Patents by Inventor Dennis C. Brittingham

Dennis C. Brittingham 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: 5350317
    Abstract: A battery pack (10) is disclosed for use with a medical instrument (12). The battery pack includes a housing (14), defined by a case (16) and cover(18). The housing includes a storage section (22), for receiving batteries (78 and 80), and a connector section (24) on one side of the storage section for cooperating with a latch assembly (110), ejection spring (142), and electrical connectors (108) provided adjacent a battery tray (98) on the instrument. Specifically, the connector section includes an aligned latch surface (64), ejection surface (62), and electrical connectors (86) that cooperatively engage the latch assembly, ejection spring, and connectors on the instrument. As a result, the battery pack can be quickly, easily, and effectively attached to the instrument, in spite of the side-mounted nature of the connector section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Physio-Control Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Weaver, Dennis C. Brittingham, Joseph C. Basta, John C. Daynes
  • Patent number: 5224870
    Abstract: A battery pack (10) is disclosed for use with a medical instrument (12). The battery pack includes a housing (14), defined by a case (16) and cover (18). The housing includes a storage section (22), for receiving batteries (78 and 80), and a connector section (24) on one side of the storage section for cooperating with a latch assembly (110), ejection spring (142), and electrical connectors (108) provided adjacent a battery tray (98) on the instrument. Specifically, the connector section includes an aligned latch surface (64), ejection surface (62), and electrical connectors (86) that cooperatively engage the latch assembly, ejection spring, and connectors on the instrument. As a result, the battery pack can be quickly, easily, and effectively attached to the instrument, in spite of the side-mounted nature of the connector section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Physio-Control Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Weaver, Dennis C. Brittingham, Joseph C. Basta
  • Patent number: D342788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Physio-Control Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Weaver, John C. Daynes, Dennis C. Brittingham, Rodney J. Merry
  • Patent number: D349483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Physio-Control Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Weaver, John C. Daynes, Dennis C. Brittingham, Rodney J. Merry