Patents by Inventor Richard E. Denis

Richard E. Denis 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: 4652260
    Abstract: An infusion device for a syringe includes a ratcheted stepper motor driven intermittently under the control of a control circuit to advance a syringe plunger driver. Different speeds are determined by the detected size of the syringe in the device. A clutch assembly disengageably connects the plunger driver to a drive belt driven by the stepper motor.A connector for a tubing set has a syringe-connect portion located in a recess of the connector, and cooperates with a force sensor in the device to detect occlusions. The connector has annular projecting portions with parallel, spaced apart actuating surfaces for engagement of the force sensor in either of two positions of the connector in the device. The connector is adapted to indicate to a sensor in which position it is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Strato Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Paul V. Fenton, Jr., Thomas M. Young, George Adaniya, Richard E. Denis, Robert L. Miller, Ernest M. Santin