Patents by Inventor Robert J. LaBean

Robert J. LaBean 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).

  • Dual sealing system for use with a probe
    Patent number: 8628056
    Abstract: A dual sealing system (20) is provided for use with a probe (21) to allow access to an interior space (34) from an exterior environment (32). The system (20) includes a housing (22) defining a port (24) extending along a longitudinal axis (26) between an exterior end (28) of the housing and an interior end (30) of the housing to establish communication between an exterior environment (32) and an interior space (34); a first flexible, resilient penetratable member (40) extending across the port at a first location along the axis, the first penetratable member configured to create a seal around the probe with the probe inserted therethrough; and a second flexible, penetratable member (42) extending across the port at a second location along the axis spaced toward the interior end from the first location, the second penetratable member configured to create a seal after having been penetrated by the probe and the probe has been removed from the second penetratable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: AptarGroup, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. LaBean, Gregory M. Olechowski, Jason D. Hatton, John Miller Hess, III, Robert Huber, Jr.
  • Dual sealing system for use with a probe
    Publication number: 20100193516
    Abstract: A dual sealing system (20) is provided for use with a probe (21) to allow access to an interior space (34) from an exterior environment (32). The system (20) includes a housing (22) defining a port (24) extending along a longitudinal axis (26) between an exterior end (28) of the housing and an interior end (30) of the housing to establish communication between an exterior environment (32) and an interior space (34); a first flexible, resilient penetratable member (40) extending across the port at a first location along the axis, the first penetratable member configured to create a seal around the probe with the probe inserted therethrough; and a second flexible, penetratable member (42) extending across the port at a second location along the axis spaced toward the interior end from the first location, the second penetratable member configured to create a seal after having been penetrated by the probe and the probe has been removed from the second penetratable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Robert J. LaBean, Gregory M. Olechowski, Jason D. Hatton, John Miller Hess, III, Robert Huber, JR.