Patents by Inventor David Reynolds
David Reynolds 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: 11612551Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, a formulation in a package, the formulation comprises one or more active agents and is co-mingled with a whipping agent prior to being filled under pressure into the package. The whipping agent is added in sufficient amounts to be dispersed in the formulation. The pressurized package is under sufficient pressure suitable to maintain the whipping agent dispersed in the formulation; and the pressurized package is under sufficient pressure to expel the formulation as a whipped formulation upon application of external force on the formulation in the package.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignees: FORMULATED SOLUTIONS, LLC, BEIERSDORF AGInventors: Stephen Baldwin, Scott Carpenter, Heidi Graham, Nanhye Kim, Tom Meyer, David Reynolds, Jerry Vancleave, Eric Dann, Thomas Dann, Renee Nelson, Brian Dann
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Patent number: 11585459Abstract: An apparatus for use in marine platform jacking is disclosed herein. In one aspect, a jetting valve includes a valve body with a piston assembly disposed therein. The piston assembly is selectively operated to open and close the valve. A biasing member is coupled to the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a first piston and a second piston. The dual pistons, in cooperation with the biasing member, allow the valve to self-seal thereby preventing entry of a fluid which is external to the valve.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Zentech, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Alan McDoneld, William David Reynolds, Jr., Ramesh Maini
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Patent number: 11540676Abstract: A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing and a front cover. The dispenser includes a first internal door configured to secure a first roll of sheet material in a dispensing position and a second internal door configured to secure a second roll of sheet material in a dispensing position. The first and second doors include first and second nozzles for dispensing sheet material. The dispenser is a centrally unwinding dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Green, David Reynolds, Joseph E. Oberdorf, Michiel de Hann
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Patent number: 11478310Abstract: An example method includes registering, via a visualization device, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of an ankle of a patient to a corresponding portion of the anatomy of the ankle viewable via the visualization device, the virtual model obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an ankle arthroplasty procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy. The example method also comprises displaying, via the visualization device and overlaid on the portion of the anatomy, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy for attachment of the prosthetic or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.Inventors: Sergii Poltaretskyi, Damien Cariou, Jean Chaoui, Yannick Morvan, Vincent Gaborit, Benjamin Dassonville, Julia C. Alspaugh, David Reynolds, Dean Nachtrab, Timothy Collins, Paul Stemniski
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Patent number: 11473438Abstract: Rotor systems and methods for improved performance with extended range to stall fabricated through the use of additive manufacturing. A rotor has blades that extend to tips and rotates about an axis. A casing fits over the rotor so that the tips are configured to pass proximate the casing when the rotor rotates. The casing channels a flow stream across the rotor. Grooves are defined in the casing and extend longitudinally at an acute angle relative to the axis. The grooves extend a distance upstream from a leading edge of the blades and over at least a portion of the blade tips so that the blade tips are configured to pass across the grooves when the rotor rotates.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Bruce David Reynolds, John Repp, Peter Hall
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Publication number: 20220322779Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to systems, devices, and methods for mitigating energy propagation through helmets during a collision, thereby reducing the risk of brain damage from a traumatic brain injury. For example, an impact absorption system may be utilized to increase energy absorption of forces propagating through a helmet. In a particular configuration, the absorption system includes an external shell, a plurality of impact absorbing elements, one or more liners, and/or a foam layer to mitigate the resulting forces from an impact that reach a user's brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: David Reynolds
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Patent number: 11466694Abstract: Multistage gas turbine engine (GTE) compressors having optimized stall enhancement feature (SEF) configurations are provided, as are methods for the production thereof. The multistage GTE compressor includes a series of axial compressor stages each containing a rotor mounted to a shaft of a gas turbine engine. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps or processes of selecting a plurality of engine speeds distributed across an operational speed range of the gas turbine engine, identifying one or more stall limiting rotors at each of the selected engine speeds, establishing an SEF configuration in which SEFs are integrated into the multistage GTE compressor at selected locations corresponding to the stall limiting rotors, and producing the multistage GTE compressor in accordance with the optimized SEF configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Bruce David Reynolds, Nick Nolcheff
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Patent number: 11421544Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a shroud with an abradable section and a non-abradable section that cooperatively define a shroud surface. The gas turbine engine also includes a rotor that is supported for rotation within the shroud to generate an aft axial fluid flow. The rotor includes a blade with a blade tip that is crowned and that opposes the abradable section and the non-abradable section of the shroud surface. A crown area of the blade tip opposes the abradable section. A casing treatment feature is provided in the non-abradable section of the shroud to oppose the blade tip of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Bruce David Reynolds, Nick Nolcheff
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Publication number: 20220248916Abstract: A dispenser for sheet materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a housing and a front cover. The dispenser includes a first internal door configured to secure a first roll of sheet material in a dispensing position and a second internal door configured to secure a second roll of sheet material in a dispensing position. The first and second doors include first and second nozzles for dispensing sheet material. The dispenser is a centrally unwinding dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jonathan Green, David Reynolds, Joseph E. Oberdorf, Michiel de Hann
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Publication number: 20210361302Abstract: Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.Inventors: Paul Stemniski, David Reynolds, Shawn McGinley, Ramon Luna
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Patent number: 11156092Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multistage axial-centrifugal compressor for a gas turbine engine and a multistage axial-centrifugal compressor that includes a series of axial compressor stages each having a rotor mounted to a common shaft positioned upstream from a centrifugal compressor stage mounted to the common shaft. The method includes determining an operational rotor tip speed for each of the axial stages. The method includes comparing the operational rotor tip speed to a threshold range value and determining to machine an airfoil of the rotor for at least one of the axial stages by an arbitrary manufacturing approach based on the operational rotor tip speed as greater than the threshold range value. The method includes determining to machine an airfoil of the rotor for at least one of the axial stages by a flank manufacturing approach based on the operational rotor tip speed as less than the threshold range value.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Bruce David Reynolds, Richard David Conner, Michael T. Barton, Jeffrey W. Gluck, Nick Nolcheff
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Publication number: 20210318405Abstract: An active marker device, and method of design thereof, for use in a motion tracking system are provided. In one arrangement, the device comprises a mounting body comprising a mounting surface. A plurality of light emitting units are mounted on respective mounting portions of the mounting surface. A control system controls the plurality of light emitting units such that light is emitted simultaneously from a selected subset of light emitting units. A plurality of optical elements are mounted on the mounting surface. Each optical element covers a different one of the light emitting units and is configured so that an inner surface of the optical element is separated from an outer surface of the light emitting unit. Each optical element redirects a portion of light emitted by the light emitting unit covered by the optical element to be more parallel to the mounting portion of the light emitting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: OXFORD METRICS PLCInventors: Peter WEST, Miles BEATTIE, Paul SMYTH, Phil PRITCHETT, José ARAUJO, David Reynolds
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Patent number: 11116527Abstract: Various surgical devices and methods are disclosed herein. Also disclosed is multi-component prosthesis, which can be used as an ankle prosthesis. One of the disclosed surgical alignment systems includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Paul Stemniski, David Reynolds, Shawn McGinley, Ramon Luna
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Patent number: 11098731Abstract: A compressor for a turbine engine includes a shroud having a grooved section including a plurality of groove segments extending radially into a shroud surface. A rotor assembly rotatably supported in the shroud includes a rotor hub and a plurality of rotor blades. Each rotor blade extends radially from the rotor hub and terminates at a blade tip, which is spaced from the shroud surface by a tip gap and defines a non-constant clearance region between a leading edge position and a medial chord position along the blade chord at the minimum tip clearance. The rotor blades generate an aft axial fluid flow through the shroud and the grooved section is formed in the shroud surface upstream of the medial chord positon within the non-constant clearance region for resisting a reverse axial fluid flow through the tip gap when the compressor section is operated at near stall conditions.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Timothy Gentry, Bruce David Reynolds, Nick Nolcheff
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Publication number: 20210223314Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for testing a device under test (DUT) by receiving a test pattern for a functional test, wherein the test pattern includes a test vector, an expected test result, and an expected power consumption; instructing the test system to run a repetitive loop using a selected functional test as the stimulus; at selected steps in the functional test, measuring power consumption of the DUT; and validating the DUT based on validating the test vector and the power consumption with one or more expected test result patterns and expected power consumption patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Richard C. Carmichael, David Reynolds
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Publication number: 20210212705Abstract: A surgical instrument having a first assembly with a first radio-opaque portion providing a profile of a first portion of an intramedullary implant or canal in a bone, and a second assembly having a second radio-opaque portion providing a profile of a second portion of the intramedullary implant or canal. The surgical instrument may also include a third radio-opaque portion providing an alignment feature to provide a fluoroscopic planar check for the surgical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.Inventors: David Reynolds, Paul Stemniski, Richard Obert
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Publication number: 20210161613Abstract: An example method includes registering, via a visualization device, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of an ankle of a patient to a corresponding portion of the anatomy of the ankle viewable via the visualization device, the virtual model obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an ankle arthroplasty procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy. The example method also comprises displaying, via the visualization device and overlaid on the portion of the anatomy, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy for attachment of the prosthetic or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Sergii Poltaretskyi, Damien Cariou, Jean Chaoui, Yannick Morvan, Vincent Gaborit, Benjamin Dassonville, Julia C. Alspaugh, David Reynolds, Dean Nachtrab, Timothy Collins, Paul Stemniski
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Patent number: 11015465Abstract: A compressor section includes a shroud surface and a rotor with a blade tip that opposes the shroud surface. The rotor is configured to rotate within the shroud about an axis of rotation. Moreover, the compressor section includes a serration groove that is recessed into the shroud surface. The serration groove includes a forward portion with a forward transition and a forward surface that faces in the downstream direction. The forward transition is convexly contoured between the shroud surface and the forward surface. The serration groove includes a trailing portion with a taper surface and a trailing transition. The taper surface tapers inward as the taper surface extends from the forward surface to the trailing transition. The trailing transition is convexly contoured between the taper surface and the shroud surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Bruce David Reynolds, John Repp, David Richard Hanson, Nick Nolcheff, Darrell K James
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Patent number: 11015614Abstract: Variable vane devices containing rotationally-driven translating vane structures are provided, as are methods for fabricating variable vane devices. In one embodiment, the variable vane device includes a flow assembly having a centerline, an annular flow passage extending through the flow assembly, cam mechanisms, and rotationally-driven translating vane structures coupled to the flow assembly and rotatable relative thereto. The translating vane structures include vane bodies positioned within the annular flow passage and angularly spaced about the centerline. During operation of the variable vane device, the cam mechanisms adjust translational positions of the vane bodies within the annular flow passage in conjunction with rotation of the translating vane structures relative to the flow assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Richard David Conner, Bruce David Reynolds, Timothy Gentry, Peter Hall
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Publication number: 20210140560Abstract: An apparatus for use in marine platform jacking is disclosed herein. In one aspect, a jetting valve includes a valve body with a piston assembly disposed therein. The piston assembly is selectively operated to open and close the valve. A biasing member is coupled to the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a first piston and a second piston. The dual pistons, in cooperation with the biasing member, allow the valve to self-seal thereby preventing entry of a fluid which is external to the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Kevin Alan MCDONELD, William David REYNOLDS, JR., Ramesh MAINI