Patents by Inventor Malinda L. McFeaters

Malinda L. McFeaters 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).

  • Evaporation control for a fluid supply
    Patent number: 7378057
    Abstract: Evaporation control for a fluid supply, such as used in a clinical analyzer, can be provided by utilizing a straw-like insert which is disposed into a fluid-containing bottle. The straw provides an increased diffusion length or “stagnant” zone. The bottle can also be configured to effectively reduce evaporation in a similar manner by providing a narrowed diameter prior to the fluid retaining portion of the bottle and by increasing the distance between the top of the bottle and the top of the fluid surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arter, Scott Schwallie, James Hassett, James Love, James D. Shaw, Donald J. Moran, Jr., Robert T. Witkowski, Malinda L. McFeaters
  • Bottle and bottle closure assembly
    Patent number: 6902076
    Abstract: A bottle and bottle closure assembly for draining a solution contained within a bottle, the bottle closure assembly. The bottle has a base section, a body portion extending from the base and terminating into a neck portion having an outlet through which the solution may pass. A seal is secured to the neck portion so as to cover the opening such that the seal will retain solution within the bottle. A cap member has rupture members designed to assist in the rupture of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard W. Bauer, Van W. Huston, Theodore K. Ricks, Thomas D. Jensen, John W. King, Malinda L. McFeaters
  • Evaporation control for a fluid supply
    Publication number: 20030223914
    Abstract: Evaporation control for a fluid supply, such as used in a clinical analyzer, can be provided by utilizing a straw-like insert which is disposed into a fluid-containing bottle. The straw provides an increased diffusion length or “stagnant” zone. The bottle can also be configured to effectively reduce evaporation in a similar manner by providing a narrowed diameter prior to the fluid retaining portion of the bottle and by increasing the distance between the top of the bottle and the top of the fluid surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arter, Scott Schwallie, James Hassett, James Love, James D. Shaw, Donald J. Moran, Robert T. Witkowski, Malinda L. McFeaters
  • Bottle and bottle closure assembly
    Publication number: 20030155321
    Abstract: A bottle and bottle closure assembly for draining a solution contained within a bottle, the bottle closure assembly. The bottle has a base section, a body portion extending from the base and terminating into a neck portion having an outlet through which the solution may pass. A seal is secured to the neck portion so as to cover the opening such that the seal will retain solution within the bottle. A cap member has rupture members designed to assist in the rupture of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Richard W. Bauer, Van W. Huston, Theodore K. Ricks, Thomas D. Jensen, John W. King, Malinda L. McFeaters