Patents by Inventor Leon J. Tate

Leon J. Tate 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: 9913941
    Abstract: A fluid path set for a fluid delivery system includes a tube coil that is designed to optimally position one or more volumes of a pharmaceutical within an ionization chamber to measure and prepare a pharmaceutical dose for administration to a patient. Methods for priming at least a portion of the fluid path set include placing a tubing section of the fluid path set in fluid connection with a source of a radiopharmaceutical, and placing the tube coil within a dose calibrator of the fluid delivery system. A volume of the radiopharmaceutical may be pumped through the tube coil, the tubing section, and an additional tubing section, and the dose calibrator may be monitored to determine if a measured activity level is substantially equal to or above a predetermined activity level, and if so, it may be concluded that the tubing section of the fluid path set has been primed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Miller, James H. Shigeno, Jared E. Neff, Leon J. Tate, Joseph E. Bisegna, Edward Ilgenfritz, Scott R. Griffith, Brandon Ripley
  • Publication number: 20150335821
    Abstract: A fluid path set for a fluid delivery system includes a tube coil that is designed to optimally position one or more volumes of a pharmaceutical within an ionization chamber to optimally measure and prepare a pharmaceutical dose for administration to a patient. The tube coil may be maintained in a desired dimensional geometry by means of a core structure around which the tube coil is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: SCOTT R. GRIFFTH, JAMES H. SHIGENO, STEVEN C. RYGG, JARED E. NEFF, LEON J. TATE, JOSEPH E. BISEGNA, EDWARD ILGENFRITZ, PAUL J. MILLER, SCOTT YANKE
  • Patent number: 9056164
    Abstract: A fluid path set for a fluid delivery system includes a tube coil that is designed to optimally position one or more volumes of a pharmaceutical within an ionization chamber to measure and prepare a pharmaceutical dose for administration to a patient. The fluid path set includes a medical fluid component having a first tubing section for connection to a source of a medical fluid, a pharmaceutical component having a second tubing section for connection to a source of a pharmaceutical, and a coil assembly which includes the tube coil. The tube coil may be maintained in a desired dimensional geometry by means of a core structure around which the tube coil is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Medical Care Inc.
    Inventors: Leon J. Tate, James H. Shigeno, Jared E. Neff, Scott R. Griffith, Joseph E. Bisegna, Paul J. Miller, Scott Yanke
  • Publication number: 20080177126
    Abstract: A fluid path set for a fluid delivery system includes a tube coil that is designed to optimally position one or more volumes of a pharmaceutical within an ionization chamber to optimally measure and prepare a pharmaceutical dose for administration to a patient. The tube coil may be maintained in a desired dimensional geometry by means of a core structure around which the tube coil is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Leon J. Tate, James H. Shigeno, Steven C. Rygg, Jared E. Neff, Scott R. Griffith, Joseph E. Bisegna, Edward Ilgenfritz, Paul J. Miller, Scott Yanke
  • Patent number: 7004670
    Abstract: A retrofitable manual disconnect apparatus includes an output shaft engagement member (20) that couples to the output shaft (13) of a powered movable barrier operator (12), a movable barrier engagement member (14) that couples to a movable barrier (11), and a hand-operable engagement mechanism (40) that controls coupling between the above components. In one embodiment, the hand-operable engagement mechanism (40) includes a pivoting handle (44) that cooperates with a biasing member (43) to control the position of a movable pin (41). In particular, the movable pin (41) can be controllable inserted in or removed from a hole (24) in the output shaft engagement member (20) to facilitate an engaged and disengaged state, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Weixiong Chen, Leon J. Tate
  • Patent number: 6848556
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator (10) has a first disconnect mechanism (20) and a second disconnect mechanism (35) wherein either mechanism can be used to cause the output drive of the operator to be disengaged from the movable barrier to allow the movable barrier to be manually moved. In one embodiment, the second disconnect mechanism (35) is located distal to the operator itself such that the disengagement mechanism can be operated from an area external to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Weixiong Chen, Leon J. Tate
  • Publication number: 20030221929
    Abstract: A movable barrier operator (10) has a first disconnect mechanism (20) and a second disconnect mechanism (35) wherein either mechanism can be used to cause the output drive of the operator to be disengaged from the movable barrier to allow the movable barrier to be manually moved. In one embodiment, the second disconnect mechanism (35) is located distal to the operator itself such that the disengagement mechanism can be operated from an area external to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Weixiong Chen, Leon J. Tate
  • Publication number: 20030219305
    Abstract: A retrofitable manual disconnect apparatus includes an output shaft engagement member (20) that couples to the output shaft (13) of a powered movable barrier operator (12), a movable barrier engagement member (14) that couples to a movable barrier (11), and a hand-operable engagement mechanism (40) that controls coupling between the above components. In one embodiment, the hand-operable engagement mechanism (40) includes a pivoting handle (44) that cooperates with a biasing member (43) to control the position of a movable pin (41). In particular, the movable pin (41) can be controllable inserted in or removed from a hole (24) in the output shaft engagement member (20) to facilitate an engaged and disengaged state, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Weixiong Chen, Leon J. Tate