Patents by Inventor MICHAEL KEVIN BRADLEY

MICHAEL KEVIN BRADLEY 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).

  • Protective enclosure for use with a sensor for detecting an analyte
    Patent number: 8661896
    Abstract: A method of protecting a sensor for use in an environment, includes providing a protective enclosure formed in a plurality of sections, at least a first section of the plurality of sections being movable relative to a second section of the plurality of sections so that the protective enclosure can be placed around at least a portion of the sensor; placing the first section adjacent the sensor while the first section and the second section are in an open state; and moving the second section to place the first section and the second section in a closed state in which the first section and the second section encompass the at least a portion of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventor: Michael Kevin Bradley
  • PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR USE WITH A SENSOR FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE
    Publication number: 20130025367
    Abstract: A method of protecting a sensor for use in an environment, includes providing a protective enclosure formed in a plurality of sections, at least a first section of the plurality of sections being movable relative to a second section of the plurality of sections so that the protective enclosure can be placed around at least a portion of the sensor; placing the first section adjacent the sensor while the first section and the second section are in an open state; and moving the second section to place the first section and the second section in a closed state in which the first section and the second section encompass the at least a portion of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventor: MICHAEL KEVIN BRADLEY