Patents by Inventor Andrew C Hicks

Andrew C Hicks 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: 10940643
    Abstract: A method of removing a printed item from a 3D printer. The method may include loading a print bed into a 3D printer, where a bottom surface of the print bed may be removably attached to a print stage. The printed item may be printed by a tool head of the 3D printer atop the print bed. The print bed together with the printed item may be unloaded from the 3D printer upon completion of the printing, where unloading the print bed may include detaching the print bed from the print stage. The printed item may then be released from the print bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Michael P. Lyons, Miles C. Pedrone
  • Patent number: 10933587
    Abstract: A method of removing a printed item from a 3D printer. The method may include loading a print bed into a 3D printer, where a bottom surface of the print bed may be removably attached to a print stage. The printed item may be printed by a tool head of the 3D printer atop the print bed. The print bed together with the printed item may be unloaded from the 3D printer upon completion of the printing, where unloading the print bed may include detaching the print bed from the print stage. The printed item may then be released from the print bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Michael P. Lyons, Miles C. Pedrone
  • Patent number: 10695497
    Abstract: A manual subcutaneous jet injector includes an injector body having an injection portion provided with an injection system including an injection fluid volume fluidically connected to a subcutaneous injector outlet, and a pumping portion. The pumping portion includes an interior chamber having a pumping portion and a pressure chamber portion fluidically connected to the injection fluid volume. A manually operated injector pump is arranged in the pumping portion. At least one one-way valve is arranged between the pumping portion and the pressure chamber portion, the one-way valve including an inlet end and an outlet end. A piston is arranged in the pumping portion at the inlet end of the one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Alex M. Hytha
  • Patent number: 10695498
    Abstract: A method of manually charging a subcutaneous jet injector includes shifting a piston arranged within a pressure chamber portion of the subcutaneous jet injector, forcing a fluid through a one-way valve with the piston into a chamber of the subcutaneous jet injector, pressurizing the fluid in the chamber creating a pressurized fluid, forcing the pressurized fluid in the chamber into another chamber including a bolus dose of injectable fluid, and directing the bolus dose of injectable fluid from the subcutaneous jet injector with the pressurized fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Alex M. Hytha
  • Publication number: 20190105838
    Abstract: A method of removing a printed item from a 3D printer. The method may include loading a print bed into a 3D printer, where a bottom surface of the print bed may be removably attached to a print stage. The printed item may be printed by a tool head of the 3D printer atop the print bed. The print bed together with the printed item may be unloaded from the 3D printer upon completion of the printing, where unloading the print bed may include detaching the print bed from the print stage. The printed item may then be released from the print bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Michael P. Lyons, Miles C. Pedrone
  • Publication number: 20190105839
    Abstract: A method of removing a printed item from a 3D printer. The method may include loading a print bed into a 3D printer, where a bottom surface of the print bed may be removably attached to a print stage. The printed item may be printed by a tool head of the 3D printer atop the print bed. The print bed together with the printed item may be unloaded from the 3D printer upon completion of the printing, where unloading the print bed may include detaching the print bed from the print stage. The printed item may then be released from the print bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Michael P. Lyons, Miles C. Pedrone
  • Publication number: 20190038839
    Abstract: A method of manually charging a subcutaneous jet injector includes shifting a piston arranged within a pressure chamber portion of the subcutaneous jet injector, forcing a fluid through a one-way valve with the piston into a chamber of the subcutaneous jet injector, pressurizing the fluid in the chamber creating a pressurized fluid, forcing the pressurized fluid in the chamber into another chamber including a bolus dose of injectable fluid, and directing the bolus dose of injectable fluid from the subcutaneous jet injector with the pressurized fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Alex M. Hytha
  • Publication number: 20190038838
    Abstract: A manual subcutaneous jet injector includes an injector body having an injection portion provided with an injection system including an injection fluid volume fluidically connected to a subcutaneous injector outlet, and a pumping portion. The pumping portion includes an interior chamber having a pumping portion and a pressure chamber portion fluidically connected to the injection fluid volume. A manually operated injector pump is arranged in the pumping portion. At least one one-way valve is arranged between the pumping portion and the pressure chamber portion, the one-way valve including an inlet end and an outlet end. A piston is arranged in the pumping portion at the inlet end of the one-way valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew C. Hicks, Alex M. Hytha
  • Patent number: 6389354
    Abstract: Terrain navigation apparatus (1) for a stationary or moving vehicle (2) when the apparatus (1) is mounted thereon, including a system (3) for determining position, velocity, altitude and attitude incorporating at least six sensing means operable to provide signals indicative of a first measured height (5), a first velocity (7) and a first position (9) of the vehicle (2), scanning means (11) operable to scan terrain (13) around the vehicle (2) and measure a range (15) from the vehicle (2) thereto, first combining means (17) for combining signals indicative of the first measured height, the range and the first position (5, 15, 9) of the vehicle (2), together with error estimates (19) associated therewith, and for outputting results of said combining process, error-estimating means (21) for receiving as input signals results of said combining process and for providing said error estimates(19), such that the error-estimating means (21) and first combining means (17) operatively interact to effect terrain navigati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: BAE Systems plc
    Inventors: Andrew C Hicks, Ian W Scaysbrook, John R Fountain