Patents by Inventor David R. Autote

David R. Autote 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).

  • Fluid-recovery system with integrally molded components
    Publication number: 20020055690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fluid recovery systems for collecting fluid from a patient. A fluid recovery system according to the teachings of the invention includes a housing having a collection chamber for collecting fluid from a patient, and further includes a plurality of components and/or structures that are integrally formed with the housing. Such integrally molded components can include valves for controlling fluid flow within the fluid recovery system and a tamper resistant disposal system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Applicant: Lahive and Cockfield, LLP
    Inventors: Nicholas Want, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Thomas S. Cochran, Scott E. Corbeil, David R. Autote, Ralph L. Gillis
  • Fluid-recovery system with integrally molded components
    Patent number: 6358218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fluid recovery systems for collecting fluid from a patient. A fluid recovery system according to the teachings of the invention includes a housing having a collection chamber for collecting fluid from a patient, and further includes a plurality of components and/or structures that are integrally formed with the housing. Such integrally molded components can include valves for controlling fluid flow within the fluid recovery system and a tamper resistant disposal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas Want, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Thomas S. Cochran, Scott E. Corbeil, David R. Autote, Ralph L. Gillis
  • Tongue Protector
    Patent number: 5692493
    Abstract: A removable single-user tongue shield that is releasably attachable to the dispensing opening of a metered dose inhaler. The tongue protector is shaped to conform to the upper surface of the tongue to cover the taste sensor areas, and to minimize contact of the medication spray with the tongue's surface. In this manner the user is protected from objectionable medication taste while the delivery of the medication into the trachea is unaffected by the protector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Diemolding Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Weinstein, Beverly J. Wallace, Fredrick M. Richards, George Puderbaugh, David R. Autote