Patents by Inventor Brad Boozer
Brad Boozer 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).
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Patent number: 9829397Abstract: An electronic device includes a seal compressed between a moveable structure and a support. A retainer maintains seal compression in a first direction absent force exerted on the moveable structure. However, the retainer allows increased seal compression by moving in a second, opposing direction when force is exerted on the moveable structure. A force sensor (positioned internal to the seal) is influenced by movement of the moveable structure in response to the force and a signal received from the force sensor indicates an amount of the force. By maintaining the seal in compression but allowing further compression, the seal can hermetically seal the electronic device against contaminant entry without adversely impacting detection of the amount of force.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: William C. Lukens, Brad Boozer, Richard D. Shuma
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Publication number: 20170089773Abstract: An electronic device includes a seal compressed between a moveable structure and a support. A retainer maintains seal compression in a first direction absent force exerted on the moveable structure. However, the retainer allows increased seal compression by moving in a second, opposing direction when force is exerted on the moveable structure. A force sensor (positioned internal to the seal) is influenced by movement of the moveable structure in response to the force and a signal received from the force sensor indicates an amount of the force. By maintaining the seal in compression but allowing further compression, the seal can hermetically seal the electronic device against contaminant entry without adversely impacting detection of the amount of force.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: William C. Lukens, Brad Boozer, Richard D. Shuma
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Publication number: 20130266489Abstract: A diagnostic test strip vial has a container, a lid, and a plurality of diagnostic test strips. The container has a generally annular wall that terminates at a base and at an open mouth at an end that is opposite the base. The annular wall is cut at an oblique angle creating a wall that has a high side and a low side at the open mouth. The low side of the annular wall of the container is shorter in length than a diagnostic test strip that enclosed in the vial when the lid is closed with the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Ian Harding, Sridhar G. Iyengar
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Patent number: 8162968Abstract: A lancing device is used with a lancet for lancing body tissue to result in a wound for bleeding. The lancing device has a cantilevered priming arm having a first arm portion that is generally parallel to an internal channel of the device and a second arm portion that is generally perpendicular to the internal channel. The second arm portion is connected to a lancet carrier and movement of the first arm portion toward the internal channel draws the lancet carrier to a primed position and stores energy in a lancet driver.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Agamatrix, Inc.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Patent number: 7927345Abstract: A lancet cartridge has a U-shaped support with a pair of anchor portions, a base portion, and a pair of deformable leg portions connecting the anchor portions to the base portion. The pair of deformable leg portions change shape from an initial shape to an extended shape in response to an external applied force and recover to a retracted shape upon removal of the force. The lancet cartridge also has a lancet having a tip end, an opposing base end, and an axis extending between the tip end and the base end. A portion of the lancet is disposed between the pair of deformable leg portions of the U-shaped support. The lancet is movable between a starting position, an extended puncturing position, and an ending position along the axis of the lancet in a path defined by the U-shaped support. When the lancet is in the starting position, the tip end of the lancet is disposed at least partially through the base portion of the U-shaped support, and the U-shaped support is in the initial shape.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: AgaMatrix, Inc.Inventors: Frederick Berkovitch, Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Sridhar Iyengar, Malia Kilpinen, Sonny Vu
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Patent number: 7438694Abstract: A lancing device is used with a lancet for lancing body tissue to result in a wound for bleeding. An improved lancing device has a priming knob having a slanted priming notch rotatably connected to the lancing device about an axis of rotation generally parallel to a central axis of the lancing device and a strike path of a lancet carrier. Rotation, translation, or both rotation and translation of the priming knob allows a user to prime the lancing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Agamatrix, Inc.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Publication number: 20080109024Abstract: A lancet cartridge has a U-shaped support with a pair of anchor portions, a base portion, and a pair of deformable leg portions connecting the anchor portions to the base portion. The pair of deformable leg portions change shape from an initial shape to an extended shape in response to an external applied force and recover to a retracted shape upon removal of the force. The lancet cartridge also has a lancet having a tip end, an opposing base end, and an axis extending between the tip end and the base end. A portion of the lancet is disposed between the pair of deformable leg portions of the U-shaped support. The lancet is movable between a starting position, an extended puncturing position, and an ending position along the axis of the lancet in a path defined by the U-shaped support. When the lancet is in the starting position, the tip end of the lancet is disposed at least partially through the base portion of the U-shaped support, and the U-shaped support is in the initial shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: AGAMATRIX, INC.Inventors: Frederick Berkovitch, Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Sridhar Iyengar, Malia Kilpinen, Sonny Vu
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Publication number: 20070239188Abstract: A lancing device is used with a lancet for lancing body tissue to result in a wound for bleeding. The lancing device has a cantilevered priming arm having a first arm portion that is generally parallel to an internal channel of the device and a second arm portion that is generally perpendicular to the internal channel. The second arm portion is connected to a lancet carrier and movement of the first arm portion toward the internal channel draws the lancet carrier to a primed position and stores energy in a lancet driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: AGAMATRIX, INC.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Publication number: 20070213637Abstract: A lancing device is used with a lancet for lancing body tissue to result in a wound for bleeding. An improved lancing device has a priming knob having a slanted priming notch rotatably connected to the lancing device about an axis of rotation generally parallel to a central axis of the lancing device and a strike path of a lancet carrier. Rotation, translation, or both rotation and translation of the priming knob allows a user to prime the lancing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: AGAMATRIX, INC.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Publication number: 20070196240Abstract: A test strip vial has a container, a test strip magazine disposed within the container, and a lid. The magazine has a plurality of test strip slots radially disposed about an axis of the magazine and extending through the first end of the magazine. The lid is rotatably attached about the open end of the container and has a test strip aperture defined therein that is sequentially aligned with each of the test strip slots as the lid is rotated. The vial also has an incremental rotation mechanism associated therewith that permits incremental rotation of the lid relative to the magazine to sequentially align the aperture with each of the slots. Test strips are individually disposed within the slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: AgaMatrix, Inc.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Publication number: 20070196242Abstract: A storage container for storing used diagnostic test strips has a base wall, a top wall, and a side wall that define an enclosed container space. The container has formed therein a test strip opening that connects the outside environment with the enclosed container space. The test strip opening is sized to receive a test strip and allow its passage from the outside environment to the enclosed container space. The test strip opening is disposed on the container in a position to restrain a test strip disposed in the container space from falling out of the container through the test strip opening, or the test strip opening is shaped to restrain a test strip disposed in the container space from falling out of the container through the test strip opening, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: AgaMatrix, Inc.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik
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Publication number: 20070080093Abstract: A diagnostic test strip vial has a container, a lid, and a plurality of diagnostic test strips. The container has a generally annular wall that terminates at a base and at an open mouth at an end that is opposite the base. The annular wall is cut at an oblique angle creating a wall that has a high side and a low side at the open mouth. The low side of the annular wall of the container is shorter in length than a diagnostic test strip that enclosed in the vial when the lid is closed with the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2005Publication date: April 12, 2007Applicant: AgaMatrix, Inc.Inventors: Brad Boozer, Joseph Flaherty, Timothy Golnik, Ian Harding, Sridhar Iyengar
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Patent number: D659839Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LPInventors: Julia-Rose Anderson, Laura E. Keith, John Longan, Brad Boozer
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Patent number: D675741Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Julia-Rose Anderson, Laura E. Keith, John Longan, Brad Boozer
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Patent number: D893343Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Inventors: Brad Boozer, Betsy Latham