Patents by Inventor James F. Farmer

James F. Farmer 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).

  • Contrast container holder and method to fill syringes
    Patent number: 8141598
    Abstract: The filling of a syringe can be performed at a faster rate using a filling sequence which expels air from the fill tube before filling the syringe. A similar method is used when changing contrast containers during a filling sequence to ensure that all the air is expelled from the fill tube before filling resumes with the new contrast container. Additionally, by including a contrast container holder that is affixed to an injector head and holds the container near the syringe tip, the filling sequence can be accomplished without requiring the operator to hold the contrast container during the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Robert G. Bergen, James F. Farmer
  • CONTRAST CONTAINER HOLDER AND METHOD TO FILL SYRINGES
    Publication number: 20100051135
    Abstract: The filling of a syringe can be performed at a faster rate using a filling sequence which expels air from the fill tube before filling the syringe. A similar method is used when changing contrast containers during a filling sequence to ensure that all the air is expelled from the fill tube before filling resumes with the new contrast container. Additionally, by including a contrast container holder that is affixed to an injector head and holds the container near the syringe tip, the filling sequence can be accomplished without requiring the operator to hold the contrast container during the sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: MALLINCKRODT INC.
    Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Robert G. Bergen, James F. Farmer
  • Contrast container holder and method to fill syringes
    Patent number: 7621892
    Abstract: The filling of a syringe can be performed at a faster rate using a filling sequence which expels air from the fill tube before filling the syringe. A similar method is used when changing contrast containers during a filling sequence to ensure that all the air is expelled from the fill tube before filling resumes with the new contrast container. Additionally, by including a contrast container holder that is affixed to an injector head and holds the container near the syringe tip, the filling sequence can be accomplished without requiring the operator to hold the contrast container during the sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Fago, Robert Bergen, James F. Farmer