Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Clabaugh

Thomas L. Clabaugh 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: 4019020
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a fluid supply, such as human blood going to a hospital patient, at optimum temperatures comprises an electrically heated inner mandrel maintained at a thermostatically controlled temperature. A substantially flat plastic bag having sealed linear forming labyrinth liquid flow passageways is wrapped around the mandrel and supply and exhaust tubes are connected to the ends of the passageways. An outer housing having a pair of hinged wings is provided for holding the bag in wrapped-around contact with the mandrel. The linear sealed areas are interrupted by spaced gaps adapted to inhibit the accumulation of air bubbles along the sealed linear areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: The Gorman-Rupp Company
    Inventors: Larry T. Bilbee, Thomas L. Clabaugh