Patents by Inventor Elliott Thompson
Elliott Thompson 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: 11911416Abstract: Described herein is a method for treating or restoring loss of hearing and balance in a subject in need thereof. In certain aspects, the disclosed method is comprised of transplanting a humanized otocyst to a target delivery site in the subject. According to certain aspects, the otocyst is obtained from a humanized non-human mammal embryo. In certain exemplary aspects, the non-human mammal is a pig. In certain embodiments, prior to transplantation, the otocyst is cultured in a species-specific tissue culture buffer.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Bernd Fritzsch, Karen Elliott Thompson, Marlan Hansen
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Publication number: 20200061120Abstract: Described herein is a method for treating or restoring loss of hearing and balance in a subject in need thereof. In certain aspects, the disclosed method is comprised of transplanting a humanized otocyst to a target delivery site in the subject. According to certain aspects, the otocyst is obtained from a humanized non-human mammal embryo. In certain exemplary aspects, the non-human mammal is a pig. In certain embodiments, prior to transplantation, the otocyst is cultured in a species-specific tissue culture buffer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Bernd Fritzsch, Karen Elliott Thompson, Marlan Hansen
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Patent number: 9643033Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments include, in some embodiments, features of the stitching which limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices, while avoiding contact between the wearer's hands and head, neck or body. In some embodiments, a re-positionable elastic closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the re-positionable closure and the neck flap without contacting his or her neck or the interior of the garment, thereby avoiding a personal contamination event.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: QUEST ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20160151648Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments are described. Features of the stitching of some embodiments limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices, while avoiding contact between the wearer's hands and head, neck or body. In some embodiments, a re-positionable elastic closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the re-positionable closure and the neck flap without contacting his or her neck or the interior of the garment, thereby avoiding a personal contamination event (PCE).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Patent number: 9248322Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments are described. Features of the stitching of some embodiments limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices. In some embodiments, a repositionable closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the repositionable closure and the neck flap.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Quest Environmental & Safety Products, Inc.Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20140173814Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments are described. Features of the stitching of some embodiments limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices. In some embodiments, a repositionable closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the repositionable closure and the neck flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Quest Environmental & Safety Products, Inc.Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Patent number: 8621669Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments are described. Features of the stitching of some embodiments limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices. In some embodiments, a repositionable closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the repositionable closure and the neck flap.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Quest Environmental & Safety Products, Inc.Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20120124722Abstract: Nonwoven safety garments are described. Features of the stitching of some embodiments limit the number of particulates emitted from seams between cut edges. Attachments features may be included on the garments to enable secure, external attachment of measuring equipment. Doffing features, such as loops, are provided to help the wearer safely remove the garment, either by helping her pull off part or all of the garment or by starting to separate closure devices. In some embodiments, a repositionable closure on a neck flap covers the neck up to the bottom of a face mask or respirator, and a grasping tab helps the wearer safely open the repositionable closure and the neck flap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Mark Dieterle, Joseph T. Marcum, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20060073979Abstract: A laminated superconductor wire includes a superconductor wire assembly, which includes a first superconductor insert comprising a first high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a first substrate and a second superconductor insert comprising a second high temperature superconductor layer overlaying a second substrate. The first and second superconductor inserts are joined together at their respective substrates. An electrically conductive structure substantially surrounds the superconductor wire assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2005Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Cornelis Thieme, Alexis Malozemoff, Martin Rupich, Urs-Detlev Schoop, Elliott Thompson, Darren Verebelyi
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Patent number: 6694600Abstract: A method is described to prepare a highly textured oxide superconductor article in a single deformation-sinter process. A precursor article including a plurality of filaments comprising a precursor oxide having a dominant amount of a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 phase and a constraining member substantially surrounding each of the filaments is provided. Each of the filaments extends along the length of the article. The oxide article is subjected to a heat treatment at an oxygen partial pressure and temperature selected to convert a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 oxide into an orthorhombic BSCCO 2212 oxide and, thereafter, roll worked in a high reduction draft in a range of about 40% to 95% in thickness so that the filaments have a constraining dimension is substantially equivalent to a longest dimension of the oxide superconductor grains. The rolled article is sintered to obtain a BSCCO 2223 oxide superconductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: American Superconductor CorporationInventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Publication number: 20040014605Abstract: A method is described to prepare a highly textured oxide superconductor article in a single deformation-sinter process. A precursor article including a plurality of filaments comprising a precursor oxide having a dominant amount of a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 phase and a constraining member substantially surrounding each of the filaments is provided. Each of the filaments extends along the length of the article. The oxide article is subjected to a heat treatment at an oxygen partial pressure and temperature selected to convert a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 oxide into an orthorhombic BSCCO 2212 oxide and, thereafter, roll worked in a high reduction draft in a range of about 40% to 95% in thickness so that the filaments have a constraining dimension is substantially equivalent to a longest dimension of the oxide superconductor grains. The rolled article is sintered to obtain a BSCCO 2223 oxide superconductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2001Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Patent number: 6584334Abstract: An oxide superconductor wire is prepared by preparing a length of precursor wire for processing into an oxide superconductor wire and coating the precursor wire with an isolating layer. The coated wire is wound onto a reel in a spiralling manner, such that each turn of the spiral is in alignment with the preceding turn of the spiral along an axis perpendicular to the axis of winding. The wound precursor wire is then heated to form the oxide superconductor. The removable isolating layer is prepared by coating the wire with a solution including a metal oxide and a porosity-inducing component, and heating the coated wire so as to induce porosity and control grain size of the metal oxide so as to render the coating removable. The coating should function to isolate the overlapping turns of the wound wire from neighboring wires, so that no diffusion bonding or adherence between the turns occurs.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2002Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: American Superconductor Corp.Inventors: John B. Pereira, Steven Hughson, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20020183208Abstract: An oxide superconductor wire is prepared by preparing a length of precursor wire for processing into an oxide superconductor wire and coating the precursor wire with an isolating layer. The coated wire is wound onto a reel in a spiralling manner, such that each turn of the spiral is in alignment with the preceding turn of the spiral along an axis perpendicular to the axis of winding. The wound precursor wire is then heated to form the oxide superconductor. The removable isolating layer is prepared by coating the wire with a solution including a metal oxide and a porosity-inducing component, and heating the coated wire so as to induce porosity and control grain size of the metal oxide so as to render the coating removable. The coating should function to isolate the overlapping turns of the wound wire from neighboring wires, so that no diffusion bonding or adherence between the turns occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Inventors: John B. Pereira, Steven Hughson, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20020176943Abstract: An oxide superconductor wire is prepared by preparing a length of precursor wire for processing into an oxide superconductor wire and coating the precursor wire with an isolating layer. The coated wire is wound onto a reel in a spiralling manner, such that each turn of the spiral is in alignment with the preceding turn of the spiral along an axis perpendicular to the axis of winding. The wound precursor wire is then heated to form the oxide superconductor. The removable isolating layer is prepared by coating the wire with a solution including a metal oxide and a porosity-inducing component, and heating the coated wire so as to induce porosity and control grain size of the metal oxide so as to render the coating removable. The coating should function to isolate the overlapping turns of the wound wire from neighboring wires, so that not diffusion bonding or adherence between the turns occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: John B. Pereira, Steven Hughson, Elliott Thompson
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Publication number: 20020111276Abstract: A novel process of the production and processing of high quality, high Tc (Bi,Pb)SCCO superconductors starts with fabrication of a precursor article including selected intermediate phases with desired chemical and structural properties. The precursor fabrication includes introducing the reacted mixture having a dominant amount of the tetragonal BSCCO phase into a metal sheath, and sealing the reacted mixture within said sheath, heating the mixture at a second selected processing temperature in an inert atmosphere with a second selected oxygen partial pressure for a second selected time period, the second processing temperature and the second oxygen partial pressure being cooperatively selected to form a dominant amount of an orthorhombic BSCCO phase in the reacted mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Patent number: 6400970Abstract: An oxide superconductor wire is prepared by preparing a length of precursor wire for processing into an oxide superconductor wire and coating the precursor wire with an isolating layer. The coated wire is wound onto a reel in a spiralling manner, such that each turn of the spiral is in alignment with the preceding turn of the spiral along an axis perpendicular to the axis of winding. The wound precursor wire is then heated to form the oxide superconductor. The removable isolating layer is prepared by coating the wire with a solution including a metal oxide and a porosity-inducing component, and heating the coated wire so as to induce porosity and control grain size of the metal oxide so as to render the coating removable. The coating should function to isolate the overlapping turns of the wound wire from neighboring wires, so that not diffusion bonding or adherence between the turns occurs.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: American Superconductor Corp.Inventors: Steven Hughson, Elliott Thompson
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Patent number: 6331675Abstract: An aspected multifilamentary oxide article is provided having a plurality of aspected filaments including a metal oxide and extending continuously for the length of the article. A constraining member substantially surrounds each filament, wherein each of the filaments has an average transverse cross-sectional thickness less than about 35 &mgr;m and an average variation in cross-section along its length of less than about 10%. The article exhibits superior filament uniformity, hardness, and oxide density and texture.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1997Date of Patent: December 18, 2001Assignee: American Superconductor CorporationInventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Patent number: 6311386Abstract: A novel process of the production and processing of high quality, high Tc (Bi,Pb)SCCO superconductors starts with fabrication of a precursor article including selected intermediate phases with desired chemical and structural properties. The precursor fabrication includes introducing the reacted mixture having a dominant amount of the tetragonal BSCCO phase into a metal sheath, and sealing the reacted mixture within said sheath, heating the mixture at a second selected processing temperature in an inert atmosphere with a second selected oxygen partial pressure for a second selected time period, the second processing temperature and the second oxygen partial pressure being cooperatively selected to form a dominant amount of an orthorhombic BSCCO phase in the reacted mixture.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: American Superconductor CorporationInventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Patent number: 6247224Abstract: A method is described to prepare a highly textured oxide superconductor article in a single deformation-sinter process. A precursor article including a plurality of filaments comprising a precursor oxide having a dominant amount of a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 phase and a constraining member substantially surrounding each of the filaments is provided. Each of the filaments extends along the length of the article. The oxide article is subjected to a heat treatment at an oxygen partial pressure and temperature selected to convert a tetragonal BSCCO 2212 oxide into an orthorhombic BSCCO 2212 oxide and, thereafter, roll worked in a high reduction draft in a range of about 40% to 95% in thickness so that the filaments have a constraining dimension is substantially equivalent to a longest dimension of the oxide superconductor grains. The rolled article is sintered to obtain a BSCCO 2223 oxide superconductor.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: American Superconductor CorporationInventors: Qi Li, Eric R. Podtburg, Patrick John Walsh, William L. Carter, Gilbert N. Riley, Jr., Martin W. Rupich, Elliott Thompson, Alexander Otto
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Patent number: 5952270Abstract: An oxide superconductor wire is prepared by preparing a length of precursor wire for processing into an oxide superconductor wire and coating the precursor wire with an isolating layer. The coated wire is wound onto a reel in a spiralling manner, such that each turn of the spiral is in alignment with the preceding turn of the spiral along an axis perpendicular to the axis of winding. The wound precursor wire is then heated to form the oxide superconductor. The removable isolating layer is prepared by coating the wire with a solution including a metal oxide and a porosity-inducing component, and heating the coated wire so as to induce porosity and control grain size of the metal oxide so as to render the coating removable. The coating should function to isolate the overlapping turns of the wound wire from neighboring wires, so that not diffusion bonding or adherence between the turns occurs.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1994Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: American Superconductor CorporationInventors: Steven Hughson, Elliott Thompson