Patents by Inventor Kevin Spicer

Kevin Spicer 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: 20070246860
    Abstract: Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems having molding-system platens, and/or a method of a molding-system platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Spicer, Peter Looije
  • Publication number: 20070235898
    Abstract: Disclosed are molding-system platens, molding systems that include the molding-system platens, and a method of a molding-system platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Spicer, Peter Looije
  • Publication number: 20060225383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automated system for pharmaceutical singulation, counting and dispensing, whereby a bulk of stored pharmaceutical units are singulated into a single file line for counting and dispensing. With reference to the drawings, the pharmaceutical singulation, counting and dispensing system comprises generally, a deck assembly (A), a cylindrical chamber (B), a rotatable transport ring (C), a plurality of adjustable fingers (D), an adjustable reciprocating member (E), an adjustable rotatable member (F), a counting system (G), a hopper (H), and a control system (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: William Cobb, Michael Davis, Howitt Smith, Justin Wyatt, Warren Leonard, Darol Foster, Kevin Spicer, Barton Mitchell
  • Patent number: 6598617
    Abstract: A control system for maintaining the liquid levels in a plurality of reservoirs connected in series includes one or more nested control modules. The nested control module, one for each reservoir, includes a proportional only level controller in electrical communication with the respective level sensor of each respective reservoir and is adapted to produce an output that becomes a set point for one or more respective PID flow controllers adapted to control the respective outflows of said respective reservoirs. The control system results in maintaining liquid levels in the reservoirs while substantially eliminating flow and level oscillations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventor: Guy Kevin Spicer
  • Patent number: 6422263
    Abstract: A control system for maintaining the liquid levels in a plurality of reservoirs connected in series includes a parenthetical control module and one or more nested control modules. The parenthetical control module includes a proportional only level controller in electrical communication with the level sensor of said last reservoir (VOUT) in the series and is adapted to produce an output signal that becomes a set point for one or more PID flow controllers controlling the inflow (FIN) into the first reservoir (V1) in the series. The nested control module, one for each reservoir upstream of said last reservoir (VOUT), includes a proportional only level controller in electrical communication with the respective level sensor of each respective upstream reservoir and is adapted to produce an output that becomes a set point for one or more PID flow controllers adapted to control the respective outflows of said respective upstream reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Inventor: Guy Kevin Spicer