Patents Assigned to Controls, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9816850
    Abstract: A welding method includes inserting a weldable object at least partially into a through-bore formed in a generally tubular body, the tubular body having an interior flow passageway and an outer surface, and the through-bore having a borehole wall; transmitting inert gas between the weldable object and the borehole wall, the gas being transmitted through the through-bore; and welding the weldable object to the tubular body while the inert gas is being transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Robert Allen, Chae H. Ha
  • Patent number: 9810563
    Abstract: A flow meter includes a meter body including a longitudinal axis, an outer surface, and a fluid passageway therethrough, and a plurality of electronics housings supported on the meter body by an enclosure assembly, wherein the enclosure assembly includes a base supported by the meter body, a tubular member having a passage for the passing of a transducer cable, a bracket member coupled to the tubular member, the bracket member having a pair of longitudinally extending sides, a pair of laterally extending sides at longitudinal ends of the bracket member, and a conduit member extending between the longitudinally extending sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Padmanabh Jagadish Joshi, Randeep Grewal
  • Patent number: 9801561
    Abstract: The system and method provide for electrocardiogram analysis and optimization of patient-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation and therapy delivery. An external medical device includes a housing and a processor within the housing. The processor can be configured to receive an input signal for a patient receiving chest compressions and to select at least one filter mechanism and to apply the filter mechanism to the signal to at least substantially remove chest compression artifacts from the signal. A real time dynamic analysis of a cardiac rhythm is applied to adjust and integrate CPR prompting of a medical device. Real-time cardiac rhythm quality is facilitated using a rhythm assessment meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Sullivan, Ronald Eugene Stickney, Robert G. Walker, Daniel Piraino, Isabelle Banville, Fred Chapman
  • Patent number: 9797760
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flow metering system includes a condition monitor. For each chordal path of a plurality of chordal paths of an ultrasonic flow meter the condition monitor is configured to compute: 1) a reference chordal velocity ratio; 2) a predicted chordal velocity based on the reference chordal velocity ratio for the chordal path and measured flow velocities for all other chordal paths of the plurality of chordal paths; 3) a first estimated mean flow velocity for the ultrasonic meter, the first estimated mean flow velocity based on the predicted chordal velocity for the chordal path and the measured flow velocities for all other chordal paths of the plurality of chordal paths; and 4) for each other chordal path of the plurality of chordal paths, a predicted chordal velocity ratio based on the measured flow velocity for the other chordal path and the first estimated mean flow velocity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawson Hamilton Ramsay
  • Publication number: 20170298932
    Abstract: A valve seat includes a generally cylindrical body that defines a bore extending axially therethrough and has an outer surface. An enlarged diameter portion extends axially from the generally cylindrical body and defines a shoulder surface and an annular surface disposed opposite the shoulder surface; the annular surface is configured to form a seal with a displaceable portion of a valve. An annular notch is formed in the outer surface of the generally cylindrical body, and it extends a distance from a shoulder surface. The annular notch decouples a stiffness of the enlarged diameter portion to thereby increase a radial compressibility of the generally cylindrical body. An annular channel is formed in the outer surface of the generally cylindrical body and is disposed axially below the annular notch. The annular channel is configured to receive a hydraulic fluid to compress radially the generally cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Wagner, Justin R. Cummings, Erica Snider, Alexander Grams, Christopher Buckley
  • Patent number: 9790728
    Abstract: A single-rail window regulator for moving a side window of a vehicle in an upward direction and in a downward direction includes a guide rail defining and a carrier plate having a central guide structure for movably engaging the guide rail, a first lateral extension extending to a first lateral side of the guide rail, and a second lateral extension extending to a second lateral side of the guide rail body opposite the first lateral side. The carrier plate has a first cable attachment pocket on the first lateral extension and a second cable attachment pocket on the second lateral extension. Accordingly, the two attachment pockets are arranged on opposite lateral sides. As one cable end pulls the carrier plate upward and the other cable end pulls the carrier plate downward, the arrangement causes torques in the same rotational direction, even when reversing the direction of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Hi-Lex Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto, Masayuki Matsushita
  • Patent number: 9790934
    Abstract: A pulsation control device coupling a reciprocating pump with either suction or discharge piping and having a generally spherical or cylindrical interior chamber includes a curved baffle with a pressure drop device (e.g., a choke) separating the interior chamber into two volumes and forcing fluid flow through the pressure drop device. The effective fluid passage provided by the pressure drop device is smaller than the fluid passage for one or both of the inlet to and/or the outlet from the interior chamber. Fluid entering the pulsation control device reacts with fluid contained within the volume thereof on both sides of the baffle. The baffle attenuates pressure pulses within fluid passing through the interior chamber in response to operation of the reciprocating pump. The pressure drop device dampens high frequency pulsation magnitudes of pressure pulses within fluid passing through the interior chamber in response to operation of the reciprocating pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Performance Pulsation Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregg M. Mathiak, Ray D. Kelm, John Thomas Rogers
  • Patent number: 9784262
    Abstract: A fluid end (15) for a multiple reciprocating pump assembly (12) includes at least three plunger bores (61) or (91) each for receiving a reciprocating plunger (35), each plunger bore having a plunger bore axis (65) or (95). The fluid end (15) includes suction valve bores (59) or (89), each suction valve bore receiving a suction valve (41) and having a suction valve bore axis (63) or (93), and the fluid end further includes discharge valve bores (57) or (87), each discharge valve bore receiving a discharge valve (43) and having a discharge valve bore axis (63) or (93). The axes of at least one of the suction and discharge valve bores is inwardly offset in the fluid end from its respective plunger bore axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: S.P.M. Flow Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob A. Bayyouk, Donald Mackenzie
  • Patent number: 9775566
    Abstract: In embodiments, an external medical device is intended to care for a patient. If it receives an input that signifies that ventilation artifact is present in a signal of the patient, it transmits a corrective signal responsive to the received input. In further embodiments, a patient signal is received, which is generated from a patient while the patient is or was receiving chest compressions at a frequency Fc, and also receiving ventilations at frequency Fv. At least one filter mechanism may be applied to the patient signal to substantially remove artifacts at a) frequency Fc, b) a higher harmonic of frequency Fc, and c) a third frequency substantially equaling frequency Fc plus or minus frequency Fv, while substantially passing other frequencies between them. As a result, the patient signal can be cleaner, for diagnosing the patient's state more accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Sullivan, Robert G. Walker
  • Patent number: 9780646
    Abstract: A device and system for converting a three phase power input to a direct current output, and method of operating the device and system, are provided. The device includes a rectifier circuit for rectifying the three phase power input into a plurality of rectified outputs, a converter circuit for converting each of the rectified outputs, and a control circuit for generating the control signal based at least in part on the single direct current output. Each of the rectified outputs may have a common first mean voltage level, which is converted to a second mean voltage level based on a control signal. Each of the rectified outputs at the second mean voltage level are capable of being combined into a single direct current output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Marotta Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Fayez Youssef
  • Patent number: 9776012
    Abstract: When a defibrillator selects a dosage of energy or current to be delivered to a patient, the defibrillator selects an excitation current frequency and applies the excitation current at the selected frequency to the patient. The frequency of the excitation current is selected as a function of the dosage to be delivered. The patient's response to the excitation current at the selected frequency will accurately reflect the impedance that the defibrillator will “see” when delivering the selected dosage of energy or current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Chapman, Joseph Sullivan, Scott Schweizer
  • Patent number: 9770183
    Abstract: Medical devices, software and methods are provided, for making a decision as to whether to pause patient chest compression treatment in connection with administering electric shock therapy to the patient. The decision is made depending whether signal spikes identified in the ECG data are determined to be QRS complexes, or merely likely impulsive artifact caused by the chest compressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph L. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9771154
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an intelligent seat power system in which a plurality of seat nodes are embedded in respective aircraft seats. The seat nodes receive power and commands from a plurality of power supply units, each of which is connected to a cabin management system. The seat nodes are able to monitor and control functionality at the seat, and communicate their status back to the cabin management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Hess
  • Publication number: 20170266078
    Abstract: Resuscitation devices for performing external chest compression (ECC) and defibrillation on a person and methods using the devices are disclosed. The disclosed devices can include chest compression members and a communication module that can communicate with a remote command center. The disclosed devices can also include an optional defibrillation module that may be integrated. The devices can be coupled to a backboard and can include physiological sensors, electrodes, wheels, controllers, human interface devices, cooling modules, ventilators, cameras, and voice output devices. Methods can include defibrillating, pacing, ventilating, cooling, and performing ECC in an integrated, coordinated, and/or synchronous manner using the full capabilities of the device. Some devices include controllers executing methods for automatically performing the coordinated activities utilizing the device capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia Jayne, Ronald E. Stickney, Richard C. Nova, Stephen W. Radons, David R. Hampton, D. Craig Edwards, Joseph L. Sullivan, Steven E. Sjoquist
  • Patent number: 9757578
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that identify a type of cable coupled to a receptacle of a defibrillator and that activate one or both of an ECG monitoring module and an energy storage circuit based at least in part on the identified cable type. The cable-type identification may allow a defibrillator to, for example, operate in either or both of an ECG monitoring mode and/or a therapy mode, based on the type of cable that is coupled to the defibrillator. The disclosed devices, systems, and methods can monitor an ECG of a patient and deliver defibrillation therapy to the patient, depending on the type of cable coupled to the defibrillator and/or the type of detected ECG signal of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhong Qun Lu, Richard C. Nova, Paul S. Tamura, Gary A. DeBardi, David W. Tecklenburg, Tyler R. Hart, James S. Neumiller, Richard J. Cardin
  • Patent number: 9761098
    Abstract: An entry sensor, which supports either wireless or wired operation, facilitates installation and is adjustable for gaps between a building entry barrier such as a door or window and the surrounding frame. The sensor, which may be implemented as a single piece design, includes an adjustment mechanism that enables an installer to vary the extension of the sensor to match the actual gap so that the sensor properly secures the building entry when closed. The sensor includes a detector that determines the state of a switch that is responsive to the movement of a plunger mechanism, where the state is indicative whether the building entry barrier is opened or closed, and that may determine whether the sensor is tampered with. The sensor also may facilitate battery replacement that protects the associated circuitry during the replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Salus Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Hong-Yen Pai, Wai-Leung Ha, Shen Owyang, Dick Chan, Wai Yin Shum, Kwok Wa Kenny Kam, Guang Quan Feng
  • Patent number: 9751032
    Abstract: Duplex fluid strainers, systems and methods are provided, and include a housing with a first valve chamber defining an inlet port, a first port, and a second port, and a second valve chamber defining a third port, a fourth port, and an outlet port. The first and third ports communicate with a first strainer chamber, and the second and fourth ports communicate with a second strainer. A first seal assembly includes a first disk movable within the first valve chamber into sealing engagement against either of the first port or the second port, and a second seal assembly includes a second disk movable within the second valve chamber into sealing engagement against either of the third port or the fourth port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: TITAN FLOW CONTROL, INC
    Inventor: Ashvin D. Desai
  • Patent number: 9745186
    Abstract: Devices for dispensing beverages, particularly multiple differing beverages from a dispensing nozzle, are provided herein. In an exemplary embodiment, a multiple beverage dispensing device includes a dispensing array attached to a dispense point isolation device within a dispensing nozzle, the dispensing array facilitates flow of a beverage base and at least one beverage additive into the dispensing nozzle and the dispense point isolation device isolating discharge of beverage additive to prevent cross-contamination and color-carryover caused by the residual traces of beverage additive often associated with conventional dispensing devices. In many embodiments, the dispense point isolation device further includes one or more isolation features, including any or all of a recess, trough, notch, raised ridge or tubular projection around an exit orifice of the beverage additive flow channel so as to further isolate release of the beverage additive and further inhibit cross-contamination and color-carryover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Automatic Bar Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Hecht
  • Patent number: 9745968
    Abstract: In one aspect, a fluid end portion of a reciprocating pump assembly includes a fluid end block and an inlet manifold connected thereto. The manifold includes an opening formed therethrough and including a slot portion to facilitate the connection between the inlet manifold and the fluid end block. In another aspect, a method of connecting an inlet manifold to a fluid end block includes inserting fasteners into respective openings in the fluid end block, and effecting relative movement between the inlet manifold and the fluid end block so that the fasteners pass within respective slot portions formed through a mounting plate of the inlet manifold. In yet another aspect, a manifold is adapted to be connected to a fluid end block and includes an elongated member and a mounting plate connected thereto. The mounting plate includes openings formed therethrough, the openings including respective slot portions spaced in a parallel relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Ed Kotapish, Chad Cobb
  • Patent number: D796632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: S.P.M. FLOW CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob A. Bayyouk, Charles Hensley