Patents by Inventor Herbert Caloud

Herbert Caloud 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).

  • Systems and methods for filling an anesthesia vaporizer using an ullage volume and vent
    Patent number: 11324913
    Abstract: An anesthesia vaporizer system having a reservoir fillable with anesthetic agent from a bottle. A fill body defines a cavity that receives the anesthetic agent from the bottle via an inlet. The fill body further defines main and vent ports each communicating between the cavity of the fill body and the reservoir. A fill valve is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions. The anesthetic agent from the bottle flows through the inlet only when the fill valve is in the open position. A lower seal is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions by the fill valve. The vent port communicates between the cavity and the fill body only when the lower seal is in the open position. The lower seal is positionable in the open position when the fill valve is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Thomas L. Bender, II, Brady S. Weigel, Herbert Caloud, James N. Mashak
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILLING AN ANESTHESIA VAPORIZER USING AN ULLAGE VOLUME AND VENT
    Publication number: 20210146088
    Abstract: An anesthesia vaporizer system having a reservoir fillable with anesthetic agent from a bottle. A fill body defines a cavity that receives the anesthetic agent from the bottle via an inlet. The fill body further defines main and vent ports each communicating between the cavity of the fill body and the reservoir. A fill valve is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions. The anesthetic agent from the bottle flows through the inlet only when the fill valve is in the open position. A lower seal is receivable within the cavity of the fill body and moveable between open and closed positions by the fill valve. The vent port communicates between the cavity and the fill body only when the lower seal is in the open position. The lower seal is positionable in the open position when the fill valve is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Thomas L. Bender, II, Brady S. Weigel, Herbert Caloud, James N. Mashak