Patents by Inventor Dennis Pleegor Hogan

Dennis Pleegor Hogan 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 container with a keying means to prevent improper fluid loading in a fluid delivery tool and a system including such fluid container and fluid delivery tool
    Patent number: 6412666
    Abstract: A fluid delivery system that includes a fluid delivery tool having a connector element and a location for holding a fluid container. The fluid container location of the tool has a replaceable template with a first key element portion. The fluid delivery system also includes a fluid container having a connector portion for connecting the fluid container to the connector element of the fluid delivery tool so that the fluid in the fluid container may be delivered to the fluid delivery tool. The fluid container may also have a second key element portion distinct from its connector portion and configured to mate with the first key element portion of the tool template. Alternatively, the fluid container may have a body portion integral with and distinct from its connector portion, and a key element is provided on at least a portion of the fluid container body portion and configured to mate with the first key element portion of the tool template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis Pleegor Hogan, Christopher Edward Walsh, Charles Arthur Whiting