Patents by Inventor Weston Whitaker
Weston Whitaker 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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Publication number: 20230140530Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Weston HARDING, Jon BURKHOLZ, Huibin LIU, Ken CLUFF, Lawrence TRAINER, Stephen BORNHOFT, Yiping MA, Weston WHITAKER, Ralph SONDEREGGER
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Patent number: 11565088Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Weston Harding, Jon Burkholz, Huibin Liu, Ken Cluff, Lawrence Trainer, Stephen Bornhoft, Yiping Ma, Weston Whitaker, Ralph Sonderegger
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Patent number: 11246606Abstract: Drill bits for cutting bones adjacent to soft tissue are disclosed. According to one example, the drill bit includes a working portion having a top cutting surface including a first top cutting surface and a second top cutting surface. The second stop cutting surface has an angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit that is less than an angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit of the first top cutting surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Biomet 3I, LLCInventors: Weston Whitaker, Kaushal Kumar
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Publication number: 20210045752Abstract: Drill bits for cutting bones adjacent to soft tissue are disclosed. According to one example, the drill bit includes a working portion having a top cutting surface including a first top cutting surface and a second top cutting surface. The second stop cutting surface has an angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit that is less than an angle with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill bit of the first top cutting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Weston Whitaker, Kaushal Kumar
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Patent number: 10905443Abstract: A screw guide includes a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, a guide body that extends from the first end to the second end, and a guide hole that extends through the guide body. The guide body includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface, the first guide surface defines a first opening of the guide hole, and the second guide surface is spaced from the first guide surface in a first guide direction. The second guide surface defines a second opening of the guide hole, the guide body includes a leg portion that extends from the second guide surface in the first guide direction such that the leg portion is spaced from the second opening in a second guide direction that is perpendicular to the first guide direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Weston Whitaker, Joseph Capozzoli, Raymond Schmitt, Peter Fatone, Michael Brace, Eric Lui, Benjamin Barrall, Kenny Koay, Steven Opsitnick
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Publication number: 20200324088Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Weston HARDING, Jon BURKHOLZ, Huibin LIU, Ken CLUFF, Lawrence TRAINER, Stephen BORNHOFT, Yiping MA, Weston WHITAKER, Ralph SONDEREGGER
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Patent number: 10729890Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Weston Harding, Jon Burkholz, Huibin Liu, Ken Cluff, Lawrence Trainer, Stephen Bornhoft, Yiping Ma, Weston Whitaker, Ralph Sonderegger
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Publication number: 20180177510Abstract: A screw guide includes a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, a guide body that extends from the first end to the second end, and a guide hole that extends through the guide body. The guide body includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface, the first guide surface defines a first opening of the guide hole, and the second guide surface is spaced from the first guide surface in a first guide direction. The second guide surface defines a second opening of the guide hole, the guide body includes a leg portion that extends from the second guide surface in the first guide direction such that the leg portion is spaced from the second opening in a second guide direction that is perpendicular to the first guide direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Weston Whitaker, Joseph Capozzoli, Raymond Schmitt, Peter Fatone, Michael Brace, Eric Lui, Benjamin Barrall, Kenny Koay, Steven Opsitnick
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Publication number: 20170035992Abstract: A catheter assembly comprises a catheter (18), a needle (12) having a sharp distal tip disposed within the catheter (18), a catheter hub (14) connected to the catheter (18) having the needle (12) passing therethrough, the catheter hub (14) including a valve (38) that selectively permits or blocks a flow of fluid through the catheter (18), a valve actuator (54) that moves between a first position and a second position, and a return member (56) that returns the valve actuator (54) from the second position to the first position, and a needle protection member (176) that encloses the sharp distal tip of the needle (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Weston HARDING, Jon BURKHOLZ, Huibin LIU, Ken CLUFF, Lawrence TRAINER, Stephen BORNHOFT, Yiping MA, Weston WHITAKER, Ralph SONDEREGGER
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Publication number: 20110108494Abstract: Included herein is a carbon dioxide delivery system. The system may include any of the following: (1) a body of a liquid; (2) a carbon dioxide recapture element in communication with the body; (3) a carbon dioxide generator in communication with the recapture element; and (4) a carbon dioxide effluent line exiting the generator and in communication with the body. Also included is a process of delivering carbon dioxide. The process includes capturing a first gas having a measurable amount of carbon dioxide from a body of liquid. The method also includes transmitting the first gas to a carbon dioxide generator and delivering a carbon dioxide enriched gas to the liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventor: Weston Whitaker