Patents by Inventor Jessica Kate Somple

Jessica Kate Somple 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 encasing a magnet
    Patent number: 7985363
    Abstract: A method of encasing a magnet to isolate the magnet from the environment is provided. The method includes introducing a magnet to a housing having at least one passage capable of passing a fluid from the environment to the magnet, introducing a hardenable fluid, for example, a resin, to the passage to obstruct the passage, and solidifying the hardenable fluid in the passage to provide a solid obstruction to the passage to isolate the magnet from environmental fluids. The housing may be provided as two mating housings and the passage may be provided by the mating surfaces between the two housings. An encased magnet is also disclosed. The encased magnet may be used in any environment that may be damaging to the magnet, for example, in surgical or prosthetic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Mack Molding Company
    Inventors: Jessica Kate Somple, Randolph W. Pell, Wayne Hilliard
  • METHOD OF ENCASING A MAGNET AND AN ENCASED MAGNET
    Publication number: 20090201112
    Abstract: A method of encasing a magnet to isolate the magnet from the environment is provided. The method includes introducing a magnet to a housing having at least one passage capable of passing a fluid from the environment to the magnet, introducing a hardenable fluid, for example, a resin, to the passage to obstruct the passage, and solidifying the hardenable fluid in the passage to provide a solid obstruction to the passage to isolate the magnet from environmental fluids. The housing may be provided as two mating housings and the passage may be provided by the mating surfaces between the two housings. An encased magnet is also disclosed. The encased magnet may be used in any environment that may be damaging to the magnet, for example, in surgical or prosthetic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: MACK MOLDING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jessica Kate Somple, Randolph W. Pell, Wayne Hilliard