Patents by Inventor Craig F. Borchard

Craig F. Borchard 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).

  • Insensitive munitions swaged vent plug
    Patent number: 9964387
    Abstract: A venting system for ordnance or rocket motors comprising a casing having at least one hole and a plug, the plug being formed from a plug slug swaged into the at least one hole. A method to fill a vent hole in a casing comprising transforming a plug slug positioned within the vent hole into a plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ORBITAL ATK, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Fink, David A. Smith, Craig F. Borchard, David J. Fehr, Scott V. Hanson, Mark J. Shireman, Robert J. Stanek, John S. Koshuba
  • INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS SWAGED VENT PLUG
    Publication number: 20120255456
    Abstract: A venting system for ordnance or rocket motors comprising a casing having at least one hole and a plug, the plug being formed from a plug slug swaged into the at least one hole. A method to fill a vent hole in a casing comprising transforming a plug slug positioned within the vent hole into a plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Fink, David A. Smith, Craig F. Borchard, David J. Fehr, Scott V. Hanson, Mark J. Shireman, Robert J. Stanek, John S. Koshuba
  • Fenestrated surgical drape with in situ features
    Patent number: 6382212
    Abstract: A fenestrated surgical drape has a panel having at least two portions and a centrally located fenestration. The two portions each have a deployment tab located on a portion distal end and the portions are folded near or on the fenestration so that the deployment tab is accessible and adapted to deploy the portion away from the fenestration. The portions are folded over the fenestration so that the inner surface surrounding the fenestration is unobstructed for ease in locating the fenestration over a patient application site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Craig F. Borchard
  • Valved connector and method of use
    Patent number: 6360784
    Abstract: A device and method for aseptically filling high pressure reservoirs in medicament pumps is disclosed. The device preferably includes a filter, a connector having a one-way valve and a filling tube with a terminal needle. The filter is connectable to a pharmacy prepared syringe containing a drug to be transferred to the reservoir of the IDIP. The filter is connected to the connector. The connector has a first and a second inlet port fluidly connected to an outlet port. A one-way valve is located in the connector “upstream” of the point where the two inlet ports connect to the outlet port. The filling tube is connectable to the outlet port. In use, a pharmacy syringe is connected to the first inlet port. A filling syringe is connected to the second inlet port. The filling tube is connected to the outlet port. The terminal needle of the filling tube is passed through the patient's skin and into the IDIP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Frans Philippens, Craig F. Borchard, Jill Guimont, Tim Hauch, Dan Sheehan, Robert Spencer, Mary Robischon, Joanna Pierce, Patrick Johnson
  • Programmer for a body implantable tissue stimulator
    Patent number: D359803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Stanton, Craig F. Borchard, Mark R. Bilitz