Patents by Inventor James Doheny Bruke

James Doheny Bruke 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).

  • System and Method for Tension-Activated Fluid Control
    Publication number: 20090182307
    Abstract: A medication infusion system may include a controller and a reservoir module including a reservoir containing medication to be delivered to an internal wound site via the controller. The controller may have a peristaltic pump driven by a motor to urge medication to flow toward the internal wound site, through a conduit. When the conduit is not tensioned via engagement with the pump, a valve blocks fluid flow to prevent unrestricted flow of medication. The valve may have a tapered plunger separated from an annular valve seat by a portion of the conduit that elongates under tension to enable withdrawal of the plunger from the valve seat. Alternatively, the valve may have features such as a spherical plunger between two annular valve seats, a rigid tubular member biased with respect to the conduit, or an opening in the conduit that moves axially or radially to enable fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: LMA North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Yap, James Doheny Bruke, Sean B. Cahill, Elizabeth A. Paderi, Ryan Betts
  • System and method for tension-activated fluid control
    Patent number: 7520871
    Abstract: A medication infusion system may include a controller and a reservoir module including a reservoir containing medication to be delivered to an internal wound site via the controller. The controller may have a peristaltic pump driven by a motor to urge medication to flow toward the internal wound site, through a conduit. When the conduit is not tensioned via engagement with the pump, a valve blocks fluid flow to prevent unrestricted flow of medication. The valve may have a tapered plunger separated from an annular valve seat by a portion of the conduit that elongates under tension to enable withdrawal of the plunger from the valve seat. Alternatively, the valve may have features such as a spherical plunger between two annular valve seats, a rigid tubular member biased with respect to the conduit, or an opening in the conduit that moves axially or radially to enable fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: LMA North America, Inc
    Inventors: Marc Yap, James Doheny Bruke, Sean B. Cahill, Elizabeth A. Paderi, Ryan Sells, David W. Meibos