Patents by Inventor Wayne H. Johnson

Wayne H. Johnson 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).

  • System for draining a urinary drainage container
    Patent number: 6012181
    Abstract: An improved system that allows a disabled person in a wheelchair to automatically empty the contents of a bodily waste collection receptacle, such as a leg bag, without the aid of an attendant. The system comprises a pump mounted on the wheelchair, with the pump having an inlet port and a discharge port. The inlet port is connectable to the drain tube of the collection receptacle, and a discharge line is connected to the discharge port of the pump. The discharge line is mounted on the wheelchair, and a valve is provided which controls flow through the discharge line. The valve is selectively positionable between an open position in which flow is permitted through the discharge line and a closed position in which flow is prevented through the discharge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Quality Assistive Devices, Incorporated
    Inventors: Wayne H. Johnson, Kevin D. Murphy
  • Electrodeless lamp with improved bulb mounting arrangement
    Patent number: 5051663
    Abstract: An improved bulb mounting arrangement for an electrodeless lamp to prevent the bulb from rotating during lamp operation. The shape of the bulb mounting projection ends and the shape of the cavity side wall openings are arranged so as to cooperate with each other to preclude substantial rotation of the bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Fusion Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Michael G. Ury, John B. Gunter, Wayne H. Johnson, Donald E. Kuechle