Patents by Inventor Alan L. Schenck

Alan L. Schenck 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: 11850414
    Abstract: A fluid handling system includes a console configured to connect with a first electrical interface that is configured to connect to a plurality of components of the fluid handling system, the console including a second electrical interface configured to connect with the first electrical interface, a display, and one or more hardware processors. A control system includes the one or more hardware processors and a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the control system to: detect an electrical signal from a first component of the plurality of components of the fluid handling system responsive to a caretaker performing a first instruction; determine a system state of the fluid handling system based at least in part on the electrical signal from the first component; compare the system state with a predetermined state condition corresponding to said first instruction; and output an indication on the display of the system state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Paul F. Muller, Keif M. Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20210187270
    Abstract: A fluid handling system includes a console configured to connect with a first electrical interface that is configured to connect to a plurality of components of the fluid handling system, the console including a second electrical interface configured to connect with the first electrical interface, a display, and one or more hardware processors. A control system includes the one or more hardware processors and a non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the control system to: detect an electrical signal from a first component of the plurality of components of the fluid handling system responsive to a caretaker performing a first instruction; determine a system state of the fluid handling system based at least in part on the electrical signal from the first component; compare the system state with a predetermined state condition corresponding to said first instruction; and output an indication on the display of the system state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Paul F. Muller, Keif M. Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 11033728
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a fluid handling system are disclosed herein. For example, the fluid handling system can include a catheter assembly and a console configured to control the operation of the catheter assembly. A removable interface member can be configured to provide fluid and electrical communication between the catheter assembly and the console. Additionally, a control system is disclosed for controlling operation of the fluid handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TC1 LLC
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Paul F. Muller, Keif M. Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 5431620
    Abstract: A method and system of determining an operation parameter for a centrifuge includes measuring one or more physical characteristics of a rotor interchangeably supported by a rotor drive. In the preferred embodiment, windage is measured at a first rotational speed and a speed-dependent signal is generated to adjust a vacuum system based upon changes in rotational speed of the rotor. Changes in windage may also be used as a basis for adjusting a refrigeration circuit. Either as an alternative or in addition to monitoring windage, the moment of inertia can be measured and used to adjust adaptive circuitry. For example, the drive circuitry may be adjusted based upon a determination of inertia as the physical characteristic of interest. The method and system isolate inertia and windage as the main forms of resistance to acceleration of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Jin Y. Song
  • Patent number: D696769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Thoratec Corporation
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Keif Fitzgerald, Paul Muller, Joseph P. Sullivan, Keith Schubert, Peter W. Bristol, Jeffrey Paul Mills, Patrick Vilbrandt, Paul C. Leonard
  • Patent number: D746975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: THORATEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan L. Schenck, Keif Fitzgerald, Paul Muller, Joseph P. Sullivan, Keith Schubert, Peter W. Bristol, Jeffrey Paul Mills, Patrick Vilbrandt, Paul C. Leonard