Patents by Inventor TIMOTHY C. MCFARLAND

TIMOTHY C. MCFARLAND 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).

  • Disinfectant caps
    Patent number: 10617780
    Abstract: A cleaning device for LADs, and other such threaded devices, comprising a cap and a cleaning agent. The cap comprises a casing having an opening to an interior cavity. A threaded coupling mechanism is located on the inner surface of the casing proximate the opening. The coupling mechanism has retention features that provide localized pressure points on the threads of the LAD to accommodate thread variance and reduce the chance of premature disengagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Alan R. Dombrowski, Timothy C. McFarland, John C. Detloff
  • DISINFECTANT CAPS
    Publication number: 20180361003
    Abstract: A cleaning device for LADs, and other such threaded devices, comprising a cap and a cleaning agent. The cap comprises a casing having an opening to an interior cavity. A threaded coupling mechanism is located on the inner surface of the casing proximate the opening. The coupling mechanism has retention features that provide localized pressure points on the threads of the LAD to accommodate thread variance and reduce the chance of premature disengagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: ALAN R. DOMBROWSKI, TIMOTHY C. MCFARLAND, JOHN C. DETLOFF