Patents by Inventor Kenneth O. Houseman

Kenneth O. Houseman 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).

  • Patent number: 4312595
    Abstract: An automatic fluid mixing system is disclosed which, in its preferred embodiment, discontinuously opens a disposable multi-compartmented module to permit the mixing of initially released contents before the subsequent opening of remaining compartments, flushes each compartment with base liquid, and utilizes knife-edge pairs to slit the module in a manner which permits rapid release of the contents.The preferred system additionally includes means responsive to specific gravity of the solution for controlling the amount of base liquid introduced into the solution and a level sensing mechanism including a magnetic float assembly employing magnetically responsive switches to electronically sense liquid level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Litton Industrial Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Houseman, Wolfgang O. Junkel
  • Patent number: D258866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1981
    Assignee: Litton Industrial Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Houseman, Wolfgang O. Junkel