamber connected by a resonant port, a first MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the variable volume chamber, a second MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, a MEMS speaker located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, and a circuit board in electric connection with the first and second MEMS microphones and the MEMS speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory R. Lanier, JR., John M. Kerwin, Colin H. Murphy, Larry B. Gray
  • Publication number: 20240108819
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a fill adapter device including a heat exchanger which includes a heating element and a fluid pathway, the fluid pathway fluidly connected to a filling needle input, whereby fluid enters the heat exchanger through the filling needle input and flows through the fluid pathway and whereby the fluid is heated by the heating element. The system also includes a reservoir including a plunger and a plunger rod and a filling needle configured to be removably attached to the reservoir, wherein the fill adapter is configured to be attached to a vial of fluid and wherein fluid from the vial flows through the fluid pathway and is heated and loaded into the reservoir through the filling needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John M. Kerwin, Kevin A. Durand, Larry B. Gray, Gregory R. Lanier, JR., Colin H. Murphy
  • Patent number: 10378269
    Abstract: A method for forming a sill pan is provided that includes the measurement of a width and length of an opening sill to be sealed. A piece of flexible sill pan material is cut based on the measured opening sill. Fold lines and cuts are created in the piece to form the sill pan. The resulting sill pan is readily formed to have at least one attribute of self-adherence, draining without shims, nail hole self-sealing, and provision of dams without resort to frame cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: EXTERIOR RESEARCH AND DESIGN, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20170051553
    Abstract: A method for forming a sill pan is provided that includes the measurement of a width and length of an opening sill to be sealed. A piece of flexible sill pan material is cut based on the measured opening sill. Fold lines and cuts are created in the piece to form the sill pan. The resulting sill pan is readily formed to have at least one attribute of self-adherence, draining without shims, nail hole self-sealing, and provision of dams without resort to frame cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: COLIN R. MURPHY
  • Patent number: 9447626
    Abstract: A method for forming a sill pan is provided that includes the measurement of a width and length of an opening sill to be sealed. A piece of flexible sill pan material is cut based on the measured opening sill. Fold lines and cuts are created in the piece to form the sill pan. The resulting sill pan is readily formed to have at least one attribute of self-adherence, draining without shims, nail hole self-sealing, and provision of dams without resort to frame cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Exterior Research and Design, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Patent number: 9200456
    Abstract: A joiner clip for securing panels to a substrate is provided that includes a planar sheet of material that has a bottom portion terminating in outer edges. A pair of legs extends downward from the outer edges and terminating in a retaining shelf clip adapted to support a bottom edge of an inserted panel. Mounting holes form countersunk indents in the planar sheet that offsets the joiner clip from the substrate. A construction unit is also provided has such a joiner clip secured to a vertical stud substrate. At least inserted panel is supported in the retaining shelf clip of a first leg of the clip. A joint is readily formed between two inserted panels. Fasteners through an inserted panel secure the same to the clip and substrate. An additional siding strip is readily secured to the substrate below the pair of legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: EXTERIOR RESEARCH & DESIGN LLC
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20150075245
    Abstract: A method for forming a sill pan is provided that includes the measurement of a width and length of an opening sill to be sealed. A piece of flexible sill pan material is cut based on the measured opening sill. Fold lines and cuts are created in the piece to form the sill pan. The resulting sill pan is readily formed to have at least one attribute of self-adherence, draining without shims, nail hole self-sealing, and provision of dams without resort to frame cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20140013696
    Abstract: A joiner clip for securing panels to a substrate is provided that includes a planar sheet of material that has a bottom portion terminating in outer edges. A pair of legs extends downward from the outer edges and terminating in a retaining shelf clip adapted to support a bottom edge of an inserted panel. Mounting holes form countersunk indents in the planar sheet that offsets the joiner clip from the substrate. A construction unit is also provided has such a joiner clip secured to a vertical stud substrate. At least inserted panel is supported in the retaining shelf clip of a first leg of the clip. A joint is readily formed between two inserted panels. Fasteners through an inserted panel secure the same to the clip and substrate. An additional siding strip is readily secured to the substrate below the pair of legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Patent number: 8555589
    Abstract: A roofing system includes an insulation layer and an exposed fiber surface of a sheet. A cement layer is placed intermediate therebetween. An elastomeric outer weatherproof coating overlies the sheet. A process for applying to a roofing system is provided that includes applying to a roofing substrate an insulation layer having an upper surface. Wet cement is applied on the upper surface of the insulation layer. An exposed fiber surface of a sheet is placed in contact cement. The sheet is then either directly or with intermediate layers therebetween overlayered with an elastomeric weatherproof coating. An insulation board is also provided that includes an exposed fiber backing. The exposed fiber backing accepts an overlayer of elastomer, cement, or mastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: MOS, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine K. Semmens, Colin R. Murphy
  • Patent number: 4945699
    Abstract: A stress plate for clamping a membrane to a roof deck wherein the plate includes gripping prongs which grip the membrane, preferably without piercing of the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Engineered Construction Components (America)
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy
  • Patent number: 4787188
    Abstract: A stress plate and method for securing a membrane to a roof deck wherein the plate includes gripping prongs which grip the membrane, preferably without piercing the membrane, wherein a stress plate surface having the gripping prongs is placed in contact with a top surface of a roof membrane to clamp the membrane to a roof structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Engineered Construction Components
    Inventor: Colin R. Murphy