Patents by Inventor Joseph Meeks

Joseph Meeks 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).

  • Chest drain connector
    Patent number: 12472341
    Abstract: A breakaway chest drain connector, which includes a first part having an inlet for connecting to an upstream portion of a chest drain tube, a one-way valve and a first flange surrounding the one-way valve; and a second part having an outlet for connecting to a downstream portion of the chest tube, a second flange and a hollow protrusion, the second flange surrounding the hollow protrusion. The second part is connectable to the first part by securing the first flange to the second flange such that the hollow protrusion passes through the one-way valve to form an uninterrupted fluid flow passage from the inlet through the hollow protrusion and the outlet along a longitudinal axis of the connector. The first and second flanges are separable by applying a longitudinal separation force above a defined threshold separation force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignees: THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
    Inventors: Philip Breedon, Martin Beed, Joshua Wright, Luke Siena, Joseph Meeks
  • CHEST DRAIN CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20250262421
    Abstract: A breakaway chest drain connector, which includes a first part having an inlet for connecting to an upstream portion of a chest drain tube, a one-way valve and a first flange surrounding the one-way valve; and a second part having an outlet for connecting to a downstream portion of the chest tube, a second flange and a hollow protrusion, the second flange surrounding the hollow protrusion. The second part is connectable to the first part by securing the first flange to the second flange such that the hollow protrusion passes through the one-way valve to form an uninterrupted fluid flow passage from the inlet through the hollow protrusion and the outlet along a longitudinal axis of the connector. The first and second flanges are separable by applying a longitudinal separation force above a defined threshold separation force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Philip Breedon, Martin Beed, Joshua Wright, Luke Siena, Joseph Meeks