Patents by Inventor Eric M. Lewis

Eric M. Lewis 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: 11987420
    Abstract: A packaging assembly for a home appliance includes a base frame including a first plank and a second plank provided parallel to the first plank, and a pair of spring clips attached to the base frame. The pair of spring clips includes a right spring clip attached to a top surface of the first plank, and a left spring clip attached to a top surface of the second plank, wherein an axial extension direction of the right spring clip is parallel to an axial extension direction of the left spring clip, and wherein the pair of springs are configured to selectively accept a base rail of the home appliance therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Klump, Eric Matthew Lewis, Elizabeth Ann Sherzer, David Osbourne
  • Patent number: 9537344
    Abstract: A method and system for management of thermal energy produced during transcutaneous energy transmission to provide power to energize implanted medical devices. A phase changing material (PCM) acts as a heat sink to absorb thermal energy generated during the energy transfer process. The PCM can be thermally coupled to tissue proximate to an implanted medical device, enabling heat generated within the implantable device to be absorbed. The generation of heat during the energy transfer process is primarily caused by eddy currents induced in the implantable device by the magnetic flux produced by the energy transfer system. The PCM can also be used to absorb heat generated by the device producing the magnetic flux that is used to transcutaneously transfer electrical power to recharge a rechargeable power source or energize the implanted medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: CYBERONICS, INC.
    Inventors: David L. Thompson, Jeffrey B. Stewart, Shan E. Gaw, John E. Rodriguez, Charles A. Ritrivi, Rajesh Ramesh, Eric M. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20140233184
    Abstract: A method and system for management of thermal energy produced during transcutaneous energy transmission to provide power to energize implanted medical devices. A phase changing material (PCM) acts as a heat sink to absorb thermal energy generated during the energy transfer process. The PCM can be thermally coupled to tissue proximate to an implanted medical device, enabling heat generated within the implantable device to be absorbed. The generation of heat during the energy transfer process is primarily caused by eddy currents induced in the implantable device by the magnetic flux produced by the energy transfer system. The PCM can also be used to absorb heat generated by the device producing the magnetic flux that is used to transcutaneously transfer electrical power to recharge a rechargeable power source or energize the implanted medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: David L. Thompson, Jeffrey B. Stewart, Shan E. Gaw, John E. Rodriguez, Charles A. Ritrivi, Rajesh Ramesh, Eric M. Lewis