Patents by Inventor Robert C. Autrey

Robert C. Autrey 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).

  • Liquid supply apparatus and method of operation
    Patent number: 5641006
    Abstract: A liquid supply module includes one or more sets of bulk liquid containers each supplying a respective reservoir via a liquid supply line. The bulk liquid containers and reservoirs are vented above the highest liquid level in the system. A pump periodically removes a known volume of liquid from a reservoir which is replenished from a bulk liquid container. A sensor detects a liquid/air transition in the liquid supply line to the reservoir indicative of the exhaustion of liquid resupply from the bulk liquid container. Art air vent solenoid valve in communication with the reservoir is closed when an empty bulk liquid container is replaced. Normal pump operation siphons liquid out of the bulk container after container replacement. A control system tracks pump iterations and calculates a number of executable iterations remaining before the reservoir runs dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Chiron Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, Steven E. Wilder, Richard L. Bathurst, Dinh Nguyen
  • Waterbed mattress and foundation
    Patent number: 4145781
    Abstract: Waterbed mattress and foundation having the size and appearance of a conventional bed. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripheral cushion and a padded covering which is tailored to have the appearance of a conventional mattress. The water mattress rests in a cavity in a foundation having the external appearance of a conventional innerspring mattress foundation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, John W. Connolly
  • Waterbed mattress construction
    Patent number: 4062077
    Abstract: Waterbed mattress construction having the size and appearance of a conventional innerspring mattress. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripheral cushion and a padded covering which is tailored to have the appearance of a conventional mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: Aqua Gard International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, John W. Connolly
  • Waterbed mattress construction
    Patent number: RE32420
    Abstract: Waterbed mattress construction having the size and appearance of a conventional innerspring mattress. An inner water mattress is supported laterally by a circumscribing framework, and an outer shell is removably mounted over the framework. The shell comprises a peripheral cushion and a padded covering which is tailored to have the appearance of a conventional mattress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1987
    Assignee: Morning Surf Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, John W. Connolly
  • Fluid reservoir
    Patent number: D375565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp.
    Inventors: Robert C. Autrey, Scott C. Lewis, Scott E. Mathis