Patents by Inventor Mac Andrew Dougan

Mac Andrew Dougan 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).

  • Air removal and fluid transfer from a closed system
    Patent number: 10869597
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for scanning and measuring an anatomical cavity. An apparatus may include an absorbing medium assembly that is fluidly connected to an earpiece and configured to provide an absorbing medium to the earpiece. The absorbing medium assembly may include a medium container with a gas trap, as well as a tube fluidly connected to the medium container. The gas trap may be located at a top portion of the medium container. The tube may be coupled to the top portion or a bottom portion of the medium container. The system may include a dip tube disposed inside the medium container when the tube of the absorbing medium assembly couples to a top portion of the medium container. A gas relief valve configured to enable gas to escape may also be present in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: LANTOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Patterson, Steve Schmidt, Mac Andrew Dougan, Brian Connolly, Manas Menon, Lynn Ihlenfeldt
  • Air Removal and Fluid Transfer From a Closed System
    Publication number: 20160150949
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for scanning and measuring an anatomical cavity. An apparatus may include an absorbing medium assembly that is fluidly connected to an earpiece and configured to provide an absorbing medium to the earpiece. The absorbing medium assembly may include a medium container with a gas trap, as well as a tube fluidly connected to the medium container. The gas trap may be located at a top portion of the medium container. The tube may be coupled to the top portion or a bottom portion of the medium container. The system may include a dip tube disposed inside the medium container when the tube of the absorbing medium assembly couples to a top portion of the medium container. A gas relief valve configured to enable gas to escape may also be present in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Shawn M. Patterson, Steve Schmidt, Mac Andrew Dougan, Brian Connolly, Manas Menon, Lynn Ihlenfeldt