Patents by Inventor Michael Dutcher

Michael Dutcher 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).

  • Publication number: 20140236117
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a patient interface for use with an injector assembly, the patient interface having a removable cap, wherein removal of the cap after an injection disables the patient interface to prevent re-use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Pulse Needlefree Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: MICHAEL DUTCHER
  • Patent number: 5871321
    Abstract: An improved, process compatible fastener is especially useful for securing a member, such as a wafer clamp ring, to an assembly for use in a process environment. The fastener is of a simple design, such that it is readily manufactured, and such that it is not a source of contamination. In particular, an integrated fastener includes both a metal fastener and a cone shaped metal lock washer within a single fastener assembly, such that a single fastener is used for accomplish the function of a screw and a washer. All surfaces of the fastener that are exposed within the process environment are encapsulated in a process compatible material. In this way, the fastener may be secured in the process environment in a single operation without leaving any gaps or partially exposed surfaces that may introduce contaminants into the process environment, such that the integrated fastener also provides the function of a process compatible cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dutcher, Richard Blume, Hans Petrusk
  • Patent number: D339408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Inventor: Michael A. Dutcher