Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Billings

Daniel T. Billings 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: 20210268176
    Abstract: An implantable medical device configured to selectively permit access to a medicament reservoir or fluid pathway by way of at least one contactless key, including an implantable medical device having a medicament reservoir fluidly coupled to an access port via a first conduit and a second conduct via an access valve, and at least one contactless key configured to impart a magnetic field upon a portion of the implantable medical pump to manipulate the access valve between a first position fluidly coupling the medicament reservoir to the access port via the first conduit, and a second position fluidly coupling the medicament reservoir to the access port via the second conduit, and a third position isolating the medicament reservoir from the access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Michael E. Winek, Lloyd V. Hansen, Daniel T. Billings, Lucien Bell N. Solefack, Lauren Barth
  • Patent number: 6223466
    Abstract: A planting system comprising two containers, an inner container and a complementary outer container. The outer container is placed permanently into the ground or in any desired location. The inner container is then placed into the outer container. Thereafter, the inner container can be placed into and removed from the outer container whenever desired. Flowers, plants and the like are planted into the inner container either before or after the inner container is placed into the outer container. In this manner, flowers and plants can easily be planted into inner containers while the gardener is sitting, standing or in any other comfortable position. The gardener may then easily place and replace any desired inner container into any desired complementary outer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Daniel T. Billings