Patents by Inventor Jack H. Britten

Jack H. Britten 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).

  • Process of manufacturing a breathing bag and breathing bag manufactured by such process
    Patent number: 6878335
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a breathing bag including a connector portion and a distensible portion including the steps of providing moldable material, forming a portion of the moldable material into the connector portion of the breathing bag and forming another portion of the moldable material into the distensible portion of the breathing bag. The moldable material may be provided by extruding a parison of thermoplastic material; the connector portion of the breathing bag may be formed by compression molding and the distensible portion of the breathing bag may be formed by blow molding or blow and vacuum molding; such distensible portion and connector portions are formed or molded integrally. A breathing bag made by such process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Britten, Mark E. Woelfel, Richard Kennedy
  • Breathing bag and breathing bag manufactured by a process
    Publication number: 20040206356
    Abstract: A breathing bag including a connector portion and a distensible portion manufactured by a process including the steps of providing moldable material, forming a portion of the moldable material into the connector portion of the breathing bag and forming another portion of the moldable material into the distensible portion of the breathing bag. The moldable material may be provided by extruding a parison of thermoplastic material; the connector portion of the breathing bag may be formed by compression molding and the distensible portion of the breathing bag may be formed by blow molding or blow and vacuum molding; such distensible and connector portions are formed or molded integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Kennedy, Jack H. Britten, Mark E. Woelfel
  • Process of manufacturing a breathing bag and breathing bag manufactured by such process
    Publication number: 20030234020
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a breathing bag including a connector portion and a distensible portion including the steps of providing moldable material, forming a portion of the moldable material into the connector portion of the breathing bag and forming another portion of the moldable material into the distensible portion of the breathing bag. The moldable material may be provided by extruding a parison of thermoplastic material; the connector portion of the breathing bag may be formed by compression molding and the distensible portion of the breathing bag may be formed by blow molding or blow and vacuum molding; such distensible portion and connector portions are formed or molded integrally. A breathing bag made by such process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Britten, Mark E. Woelfel, Richard Kennedy
  • Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6431218
    Abstract: A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the diameter of the peripheral wall so as to divide the interior area into a plurality of lumen and methods of manufacturing such hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Woelfel, Jack H. Britten
  • Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6394142
    Abstract: A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the diameter of the peripheral wall so as to divide the interior area into a plurality of lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Woelfel, Jack H. Britten
  • Multi-lumen hose with at least one substantially planar inner partition and methods of manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20020036019
    Abstract: A multi-lumen hose including a corrugated peripheral wall including an interior area and having an inner surface which defines a diameter, and at least one substantially planar inner partition extending from the inner surface across at least half of the diameter of the peripheral wall so as to divide the interior area into a plurality of lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Vital Signs Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Woelfel, Jack H. Britten
  • Oxygen flow generator
    Patent number: D518172
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Vital Signs, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Britten, Luciano DeFeo