Patents by Inventor Paul M. Collins

Paul M. Collins 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: 8985598
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cart having a number of stretcher-like platforms suitable for placement and storage of a medical training manikin. The platforms are mounted to the cart such that they may be substantially pulled out in a direction parallel to their width, so as to facilitate easy loading and unloading of the manikins as well as to provide user access to the manikin when in its proper position on the platform if needed. The cart may include a series of electrical connectors for powering and/or charging the manikins during storage. Additionally, the electrical connectors may be selectively fed by an on-board battery which would enable the manikins to be powered and/or charged even during transport. The cart also preferably includes a motorized lift system, powered by an on-board battery, which raises and lowers the various platforms to allow the height of each platform to be brought to a loading level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Indiana University Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A Engum, David C. Luter, Phillip H. Canada, Paul M. Collins, Jennifer Dwyer
  • Publication number: 20140138926
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cart having a number of stretcher-like platforms suitable for placement and storage of a medical training manikin. The platforms are mounted to the cart such that they may be substantially pulled out in a direction parallel to their width, so as to facilitate easy loading and unloading of the manikins as well as to provide user access to the manikin when in its proper position on the platform if needed. The cart may include a series of electrical connectors for powering and/or charging the manikins during storage. Additionally, the electrical connectors may be selectively fed by an on-board battery which would enable the manikins to be powered and/or charged even during transport. The cart also preferably includes a motorized lift system, powered by an on-board battery, which raises and lowers the various platforms to allow the height of each platform to be brought to a loading level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Scott A. Engum, David C. Luter, Phillip H. Canada, Paul M. Collins, Jennifer Dwyer
  • Publication number: 20120285905
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cart having a number of stretcher-like platforms suitable for placement and storage of a medical training manikin. The platforms are mounted to the cart such that they may be substantially pulled out in a direction parallel to their width, so as to facilitate easy loading and unloading of the manikins as well as to provide user access to the manikin when in its proper position on the platform if needed. The cart may include a series of electrical connectors for powering and/or charging the manikins during storage. Additionally, the electrical connectors may be selectively fed by an on-board battery which would enable the manikins to be powered and/or charged even during transport. The cart also preferably includes a motorized lift system, powered by an on-board battery, which raises and lowers the various platforms to allow the height of each platform to be brought to a loading level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Scott A. Engum, David C. Luter, Phillip H. Canada, Paul M. Collins, Jennifer Dwyer
  • Patent number: 3933519
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for cleaning the exterior surface of a pipe such as a pipe located in a sub-sea location having a coating of concrete or the like thereabout. The apparatus includes a generally longitudinal frame which supports a carriage for longitudinal traverse therealong. The carriage supports a high-pressure fluid nozzle which is arranged to direct the discharge thereof against the pipe coating which is to be removed. The carriage is arranged for longitudinal traverse along the frame, to thereby direct a high-pressure fluid stream into contact with the surface of the pipe. The frame is also arranged for rotation about the pipe, whereby a section of the pipe can be cleaned about its full circumference by a number of generally longitudinal runs along the pipe section being cleaned. The carriage may also support a wire cutter for cutting any re-enforcing wire after the concrete has been dislodged by the fluid nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: HydroTech International, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Koch, Paul M. Collins, William E. White, Jr.