Patents by Inventor Gabriel P. Kern

Gabriel P. Kern 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).

  • PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180010974
    Abstract: A pressure sensor system with at least two absolute pressure sensors can have an external sensor with a pressure sensitive surface in contact with atmospheric pressure (proximal) and internal sensors each with a pressure sensitive surface in contact with one or more regions at an unknown pressure (distal). The unknown pressure is determined by a means to calculate the difference between the first sensor and the internal sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Millar Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Bueche, David Budgett, Rick Thornton, Gabriel P. Kern, Daniel McCormick
  • NOVEL FIBER-OPTIC PRESSURE SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS
    Publication number: 20170176270
    Abstract: A miniature pressure sensor has been designed based on an optical fiber with fiber bragg grating (FBG). The fiber can be attached to a portion of tubing by co-extrusion, braiding, gluing, or other equivalent methods, where the portion of tubing is flexible and a first side is exposed to the fluid/gas being measured (Pm) and a second side is exposed to a reference pressure (Pref).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Millar Instruments
    Inventors: Gabriel P. Kern, Kenneth M. Bueche, Timothy Daugherty
  • FIBER BRAGG GRATING-BASED PRESSURE TRANSDUCER CATHETER
    Publication number: 20160331926
    Abstract: A fiber optic pressure-based transducer catheter is capable of measuring pressure and temperature in the environment in which it is deployed. The pressure sensor embedded in the distal end of the catheter can be realized via optical Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Millar Instruments
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Bueche, Timothy Daugherty, David Nevrla, Gabriel P. Kern
  • Sterilant composition and system
    Patent number: 8920715
    Abstract: An antimicrobial solution for disinfecting instruments in an automatic sterilization device, the solution comprising: a peracid reaction product formed in situ from combining a liquid acetyl donor with a solid source of peroxide, wherein the in situ reaction takes place in the sterilization device, along with a containment and delivery ampule for use in an automatic sterilization device, and methods for disinfecting a medical instrument employing the inventive antibacterial solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hemostasis, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Allen Roberts, Carl William Hahn, Gabriel P. Kern, Ryan A. Hoitink, Robert Orvin Crowder, John Henry Burban