Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Lane
Michael Charles Lane 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).
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Publication number: 20240173173Abstract: Medical tubing securement apparatuses may be configured as a stamped projection of a film including a living hinge and one or more securement catches. In particular, described herein are urinary catheter securement devices and IV securement devices. These medical tubing securement apparatuses may be three-dimensional adhesive medical devices having a layer of material that was formed by stamping or pressing a sheet of the material into a complex 3D shape capable of supporting a medical tubing (e.g., urinary catheter and/or IV line).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Rajiv DOSHI, Kenneth CHOU, Arthur G. SANDOVAL, Robert Charles LANE, Gabriel Philip HOWLES-BANERJI, Michael Lawrence FAVET
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Patent number: 10222763Abstract: A remote isolation system (10) for a plant comprising equipment (20,21) energizable by an energy source (30) and a control system (50,260) enabling automated isolation of the equipment (20,21) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state when authorized by the control system (50,260), wherein said control system (50,260) enables remote isolation of the equipment (20,21) by one or more mobile isolation device(s) (120) provided as part of the remote isolation system (10) and configured to request the control system (50,260) to authorize equipment (20,21) isolation.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: REMSAFE PTY LTDInventor: Michael Charles Lane
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Patent number: 10162313Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) for remotely isolating equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) in a plant comprising equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) energisable by an energy source and a control system (50) for controlling operation of said equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) and isolation of said equipment from said energy source to an isolated state by an operator, wherein said control system (50, 260, 700) includes an identification device (790) for an operator to provide operator identification data; and a processor for comparing said operator identification data with stored identification data (261) for operators authorised to use the equipment isolation system (10) wherein said control system (50, 260, 700) is configured to enable use of the equipment isolation system (10) by said operator only where the processor matches operator identification data provided to the identification device (790) and said stored identification data (261).Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: REMSAFE PTY LTD.Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Jack Mross
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Patent number: 10163592Abstract: An equipment isolation switch assembly (200) for use in a remote isolation system (10) for isolating an equipment item (20,21) comprising an equipment isolation switch (400) movable between a first position (NORMAL) in which said equipment item (20,21) is energized by an energy source (30) and a second isolated position (ISOLATE) in which said equipment item (20,21) is isolated from said energy source (30) and an actuating device (500) co-operable with the equipment isolation switch (400) to move it between said first and second positions wherein said isolation switch assembly (200) includes at least one securing means (291,405) for securing said actuating device (500) in co-operation with said equipment isolation switch (400) whenever in operative state.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: REMSAFE PTY LTD.Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Jack Mross, Kazimierz Kacperek
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Publication number: 20170129711Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) comprising at least one equipment item (20) including a conveyor belt (21) energisable by an energy source (30), an automated conveyor belt clamp system (21A) operable for restricting conveyor belt (21) movement from movement under normal operating conditions as part of the isolation and a control system (50,260) for automatically isolating said conveyor belt (21) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state in an isolation process wherein said control system (50,260) operates said automated conveyor belt clamp system (21A) as a step in said isolation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventor: Michael Charles Lane
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Publication number: 20170001808Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) comprising at least one equipment item (20,25) including a shuttle conveyor system (25) including a conveyor shuttle (25A) energisable by an energy source (30) an automated conveyor shuttle locking system (250) operable for restricting conveyor shuttle (25A) movement during isolation and a control system (50,260) for automatically isolating said conveyor shuttle (25A) from said energy source to an isolated state in an isolation process wherein said control system (50,260) operates said automated shuttle conveyor locking system (250) as a step in said isolation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Michael Charles Lane
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Publication number: 20170003663Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) for remotely isolating equipment (20,21) in a plant comprising equipment (20,21) energisable by an energy source (30) and a control system (50,260) for controlling operation of said equipment (20,21) and isolation of said equipment (20,21) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state by an operator, wherein said control system (50,260) includes an identification device for an operator to provide operator identification data to the control system (50,260) as a step in using the isolation system (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Michael Charles Lane
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Publication number: 20170003662Abstract: A remote isolation system (10) for a plant comprising equipment (20,21) energisable by an energy source (30) and a control system (50,260) enabling automated isolation of the equipment (20,21) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state when authorised by the control system (50,260), wherein said control system (50,260) enables remote isolation of the equipment (20,21) by one or more mobile isolation device(s) (120) provided as part of the remote isolation system (10) and configured to request the control system (50,260) to authorise equipment (20,21) isolation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Michael Charles Lane
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Publication number: 20170003665Abstract: A remote isolation system (10) for a plant comprising a plurality of equipment items (20,21,21A,210,210A,250,250A) energisable by an energy source (30), a control system (50,260) enabling automatic isolation of each equipment item (20,21,21A,210,210A,250,250A) of said plurality of equipment items (20,21,21A,210,210A,250,250A) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state when authorised by the control system (50,260), wherein said control system (50,260) is configured to respond to an isolation demand input corresponding with one of a plurality of available equipment isolation modes, each of which enable automatic isolation of at least one of said plurality of equipment items (20,21,21A,210,210A,250,250A) from said energy source (30) when authorised by the control system (50,260).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Kazimierz Kacperek, Jack Mross
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Publication number: 20170001807Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) comprising at least one equipment item (20,21,25) energisable by an energy source (30) and a control system (50,260) for automatically isolating said at least one equipment item (20,21,25) from said energy source (30) to an isolated state, wherein said equipment isolation system (10) includes means for securing the integrity of operation of said equipment isolation system, said securing means (21A,25A,50,S,900) including at least one monitoring means (50,S,900) for continuously monitoring the isolation state of said at least one equipment item (20,21,25) through detection of undesired energy flow or possible energy flow therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Kazimierz Kacperek, Jack Mross
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Publication number: 20170004942Abstract: An equipment isolation switch assembly (200) for use in a remote isolation system (10) for isolating an equipment item (20,21) comprising an equipment isolation switch (400) movable between a first position (NORMAL) in which said equipment item (20,21) is energized by an energy source (30) and a second isolated position (ISOLATE) in which said equipment item (20,21) is isolated from said energy source (30) and an actuating device (500) co-operable with the equipment isolation switch (400) to move it between said first and second positions wherein said isolation switch assembly (200) includes at least one securing means (291,405) for securing said actuating device (500) in co-operation with said equipment isolation switch (400) whenever in operative state,Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Jack Mross, Kazimierz Kacperek
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Publication number: 20170003664Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) comprising equipment (20,21) energisable by an energy source (30), a control system (50,260) for controlling operation of said equipment (20,21) and which enables isolation of said equipment (20,21) from said energy source (30) when an isolation request for said equipment (20,21) is authorised by the control system (50,260) and an isolation system switch means (400, 585,650) operable by an actuating device (500) for switching said isolation system (10) between operative and inoperative states under determined conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Kazimierz Kacperek, Jack Mross
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Publication number: 20170003661Abstract: An equipment isolation system (10) for remotely isolating equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) in a plant comprising equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) energisable by an energy source and a control system (50) for controlling operation of said equipment (20, 21, 210, 250) and isolation of said equipment from said energy source to an isolated state by an operator, wherein said control system (50, 260, 700) includes an identification device (790) for an operator to provide operator identification data; and a processor for comparing said operator identification data with stored identification data (261) for operators authorised to use the equipment isolation system (10) wherein said control system (50, 260, 700) is configured to enable use of the equipment isolation system (10) by said operator only where the processor matches operator identification data provided to the identification device (790) and said stored identification data (261).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Jack Mross
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Publication number: 20170001652Abstract: A remote isolation system (700) for a rail system (200) comprising a rail system component (215A) other than rail traffic energisable by an energy source (23) and a control system (205) for controlling operation of said rail system component (215A) wherein said control system (205) enables isolation of said rail system component (215A) from said energy source (23) to an isolated state when an isolation request for said rail system component (215A) is authorised by the control system (205).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Lane, Jack Mross