Patents by Inventor Mark Bala
Mark Bala 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).
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Patent number: 11945169Abstract: A 3D printer includes a nozzle configured to jet a drop of liquid metal therethrough. The 3D printer also includes a light source configured to illuminate the drop with a pulse of light. A duration of the pulse of light is from about 0.0001 seconds to about 0.1 seconds. The 3D printer also includes a camera configured to capture an image, video, or both of the drop. The 3D printer also includes a computing system configured to detect the drop in the image, the video, or both. The computing system is also configured to characterize the drop after the drop is detected. Characterizing the drop includes determining a size of the drop, a location of the drop, or both in the image, the video, or both.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Vijay Kumar Baikampady Gopalkrishna, Raja Bala, Palghat Ramesh, David Allen Mantell, Peter Michael Gulvin, Mark A. Cellura
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Patent number: 11911371Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Urs Baettig, Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham, Glyn Alan Hughes, Darren Mark Le Grand, Katrin Spiegel
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Patent number: 10119946Abstract: A compact sterilization indicator includes a wicking element having at least two different wicking rates across the length of the wicking element.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANYInventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Publication number: 20170307573Abstract: A compact sterilization indicator includes a wicking element having at least two different wicking rates across the length of the wicking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Patent number: 9360464Abstract: An indicator for a sterilization process is configured to function for two different sterilization conditions. The indicator includes two pass zones to indicate whether an acceptable sterilization has occurred after a sterilization process at a first condition of after a sterilization process at a second condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Patent number: 9354227Abstract: An indicator for a sterilization process is configured to function for two different sterilization conditions. The indicator includes two pass zones to indicate whether an acceptable sterilization has occurred after a sterilization process at a first condition or after a sterilization process at a second condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Patent number: 9265846Abstract: An air removal test system for verifying adequate air removal during a sterilization cycle of a pre-vacuum type sterilizer includes specimen holder and a test strip. The test strip includes a solid indicator chemical, which liquefies and travels along a wicking element during the sterilization cycle. The test strip is configured to verify adequate removal of air during the sterilization cycle by displaying a color change through a window.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: American Sterilizer CompanyInventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Publication number: 20150253311Abstract: An indicator for a sterilization process is configured to function for two different sterilization conditions. The indicator includes two pass zones to indicate whether an acceptable sterilization has occurred after a sterilization process at a first condition or after a sterilization process at a second condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: DANA PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Publication number: 20150252403Abstract: An indicator for a sterilization process is configured to function for two different sterilization conditions. The indicator includes two pass zones to indicate whether an acceptable sterilization has occurred after a sterilization process at a first condition of after a sterilization process at a second condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: DANA PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Patent number: 9010269Abstract: A counting device includes a shaft, a handle affixed to a first end of the shaft, and a locking unit mounted in the handle spaced from the shaft. A locking plate has an opening for accommodating the shaft. The locking plate has a plurality of recesses facing the locking unit for cooperating with the locking unit. A position indicating assembly is coupled to the shaft to move as the handle is rotated. The recesses are arranged in a circular pattern on the locking plate such that the locking unit engages each recess as the handle is rotated around the shaft. The recesses are configured to permit one-way rotation of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Dana Products, Inc.Inventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Publication number: 20140000506Abstract: A counting device includes a shaft, a handle affixed to a first end of the shaft, and a locking unit mounted in the handle spaced from the shaft. A locking plate has an opening for accommodating the shaft. The locking plate has a plurality of recesses facing the locking unit for cooperating with the locking unit. A position indicating assembly is coupled to the shaft to move as the handle is rotated. The recesses are arranged in a circular pattern on the locking plate such that the locking unit engages each recess as the handle is rotated around the shaft. The recesses are configured to permit one-way rotation of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: DANA PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Harry Bala, Mark Bala
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Patent number: 6881282Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Ispat Inland, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban
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Publication number: 20040149358Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing and chroming a blank of steel. This method reduces time and cost to the assembly process. The method includes the following steps: heating steel slabs to a pre-determined temperature, hot rolling the steel slabs to a pre-determined width/thickness; spraying the steel strips with water to remove scaling; pickling the steel strips in acid to remove scaling; rinsing and drying the strips; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam textured tandem mill into strips having a pre-determined thickness; cold rolling the strips with an electron beam temper mill; and stamping the steel strips into a bumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2002Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Lawrence Dupuis, Kevin W. Kiedaisch, Mark Bala, Dennis Urban