Patents by Inventor Owen Laverty

Owen Laverty 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: 20240252080
    Abstract: This invention relates to a medical device for use in aiding the successful placement of a needle tip in a blood vessel. The medical device comprises a body defining a vacuum chamber therein, a port for engagement of a hub of a needle, a fluid passageway through the port from the exterior of the body to the vacuum chamber in the interior of the body, and means to generate an audio/haptic feedback to a user acted upon by a vacuum in the vacuum chamber. The means to generate the audio/haptic feedback comprises an abutment arm and a complementary abutment surface engaged by the abutment arm. The abutment surface has ribs along its length, opposing the abutment arm. The vacuum in the vacuum chamber moves one of the abutment arm and the abutment surface relative to the other, thereby causing the abutment arm to releasably engage a rib to produce the audible/haptic feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Owen Laverty, Cormac Breatnach
  • Patent number: 6904638
    Abstract: A drying apparatus has a support frame mounted on a handle. A drying spool is rotatably mounted on the support frame and has a web of liquid absorbent material which is incrementally scrolled from the drying spool onto a take-up roller during use of the apparatus. A user grips the handle on the support frame to move the apparatus back and forth over a wet floor surface with the web in contact with the floor surface to dry the floor surface. Indexing means is provided for incrementally advancing the drying web from the drying spool to the take-up roller to advance the wet web onto the take-up roller. On the forward stroke the web is held immobile to dry the wet floor surface as it is pushed over the wet floor surface. On the reverse stroke the indexing means releases the take-up roller to wind the wet web portion onto the take-up roller and pull a dry portion of web from the drying spool at the start of the next forward drying stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Barema Limited
    Inventors: Barry Flynn, Joseph Naughton, Hugh Mc Loughlin, Owen Laverty
  • Publication number: 20050072693
    Abstract: A storage case (1) for a compact disc (2) comprises an outer shell (4) within which an inner carrier (5) for storing the compact disc (2) is slideable between an open and a closed position. The compact disc (2) is stored in a disc storing area (20) between a lower support plate (15) and an upper retaining member (19) of the inner carrier (5). Guide plates (25, 26) slideably guide the compact disc (2) into and out of the disc storing area (20). Resilient disc engaging clips (30) on a rear end wall (17) of the inner carrier (5) resiliently urges the compact disc (2) against corresponding abutment members (33) on the front end wall (16) for securing the compact disc (2) against sideward sliding from the disc storing area (20). The combination of the disc engaging clips (30) and the guide plates (25, 26) avoid the need for a central locating spigot for engaging a central opening of the compact disc (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: John Lawlor, William Lawlor, Patrick Wright, John McCormack, Owen Laverty
  • Patent number: 6865033
    Abstract: A lenticular display device comprises a back panel 2 having a major surface 15 with a substantially fixed curvature. A front panel 4 is substantially in register with the back panel and is releasably pressed against and into conformity with the major surface 15 by cams 11 which apply oppositely-directed tangential forces at the edges of the front panel. An image sheet 20 and lenticular lens 21 are sandwiched between the two panels, the lens being maintained in intimate contact with substantially the entire area of the image sheet by the panels. In another embodiment the front panel is omitted and the lens itself serves as the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Inventor: Owen Laverty
  • Publication number: 20040120048
    Abstract: A lenticular display device comprises a back panel 2 having a major surface 15 with a substantially fixed curvature. A front panel 4 is substantially in register with the back panel and is releasably pressed against and into conformity with the major surface 15 by cams 11 which apply oppositely-directed tangential forces at the edges of the front panel. An image sheet 20 and lenticular lens 21 are sandwiched between the two panels, the lens being maintained in intimate contact with substantially the entire area of the image sheet by the panels. In another embodiment the front panel is omitted and the lens itself serves as the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Owen Laverty
  • Publication number: 20030041404
    Abstract: A drying apparatus has a support frame mounted on a handle. A drying spool is rotatably mounted on the support frame and has a web of liquid absorbent material which is incrementally scrolled from the drying spool onto a take-up roller during use of the apparatus. A user grips the handle on the support frame to move the apparatus back and forth over a wet floor surface with the web in contact with the floor surface to dry the floor surface. Indexing means is provided for incrementally advancing the drying web from the drying spool to the take-up roller to advance the wet web onto the take-up roller. On the forward stroke the web is held immobile to dry the wet floor surface as it is pushed over the wet floor surface. On the reverse stroke the indexing means releases the take-up roller to wind the wet web portion onto the take-up roller and pull a dry portion of web from the drying spool at the start of the next forward drying stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Barry Flynn, Joseph Naughton, Hugh McLoughlin, Owen Laverty