Patents by Inventor Kenneth William Botterbrodt

Kenneth William Botterbrodt 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).

  • Device for detecting leaks in packages
    Patent number: 9606018
    Abstract: A device for detecting leaks or weaknesses in a flexible package. The device includes a first member having a non-conductive surface, a second member secured in a position adjacent the first member, and a control system. The second member has an electrically conductive first portion and an electrically conductive second portion. The electrically conductive first portion of the second member is normally electrically insulated from the electrically conductive second portion of the second member. The control system is arranged to detect an electrical current between the electrically conductive first portion and the electrically conductive second portion. The second member may be positioned relative the first member to compress a flexible package between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Kenneth William Botterbrodt, David Carl Ulstad
  • DEVICE FOR DETECTING LEAKS IN PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20140352409
    Abstract: A device for detecting leaks or weaknesses in a flexible package. The device includes a first member having a non-conductive surface, a second member secured in a position adjacent the first member, and a control system. The second member has an electrically conductive first portion and an electrically conductive second portion. The electrically conductive first portion of the second member is normally electrically insulated from the electrically conductive second portion of the second member. The control system is arranged to detect an electrical current between the electrically conductive first portion and the electrically conductive second portion. The second member may be positioned relative the first member to compress a flexible package between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Kenneth William Botterbrodt, David Carl Ulstad