Patents by Inventor James Blanchard

James Blanchard 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: 11976498
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container. The container may also have a wheels attached to the bottom portion and/or across the bottom portion to one side of the sidewall structure. In addition, in exemplary containers with wheels, a pull handle may be attached to a side opposite the wheels. The lid may include a lid support member that can act as a molle board to releasably secure items to the lid support member while also providing structural support to the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Roy Joseph Seiders, Steve Charles Nichols, Kyle Ellison, Andy Bondhus, Tobias Hotchkiss, Liza Morris, Dennis Zuck, Ryan Nixon, Mark Carlson Rane, Walter T. Blanchard, Nicholas James Lombardi, Dustin Bullock, Michael Christopher Cieszko, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11718238
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a roof rail for a motor vehicle. In particular, the roof rail includes a divider wall configured to resist a clamping force, such as that which is expected to be applied to the roof rail from a cross bar of a roof rack. An example assembly includes a roof rail with a closed cross-sectional area and an open cross-sectional area separated by a divider wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Nydam, Jeffrey Scott Mayville, Patrick James Blanchard, Ari Garo Caliskan
  • Publication number: 20230153988
    Abstract: A method including generating a plurality of synthetic images of a material, where each synthetic image from among the plurality of synthetic images is associated with a feasibility value greater than a threshold synthetic feasibility value. The method includes determining, for each synthetic image from among the plurality of synthetic images, one or more material properties of the material and one or more process parameters of the material based on the synthetic image and generating a plurality of data points and a pareto surface based on the one or more material properties and the one or more process parameters. The method includes selecting a target data point based on the plurality of data points and a distance between a set of data points from among the plurality of data points and the pareto surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alemayehu Admasu, Devesh Upadhyay, Patrick James Blanchard, Janice Lisa Tardiff
  • Patent number: 11116765
    Abstract: Methods of treatment of NTM lung infections using formulations of liposomal ciprofloxacin. Specific liposome formulations and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: GRIFOLS, S.A.
    Inventors: Igor Gonda, James Blanchard, David C. Cipolla, Luiz Eduardo Moreira Bermudez
  • Patent number: 11040469
    Abstract: An assembly for compression molding includes an insert housing defining a plurality of apertures having stop surfaces. The assembly includes a plurality of inserts disposed within the apertures and in engagement with the stop surfaces. The assembly further includes a plurality of gas springs in biased engagement with the inserts. Individual gas springs of the plurality of gas springs are adapted to independently compress under load to permit independent movement of individual inserts within the apertures relative to the insert housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Dahl, Patrick James Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20210170953
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a roof rail for a motor vehicle. In particular, the roof rail includes a divider wall configured to resist a clamping force, such as that which is expected to be applied to the roof rail from a cross bar of a roof rack. An example assembly includes a roof rail with a closed cross-sectional area and an open cross-sectional area separated by a divider wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Nydam, Jeffrey Scott Mayville, Patrick James Blanchard, Ari Garo Caliskan
  • Patent number: 11026941
    Abstract: A concentrated inhalable formulation of an antibiotic drug such as ciprofloxacin is disclosed. The antibiotic is formulated with sodium acetate and liposome which incorporate antibiotic. The formulation is aerosolized and inhaled for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GRIFOLS, S.A.
    Inventors: David C. Cipolla, James Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20210007985
    Abstract: Methods of treatment to prevent NTM microaggregate formation using formulations of liposomal ciprofloxacin. Specific liposome formulations and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: ARADIGM CORPORATION, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Igor GONDA, James BLANCHARD, David C. CIPOLLA, Luiz Eduardo Moreira BERMUDEZ
  • Publication number: 20200352856
    Abstract: Drug-delivery systems are described which can serve as platforms for topical delivery of a variety of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to the surface of a mammalian body. Methods for the preparation and use of the compositions are also described. In some embodiments, the disclosed topical formulations include an API, a penetration enhancer/cosolvent, a gelling agent, and a neutralizing agent (to adjust pH). As compared to prior compositions, the disclosed topical formulations use a relatively small number of safe components and are easy to prepare with a high yield of finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: James Blanchard
  • Patent number: 10821075
    Abstract: Drug-delivery systems are described which can serve as platforms for topical delivery of a variety of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) to the surface of a mammalian body. Methods for the preparation and use of the compositions are also described. In some embodiments, the disclosed topical formulations include an API, a penetration enhancer/cosolvent, a gelling agent, and a neutralizing agent (to adjust pH). As compared to prior compositions, the disclosed topical formulations use a relatively small number of safe components and are easy to prepare with a high yield of finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventor: James Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20200323845
    Abstract: Methods of treatment of NTM lung infections using formulations of liposoma ciprofloxacin. Specific liposome formulations and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: GRIFOLS, S.A.
    Inventors: Igor Gonda, James Blanchard, David C. Cipolla, Luiz Eduardo Moreira Bermudez
  • Patent number: 10696553
    Abstract: A method of forming carbon fibers having internal cavities. The method includes applying a polymer material to a tooling component to form carbon fiber precursor hollow tubes, oxidizing the carbon fiber precursor hollow tubes, and carbonizing the carbon fiber hollow tubes to form carbon fibers, each having a hollow inner cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Haibo Zhao, Patrick James Blanchard
  • Patent number: 10532631
    Abstract: An air extraction system for a motor vehicle includes a trim panel inlet, an air extractor and an acoustic air duct extending from the trim panel inlet to the air extractor. The acoustic air duct includes an outer wall defining an elongated internal airflow passageway and a plurality of channels. Those channels extend along the airflow passageway within the outer wall. At least one of the channels has an expansion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick James Blanchard, Haibo Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190388416
    Abstract: A concentrated inhalable formulation of an antibiotic drug such as ciprofloxacin is disclosed. The antibiotic is formulated with sodium acetate and liposome which incorporate antibiotic. The formulation is aerosolized and inhaled for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: ARADIGM CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID C. CIPOLLA, James BLANCHARD
  • Publication number: 20190328731
    Abstract: Methods of treatment of NTM lung infections using formulations of liposomal ciprofloxacin. Specific liposome formulations and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicants: ARADIGM CORPORATION, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Igor GONDA, James BLANCHARD, David C. CIPOLLA, Luiz Eduardo Moreira BERMUDEZ
  • Patent number: 10442365
    Abstract: A vehicle structural or semi-structural component assembly or crash sensor assembly includes a body, wherein a first portion of the body comprises a polymer composite material and a sensor mount portion of the body is connected to the first portion; and a sensor directly attached to the sensor mount portion. The sensor mount portion comprises a polymer composite material and a flexible reinforcement material over-molded within the polymer composite material. A method for enabling tunable deceleration characteristics in a vehicle structural or semi-structural component assembly includes forming a structural or semi-structural component for a vehicle from a polymer composite material; over-molding a flexible reinforcement material within the polymer composite material at one or more locations along the component; and attaching a sensor directly to at least one of the one or more locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David James Bauch, Patrick James Blanchard, Glen Smith, Michael Cacovic
  • Patent number: 10420765
    Abstract: A concentrated inhalable formulation of an antibiotic drug such as ciprofloxacin is disclosed. The antibiotic is formulated with sodium acetate and liposome which incorporate antibiotic. The formulation is aerosolized and inhaled for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: ARADIGM CORPORATION
    Inventors: David C. Cipolla, James Blanchard
  • Patent number: 10376508
    Abstract: Methods of treatment of NTM lung infections using formulations of liposomal ciprofloxacin. Specific liposome formulations and delivery of such for treatment of respiratory tract infections and other medical conditions, and devices and formulations used in connection with such are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: ARADIGM CORPORATION, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Igor Gonda, James Blanchard, David C. Cipolla, Luiz Eduardo Moreira Bermudez
  • Publication number: 20190062166
    Abstract: A composite vehicle component. The composite vehicle component includes a polymer matrix and carbon spheres dispersed throughout the polymer matrix. The carbon spheres have a diameter of 10 to 400 ?m and include at least 90 wt. % carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Haibo Zhao, Patrick James Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20190016025
    Abstract: An assembly for compression molding includes an insert housing defining a plurality of apertures having stop surfaces. The assembly includes a plurality of inserts disposed within the apertures and in engagement with the stop surfaces. The assembly further includes a plurality of gas springs in biased engagement with the inserts. Individual gas springs of the plurality of gas springs are adapted to independently compress under load to permit independent movement of individual inserts within the apertures relative to the insert housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott DAHL, Patrick James BLANCHARD