Patents by Inventor Richard MacLeod

Richard MacLeod 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).

  • PULSATILE FLUSHING OF MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240108799
    Abstract: A system for flushing a lumen of a medical device to remove air, comprising: a first fluid delivery device adapted to provide a pulsatile flow of a flushing gas from a pressurised source of the flushing gas; a second fluid delivery device adapted to provide a pulsatile flow of a flushing liquid from a source of the flushing liquid; and, at least one fluid coupling for connecting the first fluid delivery device and the second fluid delivery device to the lumen of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Mokita Medical GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Gerard Vecchiotti, Ernest G. Schutt, Joshua Bough, Rosemary Burnell, Tilo Kölbel, Andrew Macleod
  • Methods and apparatus for preserving pallet units of fresh perishables in modified atmosphere-containing bags
    Publication number: 20070220830
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for enclosing a palletized container of fresh containers of perishables inside a modified atmosphere-containing plastic bag stretched over the containers and over upwardly-extending margins of a plastic sheet placed between the pallet and the containers to seal the containers of perishables inside the bag and to facilitate forming a modified atmosphere inside the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Macleod
  • Apparatus and methods for enclosing product units
    Publication number: 20050183397
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sealing pallets of fresh produce inside enclosures and for filling the interiors of the sealed enclosures with a modified gaseous atmosphere moves pallets loaded with fresh produce to a squeeze station where the packages as a unit are gripped between opposing walls on two opposing sides and between additional opposing squeeze members on two other opposing sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Frederick Forgnone, Richard MacLeod
  • Ruminant feed supplement and process for producing same
    Patent number: 4044156
    Abstract: The starch in barley or a like grain is hydrolyzed with the enzyme glucoamylase to produce glucose. The glucose is then reacted with urea under drying conditions to produce a high assay mixture of ureides, mainly monoglucosyl ureide. The end product is found to be a useful non-protein nitrogen feed supplement for cattle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1977
    Assignee: The Research Council of Alberta
    Inventors: Uriel Diner, Richard MacLeod Elofson