Patents by Inventor David J. Martin

David J. Martin 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).

  • Patent number: 4568212
    Abstract: A stand is designed for holding a computer printer and in particular mounts the printer at right angles to conventional practice so that the platen of the printer runs front to back on the stand rather than side to side. Such an arrangement allows easier access to the printer. The stand is provided with a shelf below the top surface for storage of paper which is to be printed, and provision is made for a slot in one or both side walls to feed the paper upwardly and outwardly into the printer. Each of the two side walls is generally planar and imperforate with the exception of the slots for the aforementioned paper feed. A basket may also be provided for reception of the paper after printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Liberty Diversified Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Cooke, David J. Martin
  • Patent number: 4390017
    Abstract: A safer, more comfortable and convenient enteral feeding system is disclosed. Features of the system include reversal of the male-female connections on a standard enteral feeding system, and a safety pressure relief on the male adapter of the feeding tube assembly. A double female-ended guide wire adapter enables accurate placement of the feeding tube in a patient with lubrication of the passage which is receiving the tube. The provision of male and female double-ended adapter tubes allows utilization of the invention with other standard feeding systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Inventors: Eugene O. Harrison, David J. Martin, Martin L. Olson
  • Patent number: 4268826
    Abstract: An interactive display device is of the type which displays data and allows an operator to input fresh data and/or change the data that is displayed. The data is displayed by a plurality of arrays of discrete display elements each of which can be independently driven to produce an optical output, and the interactive input is by means of a light pen or "wand" which detects light and which the operator points at the display element associated with the data to which the desired input relates. Driver circuit means scan the arrays of said plurality thereof simultaneously with signals which determine whether each display element is in the ON or OFF state. These scanning signals include coded pulses the coding of which is representative of the particular array being scanned thereby. Means for inputting data comprise said light pen and associated circuit means operative to identify the coded pulses and thus identify the array containing the selected display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1981
    Assignee: Grundy & Partners Limited
    Inventors: Harold A. Scott, David J. Martin