Patents by Inventor Dale McConnell

Dale McConnell 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: 20240091783
    Abstract: There is provided a bracket for a biological sample analyser. The bracket comprises abase and an arm extending from the base, the base being engageable with a platform of a biological sample analyser, wherein, when the base is engaged with the platform, the arm extends into a sample plate bay of the biological sample analyser prohibiting access to a portion of the bay. The arm thereby limits misalignment of a sample plate in the bay by blocking access to a portion of the bay only required when the sample plate is loaded into the bay in an incorrect orientation. A biological sample analyser comprising a bay in which a sample plate is loadable in use and the bracket is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Dale Love, Peter Fitzgerald, Ivan McConnell, Christina McFadden
  • Patent number: 8167969
    Abstract: A horizontal dust collector includes a plurality of elongated filter elements in a horizontally-oriented array, each filter element connected at one end to a tube sheet, and at an opposite end to a support plate. The one end of each filter element is fitted with a substantially rigid coupler having an insertion portion, a peripheral, outwardly facing groove adopted to receive a mating edge defining an aperture in the tube sheet, and a radially outwardly extending flange axially behind the annular groove for engagement with a filter element assembly tool. A tool is also provided to facilitate installation of the filter elements within the dust collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Larry Dale McConnell
  • Publication number: 20100251675
    Abstract: A horizontal dust collector includes a plurality of elongated filter elements in a horizontally-oriented array, each filter element connected at one end to a tube sheet, and at an opposite end to a support plate. The one end of each filter element is fitted with a substantially rigid coupler having an insertion portion, a peripheral, outwardly facing groove adopted to receive a mating edge defining an aperture in the tube sheet, and a radially outwardly extending flange axially behind the annular groove for engagement with a filter element assembly tool. A tool is also provided to facilitate installation of the filter elements within the dust collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Larry Dale McConnell
  • Patent number: 4828211
    Abstract: A holder for containers, such as pop cans, beverage cups and the like has a back panel designed to be mounted on generally vertical support. The holder at its lower end has a base member to seat the bottom of the container and at its upper end a pair of arms designed to embrace and hold the container. The arms are supported on a track for independent sliding movement to provide adjustment of the size of the opening between the arms. Detent means provide resistance to the sliding movement at various increments of spacing between the arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: ITC, Incorporated
    Inventors: Dale McConnell, Steven R. Isenga
  • Patent number: D641125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Colovos Company
    Inventor: Dale McConnell