Patents by Inventor Brian K. Asselin

Brian K. Asselin 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: 6814574
    Abstract: Pliers for forming and removing bumps for the dental appliance without heating are disclosed. The eraser pliers for erasing a bump on an appliance include a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having flat surface mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion; and a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion having a second flat surface mounted at a distal end of the second jaw portion, the first and second flat surfaces adapted to engage and flatten the bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Abolfathi, Brian K. Asselin, Eric Kuo, Loc X. Phan
  • Publication number: 20040086823
    Abstract: Pliers for forming and removing bumps for the dental appliance without heating are disclosed. The eraser pliers for erasing a bump on an appliance include a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having flat surface mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion; and a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion having a second flat surface mounted at a distal end of the second jaw portion, the first and second flat surfaces adapted to engage and flatten the bump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Amir Abolfathi, Brian K. Asselin, Eric Kuo, Loc X. Phan
  • Patent number: 4951636
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system for internal combustion engines in which an electric-motor fuel pump supplies fuel under pressure to a fuel injector carried by the engine. An engine air intake manifold is likewise carried by the engine and supplied with combustion air. A pressure sensor is responsive to a pressure differential between the fuel injector and air manifold for controlling a pulse-width modulated drive signal applied to the fuel pump motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Walbro Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Tuckey, James L. Thompson, Brian K. Asselin
  • Patent number: 4928657
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system for automotive engine and like applications comprises a canister for positioning within a fuel tank so as to be surrounded by fuel in the tank. An electric-motor fuel pump has an inlet and an outlet for feeding fuel under pressure from the tank to the engine. Excess fuel is returned from the engine to the canister. A fuel level sensor includes a pressure sensor positioned at a lower portion of the canister and responsive to head pressure within the canister and within the surrounding tank for providing an electrical signal as a function of a difference between such pressures. An indicator is responsive to such electrical signal for displaying tank fuel level to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Walbro Corporation
    Inventor: Brian K. Asselin