Patents by Inventor Philip F. Hurst

Philip F. Hurst 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: 4127217
    Abstract: A sensitivity disc dispenser including a dispensing structure for housing a plurality of disc-containing cartridges and including structure for simultaneously dispensing a disc from each cartridge through each one of a selected number of discharge ports containing a cartridge in a predetermined pattern. The discs are positioned from these cartridges into alignment with the respective discharge port and a tamping mechanism expels the disc through the respective discharge ports into a receiving dish. Controls are provided on the dispenser for moving each disc into and retaining it in a predetermined position and orientation with respect to a selected discharge port and assuring the directing of each disc in the proper orientation by the tamping mechanism onto a receiving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Company
    Inventors: Philip F. Hurst, Jasper Derry