Patents by Inventor Margaret Fitzgerald

Margaret Fitzgerald 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).

  • Apparatus and method for insertion of gaskets
    Patent number: 10857634
    Abstract: Gasket insertion apparatuses with bendable arms that provide quick, safe and efficient alignment and installation of gaskets between opposing flanges of a flange assembly. Methods to install gaskets between opposing flanges by aligning gaskets within a flange assembly using alignment arms of an insertion apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Flange Skillets International, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Leary, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Apparatus and methods for insertion of gaskets
    Patent number: 10088077
    Abstract: A gasket insertion cradle with a bottom frame portion configured to align a gasket between opposing flanges of a flange assembly and capable of being removed from the flange assembly by simply rotating the frame portion free once the gasket is within ring grooves of the opposing flanges. Gasket insertion devices may have a top portion hinged to the cradle and configured to secure a gasket between the top portion and the cradle during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Flange Skillets International, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Leary, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Apparatus and Method for Insertion of Gaskets
    Publication number: 20150128393
    Abstract: Gasket insertion apparatuses with bendable arms that provide quick, safe and efficient alignment and installation of gaskets between opposing flanges of a flange assembly. Methods to install gaskets between opposing flanges by aligning gaskets within a flange assembly using alignment arms of an insertion apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Leary, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Apparatus and Methods for Insertion of Gaskets
    Publication number: 20150130139
    Abstract: A gasket insertion cradle with a bottom frame portion configured to align a gasket between opposing flanges of a flange assembly and capable of being removed from the flange assembly by simply rotating the frame portion free once the gasket is within ring grooves of the opposing flanges. Gasket insertion devices may have a top portion hinged to the cradle and configured to secure a gasket between the top portion and the cradle during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Leary, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Apparatus and Method for Insertion of Gaskets
    Publication number: 20150020363
    Abstract: Gasket insertion apparatuses with bendable arms that provide quick, safe and efficient alignment and installation of gaskets between opposing flanges of a flange assembly. Methods to install gaskets between opposing flanges by aligning gaskets within a flange assembly using alignment arms of an insertion apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Leary, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • INFANT FORMULA WITH HIGH SN-2 PALMITATE AND OLIGOFRUCTOSE
    Publication number: 20140323574
    Abstract: An infant formula having a relatively high content of triglycerides having palmitic acid in the sn-2 position. The formula may include oligofructose. The formula may also include at least one omega 6 fatty acid and at least one omega 3 fatty acid. The formula may also have a relatively low protein content and an alpha-lactalbumin content similar to human milk The invention also includes a method for improving the stool consistency, increasing bifidobacteria in the colon, reducing potentially pathogenic bacteria in the colon and reducing calcium soaps in the stool of a formula-fed infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Manjiang Yao, Kalathur S. Ramanujam, Martin Jon Kullen, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Infant Formula with High SN-2 Palmitate and Oligofructose
    Publication number: 20130266684
    Abstract: An infant formula having a relatively high content of triglycerides having palmitic acid in the sn-2 position. The formula may include oligofructose. The formula may also include at least one omega 6 fatty acid and at least one omega 3 fatty acid. The formula may also have a relatively low protein content and an alpha-lactalbumin content similar to human milk, The invention also includes a method for improving the stool consistency, increasing bifidobacteria in the colon, and reducing calcium soaps in the stool of a formula-fed infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Margaret Fitzgerald, Martin Jon Kullen, Kalathur S. Ramanujam, Manjiang Yao