Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Gillen

Thomas J. Gillen 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: 9901313
    Abstract: A sensor holder for retaining a dental radiation sensing device includes an elongated support member, at least one pair of retention guides attached to the support member, and at least one bite block attached to the support member. The retention guides are capable of holding an associated dental radiation sensing device. The bite block has a leading edge which is first inserted into a mouth of a patient and a trailing edge. The leading edge defining a recess into which structure within the mouth of the patient can seat. At least one of the retention guides may be moveable relative to the other retention guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventors: Harold K. Schmulenson, Thomas J. Gillen
  • Publication number: 20150272524
    Abstract: A sensor holder for retaining a dental radiation sensing device includes an elongated support member, at least one pair of retention guides attached to the support member, and at least one bite block attached to the support member. The retention guides are capable of holding an associated dental radiation sensing device. The bite block has a leading edge which is first inserted into a mouth of a patient and a trailing edge. The leading edge defining a recess into which structure within the mouth of the patient can seat. At least one of the retention guides may be moveable relative to the other retention guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Harold K. Schmulenson, Thomas J. Gillen
  • Patent number: 5704887
    Abstract: A tube holder secures to the rotating processing chamber of a centrifuge tubing that conveys fluid to or from the chamber. The tube holder is part of a carrier that is connected by a pin to a support on the processing chamber. The support has walls defining an enclosure. The carrier swings about the pin on the support between an opened position free of the enclosure and a closed position captured within the enclosure. In the opened position, the tube holder is exposed for receiving tubing. In the closed position, the tubing is retained within the enclosure in the tube holder. The tube holder allows straightforward attachment and removal of the tubing, always in a prescribed manner and with a single hand. The tube holder securely retains the tubing during use in a closed, protected environment, safeguarding it against inadvertent dislodgement, removal, or damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Slowik, Michael J. Scola, Thomas J. Gillen
  • Patent number: D750255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventors: Harold K. Schmulenson, Thomas J. Gillen