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Patent US8095241 - Fluid evacuation system with two-way communication filter - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn evacuation system includes at least one fluid intake, at least one fluid outlet, at least one operational component such as an evacuation motor, and a first read/write device such as an RFID tag for transmitting, receiving, or storing information. The evacuation system also includes a filter having...http://www.google.com/patents/US8095241?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8095241 - Fluid evacuation system with two-way communication filterAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8095241 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/796,292Publication dateJan 10, 2012Filing dateJun 8, 2010Priority dateApr 4, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2541694A1, CA2541694C, EP1872182A1, EP1872182B1, US7761188, US20060265149, US20100312402, WO2006107976A1Publication number12796292, 796292, US 8095241 B2, US 8095241B2, US-B2-8095241, US8095241 B2, US8095241B2InventorsChristopher A Palmerton, Daniel Palmerton, Robert O Dean, Jay T Kajdas, Earnest MoehlauOriginal AssigneeMedtek Devices, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (40), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (5), Classifications (17), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFluid evacuation system with two-way communication filter
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piece with adjustable utility conduitUS9259260Mar 14, 2013Feb 16, 2016Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.Fluid evacuation deviceUS9375253Mar 14, 2013Jun 28, 2016Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.Electrosurgical instrumentUSD709196Mar 15, 2013Jul 15, 2014Megadyne Medical Products, Inc.Hand pieceClassifications U.S. Classification700/282, 235/385, 702/45, 210/91, 73/37International ClassificationG06F17/00Cooperative ClassificationG05B2219/31034, F24F3/16, Y02P90/10, G05B19/128, G05B2219/33192, G05B2219/50338, F24F2011/0093, G05B2219/31095, Y02P90/04European ClassificationF24F3/16, G05B19/12WLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 11, 2013ASAssignmentOwner name: BUFFALO FILTER LLC, NEW YORKFree format text: MERGER;ASSIGNOR:MEDTEK DEVICES, INC.;REEL/FRAME:030782/0431Effective date: 20130710Jul 16, 2013ASAssignmentOwner name: BANK OF MONTREAL, ILLINOISFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:BUFFALO FILTER LLC;REEL/FRAME:030813/0220Effective date: 20130712Nov 21, 2013ASAssignmentOwner name: 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