Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Murphy

Kevin B. Murphy 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: 20240108819
    Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a fill adapter device including a heat exchanger which includes a heating element and a fluid pathway, the fluid pathway fluidly connected to a filling needle input, whereby fluid enters the heat exchanger through the filling needle input and flows through the fluid pathway and whereby the fluid is heated by the heating element. The system also includes a reservoir including a plunger and a plunger rod and a filling needle configured to be removably attached to the reservoir, wherein the fill adapter is configured to be attached to a vial of fluid and wherein fluid from the vial flows through the fluid pathway and is heated and loaded into the reservoir through the filling needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John M. Kerwin, Kevin A. Durand, Larry B. Gray, Gregory R. Lanier, JR., Colin H. Murphy
  • Patent number: 6471072
    Abstract: A fuel filter for use in a fuel filter/pump/sensor module and method of making same provides an in-tank fuel filter having a novel retaining member for securing the body of the filter in a position adjacent the housing of a fuel pump to which it is connected. The filter includes a fabric body, an in-situ molded outlet fitting on the top side of the fabric body and runners or contact points on the underside of the body. The fabric body may be a single folded fabric swatch or a plurality of swatches sealed about the open edges. The outlet fitting cooperatively engages the inlet of a fuel pump. A retaining member formed on the periphery of the body engages the housing of the fuel pump and positions the filter body adjacent the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kuss Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Rickle, Christopher A. Schoonover, Kevin B. Murphy, Deborah M. Cashin