Patents by Inventor Mark Larkin

Mark Larkin 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).

  • Patent number: 5125522
    Abstract: A closure which permits the opening of a membrane seal of an enteral nutritional product container in a single-action motion while maintaining product sterility. This closure includes a general cylindrical side wall having threads along the inner surface thereof, a planar top surface having first and second upwardly extending projections. The first projection is associated with a filter means for allowing air to enter the container, while the second projection has a base which is a spikable membrane. A bottom surface having an annular raised portion is provided. The bottom surface has a downwardly projecting plow member as well abutting against gasket means positioned between the annular raised portion and the inner surface of the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Paul A. Pezzoli, Thomas Joyce, Mark Larkin
  • Patent number: 5056946
    Abstract: A device for converting a squeeze bottle having a valved brush closure to a golf club and a golf ball cleaning system includes a ring for attaching the device to a flexible squeeze bottle, a combination collar and basin assembly for rotatably positioning golf balls and a strap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Inventor: Mark Larkin
  • Patent number: 4944396
    Abstract: The present invention is a device for indicating when a golf club is removed from a golf bag, and from which location the club has been removed. A tubular indicator member is pulled by the golf club from the particular aperture where the club resides the tubular indicator extends upwardly so as to visually indicate the location and number of the club that was removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Inventor: Mark Larkin
  • Patent number: 4934545
    Abstract: A closure containing an internalized microbial filter for use in enteral delivery set assemblies. The closure comprises a generally cylindrical side wall, a planar top surface having first and second projections, the first projection being associated with the spikable membrane while the second projection is associated with a filter and with means to limit air access to the filter. The closure also includes a bottom surface having an aperture which extends through the closure to the top surface thereof with the filter being secured to the bottom surface and extending across the opening of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Paul A. Pezzoli, James Renick, Gary N. Smith, Jerold W. Montgomery, David Hofferbert, Mark Larkin