Patents by Inventor Michael D. Turner
Michael D. Turner 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: 11931312Abstract: A therapy system includes a patient support apparatus and a pneumatic therapy device that is coupleable to the patient support apparatus. The therapy device may receive power and air flow from the patient support apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Eric D. Benz, John G. Byers, Scott M. Corbin, Richard H. Heimbrock, Michael A. Knecht, Bradley T. Smith, Lori Ann Zapfe, Robert M. Zerhusen, Kenneth L. Lilly, Jonathan D. Turner, James L. Walke, Joseph T. Canter, Richard J. Schuman, Sr., John V. Harmeyer
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Patent number: 11918526Abstract: A sheet assembly includes a sheet having an edge and a pocket extending longitudinally along the edge. A plurality of loops are arranged along the edge and extend from openings formed in the pocket of the sheet. An adjustment webbing is slidably positioned within the pocket. At least a portion of each loop of the plurality of loops is anchored to the adjustment webbing such that sliding the adjustment webbing along the pocket pulls the plurality of loops into the pocket and reduces an exposed length of the plurality of loops.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LIKO Research & Development ABInventors: Jennifer Domina Slavin, Michael Buccieri, Alejandro Noe Conejo Castaño, Jonathan D. Turner, Elin Dovervik
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Patent number: 11898015Abstract: A process to form coated polymer particles comprising polymer particles formed from a polymer composition comprising an olefin-based polymer, and a coating formed from a coating composition comprising an aqueous metal acid dispersion and an aqueous polysiloxane emulsion, said process comprising the following: mixing together the aqueous metal acid dispersion and the aqueous polysiloxane emulsion to form a dispersion/emulsion mixture; applying the dispersion/emulsion mixture to a portion of the surfaces of the polymer particles to form wet-coated polymer particles; drying the wet-coated polymer particles to form the coated polymer particles. The aqueous metal acid dispersion and the aqueous polysiloxane emulsion may also be applied, individually, in separate steps.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Shrikant Dhodapkar, Remi A. Trottier, George W. Haun, Jr., Harold W. Boone, Intan M. Hamdan, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 11814456Abstract: A method of producing bimodal ethylene-based polymer includes reacting ethylene monomer and C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer in the presence of a first catalyst in an agitated reactor to produce a first polymer fraction, and outputting effluent from the agitated reactor. A second catalyst is added to the effluent downstream of the agitated reactor and upstream from a non-agitated reactor, the second catalyst facilitates production of a second polymer fraction having a density and melt index (I2) different from the first polymer fraction. The second catalyst and effluent are mixed in at least one mixer. The second catalyst, second polymer fraction, and the first polymer fraction are passed to the non-agitated reactor; and additional ethylene monomer, additional C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer, and solvent are passed to the non-agitated reactor to produce more second polymer fraction and thereby the bimodal ethylene-based polymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Timothy W. Gambrel, Curvel Hypolite, Daniel S. Rynearson, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Kyle E. Hart, Michael D. Turner, Jorge Rubalcaba, Pradeep Jain, Mehmet Demirors
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Patent number: 11555084Abstract: Embodiments of methods for producing a trimodal polymer in a solution polymerization process comprise three solution polymerization reactors organized in parallel or in series.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Sarat Munjal, Brian W. Kolthammer, Mehmet Demirors, Michael D. Turner, Joshua B. Gaubert, Yijian Lin
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Publication number: 20220049027Abstract: Disclosed herein too is a method comprising charging to a reactor system a feed stream comprising a catalyst, a monomer and a solvent; reacting the monomer to form a polymer; where the polymer is contained in a single phase polymer solution; transporting the polymer solution to a pre-heater to increase the temperature of the polymer solution; charging the polymer solution to a liquid-liquid separator; reducing a pressure of the polymer solution in the liquid-liquid separator and separating a polymer-rich phase from a solvent-rich phase in the liquid-liquid separator; transporting the polymer-rich phase to a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the liquid-liquid separator, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel; and separating the polymer from volatiles present in the polymer rich phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael D. Turner, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Pradeep Jain
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Publication number: 20220017653Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for solution polymerization comprising a reactor system that is operative to receive an anti-solvent, a monomer, and a solvent, and to react the monomer to form a polymer; where the anti-solvent is not a solvent for the polymer and is operative to reduce the lower critical solution temperature; a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the reactor system, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel and wherein the plurality of devolatilization vessels receives a polymer solution from the reactor system; and a liquid-liquid separator that is operative to receive a polymer solution from the reactor system and to facilitate a separation between the polymer and volatiles by reducing the pressure and temperature of the polymer solution in the liquid-liquid separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael D. Turner, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Pradeep Jain
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Publication number: 20210363310Abstract: A process to form coated polymer particles comprising polymer particles formed from a polymer composition comprising an olefin-based polymer, and a coating formed from a coating composition comprising an aqueous metal acid dispersion and an aqueous polysiloxane emulsion, said process comprising the following: mixing together the aqueous metal acid dispersion and the aqueous polysiloxane emulsion to form a dispersion/emulsion mixture; applying the dispersion/emulsion mixture to a portion of the surfaces of the polymer particles to form wet-coated polymer particles; drying the wet-coated polymer particles to form the coated polymer particles. The aqueous metal acid dispersion and the aqueous polysiloxane emulsion may also be applied, individually, in separate steps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Shrikant Dhodapkar, Remi A. Trottler, George W. Haun, Harold W. Boone, Intan M. Hamdan, Michael D. Turner
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Publication number: 20210253757Abstract: A method of producing bimodal ethylene-based polymer includes reacting ethylene monomer and C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer in the presence of a first catalyst in an agitated reactor to produce a first polymer fraction, and outputting effluent from the agitated reactor. A second catalyst is added to the effluent downstream of the agitated reactor and upstream from a non-agitated reactor, the second catalyst facilitates production of a second polymer fraction having a density and melt index (I2) different from the first polymer fraction. The second catalyst and effluent are mixed in at least one mixer. The second catalyst, second polymer fraction, and the first polymer fraction are passed to the non-agitated reactor; and additional ethylene monomer, additional C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer, and solvent are passed to the non-agitated reactor to produce more second polymer fraction and thereby the bimodal ethylene-based polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Timothy W. Gambel, Curvel Hypolite, Daniel S. Rynearson, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Kyle E. Hart, Michael D. Turner, Jorge Rubalcaba, Pradeep Jain, Mehmet Demirors
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Publication number: 20210079139Abstract: Embodiments of methods for producing a trimodal polymer in a solution polymerization process comprise three solution polymerization reactors organized in parallel or in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Sarat Munjal, Brian W. Kolthammer, Mehmet Demirors, Michael D. Turner, Joshua B. Gaubert, Yijian Lin
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Patent number: 10683398Abstract: A composition is provided that comprises at least the following: polymer particles comprising a coating on at least a portion of the total surface of the polymer particles, and wherein the coating is formed from a powder composition comprising at least one inorganic powder, and at least one organic powder selected from a metal stearate and/or a polymer powder, and wherein the weight ratio of the total amount of the inorganic powder to the total amount of the organic powder is from 3.0 to 50.0.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Shrikant Dhodapkar, Remi A. Trottier, Robert Bellair, Konanur Manjunath, Pradeep Jain, Michael D. Turner
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Publication number: 20180265650Abstract: A composition is provided that comprises at least the following: polymer particles comprising a coating on at least a portion of the total surface of the polymer particles, and wherein the coating is formed from a powder composition comprising at least one inorganic powder, and at least one organic powder selected from a metal stearate and/or a polymer powder, and wherein the weight ratio of the total amount of the inorganic powder to the total amount of the organic powder is from 3.0 to 50.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Shrikant Dhodapkar, Remi A. Trottier, Robert Bellair, Konanur Manjunath, Pradeep Jain, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 9834712Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications, sealant compositions, method of producing the same, and films and multilayer structures made therefrom. The polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 40 to 110, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene-based polymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.0; a density in the range of from 0.908 to 0.922 g/cm3, a melt index (I2 at 190° C./2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.5 to 5.0 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (defined as the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second, determined at 190° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Jain Pradeep, Joshua Gaubert, Douglas S. Ginger, Mustafa Bilgen, Gagan Saini, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 9418830Abstract: A method of bonding a cap wafer to a device wafer includes heating the device wafer and the cap wafer in the chamber, cooling the device wafer and the cap wafer in the chamber, pressurizing the chamber, introducing gas into the chamber while the chamber is pressurized to accelerate a rate of one of a group consisting of the heating and the cooling, and applying pressure to the device wafer and the cap wafer while a bond is formed between the device wafer and the cap wafer.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Hanna, Robert F. Steimle, Michael D. Turner
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Publication number: 20150380235Abstract: A method of bonding a cap wafer to a device wafer includes heating the device wafer and the cap wafer in the chamber, cooling the device wafer and the cap wafer in the chamber, pressurizing the chamber, introducing gas into the chamber while the chamber is pressurized to accelerate a rate of one of a group consisting of the heating and the cooling, and applying pressure to the device wafer and the cap wafer while a bond is formed between the device wafer and the cap wafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: JEFFREY D. HANNA, ROBERT F. STEIMLE, MICHAEL D. TURNER
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Publication number: 20150259586Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications, sealant compositions, method of producing the same, and films and multilayer structures made therefrom. The polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 40 to 110, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene-based polymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.0; a density in the range of from 0.908 to 0.922 g/cm3, a melt index (I2 at 190° C./2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.5 to 5.0g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (defined as the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second, determined at 190 ° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Jain Pradeep, Joshua Gaubert, Douglas S. Ginger, Mustafa Bilgen, Gagan Saini, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 9133287Abstract: A Ziegler-Natta procatalyst composition in the form of solid particles and comprising magnesium, halide and transition metal moieties, said particles having an average size (D50) of from 10 to 70 ?m, characterized in that at least 5 percent of the particles have internal void volume substantially or fully enclosed by a monolithic surface layer (shell), said layer being characterized by an average shell thickness/particle size ratio (Thickness Ratio) determined by SEM techniques for particles having particle size greater than 30 ?m of greater than 0.2.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLCInventors: Robert J. Jorgensen, Michael A. Kinnan, Michael D. Turner, Stephanie M. Whited, Laszlo L. Ban, Burkhard E. Wagner
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Patent number: 9108842Abstract: A mechanism is provided for reducing stiction in a MEMS device by forming a near-uniform silicon carbide layer on silicon surfaces using carbon from TEOS-based silicon oxide sacrificial films used during fabrication. By using the TEOS as a source of carbon to form an antistiction coating, all silicon surfaces can be coated, including those that are difficult to coat using standard self-assembled monolayer (SAM) processes (e.g., locations beneath the proof mass). Controlled processing parameters, such as temperature, length of time for annealing, and the like, provide for a near-uniform silicon carbide coating not provided by previous processes.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.Inventors: Michael D. Turner, Ruben B. Montez
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Publication number: 20150021717Abstract: A mechanism is provided for reducing stiction in a MEMS device by forming a near-uniform silicon carbide layer on silicon surfaces using carbon from TEOS-based silicon oxide sacrificial films used during fabrication. By using the TEOS as a source of carbon to form an antistiction coating, all silicon surfaces can be coated, including those that are difficult to coat using standard self-assembled monolayer (SAM) processes (e.g., locations beneath the proof mass). Controlled processing parameters, such as temperature, length of time for annealing, and the like, provide for a near-uniform silicon carbide coating not provided by previous processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Michael D. Turner, Ruben B. Montez
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Publication number: 20150016613Abstract: A method of inducing a state of consciousness in a listener. The method includes providing first and second sound signals. The first sound signal is provided to one ear of the listener and the second sound signal is provided to the other ear of the listener. The second sound signal is different from the first sound signal and, when provided with the first sound signal, first and second sound signals cause the listener to perceive a first source of sound that is moving about the listener or as a tremolo effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Frederick H. Atwater, Michael D. Turner