Patents by Inventor Kenneth McDowell

Kenneth McDowell 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).

  • Publication number: 20170151825
    Abstract: An automated writing instrument storage apparatus designed to receive, sanitize and dispense a writing instrument includes a housing member with a top face having a slot to permit the writing instrument to pass through, a support assembly disposed within the housing member and having a transparent tubular member generally aligned with the housing member slot to receive the writing instrument, an ultraviolet lamp disposed within the housing member and able to direct light generated by the lamp through the transparent tubular member to sanitize the writing instrument stored therein, and a motor assembly disposed within the housing member and operably connected to the support assembly. The motor assembly activates to permit the sanitized writing instrument to slide within the transparent tubular member and through the slot of the housing member, thereby dispensing the sanitized writing instrument to auser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Steven McDowell, Kenneth McDowell
  • Patent number: 6872545
    Abstract: A microbiological analyzer for performing ID tests on samples using colorimetric techniques to generate a pixel-wise colored map of a test region of interest and also performing MIC tests on samples using nephelometric techniques to determine which antimicrobial agents are most effective against a particular microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Dade Behring Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Dallas Griner, Thomas Kenneth McDowell
  • Publication number: 20040185552
    Abstract: A microbiological analyzer for performing ID tests on samples using colorimetric techniques to generate a pixel-wise colored map of a test region of interest and also performing MIC tests on samples using nephelometric techniques to determine which antimicrobial agents are most effective against a particular microorganism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Dallas Griner, Thomas Kenneth McDowell