Patents by Inventor John R. Stokes

John R. Stokes 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).

  • Extravascular system in-line venting
    Patent number: 8062262
    Abstract: An extravascular system may include a fluid path and a gas vent in communication with the fluid path. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a closed extravascular system having a fluid path, providing a gas vent in communication with the fluid path, venting gas from the extravascular system through the gas vent, and maintaining closure of the extravascular system during and after venting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly D. Christensen, Wade A. Powell, John R. Stokes, Austin Jason McKinnon, Dinesh S. Kommireddy, Shaun Staley, Richard F. Leavitt, Jesse Austin, Shaun Condie, Tyler Evans, Shawn Funk, Scott Henderson, Joseph Jacobsen, Austin Smith, Christopher N. Cindrich
  • Extravascular System In-Line Venting
    Publication number: 20100057004
    Abstract: An extravascular system may include a fluid path and a gas vent in communication with the fluid path. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a closed extravascular system having a fluid path, providing a gas vent in communication with the fluid path, venting gas from the extravascular system through the gas vent, and maintaining closure of the extravascular system during and after venting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Kelly D. Christensen, John R. Stokes, Austin Jason McKinnon, Dinesh S. Kommireddy, Shaun Staley, Richard F. Leavitt, Jesse Austin, Shaun Condie, Tyler Evans, Shawn Funk, Joseph Jacobsen, Austin Smith, Scott Henderson, Christopher N. Cindrich, Wade A. Powell
  • Method for detecting transient write errors in a disk drive having a dual transducer slider
    Patent number: 6578164
    Abstract: In a magnetic or optical disk drive the integrity of data written on a disk is verified by writing data to a portion of the disk, and immediately reading the data from the disk after it has been written. If there is error in reading the data and/or the data read from the disk is substantially different from the data written to the disk an error condition is generated. The error condition may be reporting the error to the host which decides whether to rewrite the data or immediately rewriting the data without further instructions from the host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Stokes, Michael Dickson, Yiping Ma, Thomas Wilke
  • Off-track write protection method and system for induced mechanical disturbance on a disk drive
    Patent number: 6178058
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a disk from overwrites during mechanical shock. If the PES exceeds an off-track threshold for a predetermined number of servo samples, the read/write is suspended for a predetermined duration. The predetermined duration allows for the mechanical shock or disturbance to abate and allows the heads to settle with respect to the track. The off-track threshold being exceeded for several servo samples is used as an indicator of the mechanical force and subsequent undesirable vibration. The writes can then be suspended for the predetermined duration, thereby avoiding overwriting data on adjacent tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Iomega Corporation
    Inventors: Weimin Pan, Allen T. Bracken, John R. Stokes
  • Integrated catheter device
    Patent number: D592302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: John R. Stokes, S. Ray Isaacson, Kenneth B. Lindstrom, Aaron Wang, Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Shaun Staley, John C. Cendagorta, Wade A. Powell, Joseph D. Frodsham