Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Gillen

Jeffrey Gillen 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).

  • Method of controlling a pumping assembly
    Patent number: 7753657
    Abstract: A method of displacing a pumping assembly. In a first step, a first current is applied in a first direction through a coil assembly to displace a drive assembly from an initial position to cause a first pumping motion. Then, the drive assembly is returned to the initial position to cause a second pumping motion. At some point nearing the end of the second pumping motion, a second current is applied in the first direction through the coil assembly to decelerate the drive assembly before it reaches the initial position. A third current may be applied in a second direction through the coil assembly to cause or assist a return of the drive assembly to the initial position. An apparatus capable of carrying out the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: BRP US Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Strauss, Michael French, Evelyn Breznik, Jeffrey Gillen, Dave Soderman
  • Method of controlling a pumping assembly
    Publication number: 20060171816
    Abstract: A method of displacing a pumping assembly. In a first step, a first current is applied in a first direction through a coil assembly to displace a drive assembly from an initial position to cause a first pumping motion. Then, the drive assembly is returned to the initial position to cause a second pumping motion. At some point nearing the end of the second pumping motion, a second current is applied in the first direction through the coil assembly to decelerate the drive assembly before it reaches the initial position. A third current may be applied in a second direction through the coil assembly to cause or assist a return of the drive assembly to the initial position. An apparatus capable of carrying out the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: BRP US Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Strauss, Michael French, Evelyn Breznik, Jeffrey Gillen, Dave Soderman