Patents by Inventor Jay Christopher Reed

Jay Christopher Reed 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: 10596533
    Abstract: A mixing device including a container defining a container cavity, the container including a bottom wall supporting a hollow shaft, the shaft supporting an impeller thereon such that the impeller is free to rotate about the shaft, the impeller including a central passageway therethrough for receiving the shaft, the container further including an elongated evacuation tube having a first end positioned within the passageway of the shaft and an opposed second end extending to a port of the container. Methods of using the mixing device to provide improved cell culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: MEDI-PHYSICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Helle, Robert F. Chisholm, Jay Christopher Reed, Michael T. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20170001159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and devices for mixing the contents of a mixing container, the device including a container defining a container cavity, the container including a bottom wall supporting a hollow shaft, the shaft supporting an impeller thereon such that the impeller is free to rotate about the shaft, the impeller including a central passageway therethrough for receiving the shaft, the container further including an elongate evacuation tube having a first end positioned within the passageway of the shaft and an opposed second end extending to a port of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin M. Helle, Robert F. CHISHOLM, Jay Christopher Reed, Michael T. SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 8033981
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rapach, Kevin Helle, Charles E. Shanks, Jay Christopher Reed
  • Publication number: 20090253950
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Rapach, Kevin Helle, Charles E. Shanks, Jay Christopher Reed
  • Patent number: 7547274
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rapach, Kevin Helle, Charles E. Shanks, Jay Christopher Reed
  • Patent number: 6905455
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Medi-Physics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rapach, Kevin Helle, Charles E. Shanks, Jay Christopher Reed
  • Publication number: 20040015037
    Abstract: A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in treatment of, for example, prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Rapach, Kevin Helle, Charles e. Shanks, Jay Christopher Reed