Patents by Inventor Rodney Crain

Rodney Crain 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).

  • Filter cartridge assembly having fluid management structure
    Patent number: 11717781
    Abstract: A filter cartridge assembly is disclosed, which includes a housing having a reservoir for collecting fluids entering the housing through a gas return path, a sensor located within the reservoir for detecting a fluid level therein, and a backer plate positioned within the housing adjacent an inlet port to the reservoir and including fluid management structure to shield the sensor from fluid entering the reservoir from the gas return path through the inlet port and causing a false indication of the fluid level in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Jones, Joseph Allen, Jonathan Teymouri, Stephanie Retureta, Rodney Crain, Mahesh Krishnamoorthy
  • FILTER CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY HAVING FLUID MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200324238
    Abstract: A filter cartridge assembly is disclosed, which includes a housing having a reservoir for collecting fluids entering the housing through a gas return path, a sensor located within the reservoir for detecting a fluid level therein, and a backer plate positioned within the housing adjacent an inlet port to the reservoir and including fluid management structure to shield the sensor from fluid entering the reservoir from the gas return path through the inlet port and causing a false indication of the fluid level in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob Jones, Joseph Allen, Jonathan Teymouri, Stephanie Retureta, Rodney Crain, Mahesh Krishnamoorthy