Patents by Inventor Andrew Lombardo

Andrew Lombardo 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).

  • Publication number: 20240237992
    Abstract: A blade-mounting apparatus for a surgical tool includes an attachment head including a mounting channel with a plurality of opposing sides and a base. Opposing slots are formed in each of the opposing sides and aligned across the mounting channel forming a blade-receiving opening extending therebetween and aligned with a receiving axis. A locking detent is disposed within the mounting channel and has an engagement surface including a plurality of protrusions with a first protrusion proximal to the receiving opening and a second protrusion distal to the receiving opening. The second protrusion is elongated transverse to the receiving axis and tapered from the engagement surface to a distal extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc
    Inventors: Giuseppe Lombardo, Joseph A. Fritz, Andrew P. Muser
  • Publication number: 20230330623
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heavy metal adsorbing mixture that sequesters heavy metals such as lead from water. The mixture is formed from two of more lead sorbents. The lead sorbents exhibit a synergistic effect such that the lead adsorption of the mixture of materials is greater than the theoretical maximum absorption of the individual components of the mixture. Mixtures of lead sorbents that exhibit synergistic lead adsorption are characterized by elemental compositions within specified ranges by weight, as measured by x-ray fluorescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Aquaguidance Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Symon Thomas, Denisse Gisella Valentin, Jonathan Andrew Hardie, Michael Warren Hall
  • Publication number: 20210171359
    Abstract: A filter system is provided that comprises a first filter element in fluid communication with a source of a fluid, wherein the fluid flows through the first filter element and a second filter element in fluid communication with the first filter element, wherein the fluid, flowing through the first filter element flows through the second filter element and is discharged. The first filter element comprises a material adapted to stop the passage of materials greater than a selected size. The second filter element is adapted to remove an organic substance from the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Symon Thomas, Andrew Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20200406178
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter element from removing contaminants from water comprised of first filter media particles having a first particle size and second media particles having a second particle size and methods for making such a filter element. The first media particles are adhered to surfaces of the second media particles. A binder connects the second media particles with one another so that interstitial spaces are formed between second media particles. A portion of the smaller first filter media particles are positioned within the interstitial spaces. According to one embodiment of the disclosure water flows through the filter element at a flux greater than about 1.5 ml/min/cm2 has a pressure drop less than 20 psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Symon Thomas, Andrew Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20200407239
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter media for removing contaminants such as organic acids from water. The filter media comprises porous particles. The particles have a total pore volume greater than about 0.4 cc/g. The pore volume is primarily or substantially comprised of epipores, that is, pores that are larger than about 5 nm. The filter media may also include a non-porous filter material and a binder. The filter media may be formed into a filter element, with the binder joining particles of the filter media together into a solid body. The percentage of the total pore volume provided by epipores is greater than about 40%. The filter reduces an initial concentration of an organic acid by greater than 80% at a flux greater than 0.76 ml/min/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Symon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20200407240
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter element from removing contaminants from water comprised of first filter media particles having a first particle size and second media particles having a second particle size and methods for making such a filter element. The first media particles are adhered to surfaces of the second media particles. A binder connects the second media particles with one another so that interstitial spaces are formed between second media particles. A portion of the smaller first filter media particles are positioned within the interstitial spaces. According to one embodiment of the disclosure water flows through the filter element at a flux greater than about 1.5 ml/min/cm2 has a pressure drop less than 20 psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Symon Thomas
  • Publication number: 20190344289
    Abstract: A filter that contains an adsorbent to remove the soluble portion of the contaminant, and then some form of electrostatic attraction additive. The electrostatic attraction additive would serve to pull the colloidal and particulate portion of the contaminant out of fluid, which could be held indefinitely, or be used to hold while the contaminant is allowed to solubilize and then be removed by the adsorbent. The electrostatic attraction additive could either be positively or negatively charged depending on the surface charge of the particulates that are in the fluid, and includes particles or fibers charged with charged polymers, zeolites, cation or anion exchange resin, powdered alumina, or nano-alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Rezan Kareem
  • Patent number: 10376900
    Abstract: A filter that contains an adsorbent to remove the soluble portion of the contaminant, and then some form of electrostatic attraction additive. The electrostatic attraction additive would serve to pull the colloidal and particulate portion of the contaminant out of fluid, which could be held indefinitely, or be used to hold while the contaminant is allowed to solubilize and then be removed by the adsorbent. The electrostatic attraction additive could either be positively or negatively charged depending on the surface charge of the particulates that are in the fluid, and includes particles or fibers charged with charged polymers, zeolites, cation or anion exchange resin, powdered alumina, or nano-alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Rezan Kareem
  • Patent number: 10335717
    Abstract: A filter for gravity-fed applications, having filter media with a hollow center, the filter being generally prone to a degradation or cessation in fluid flow due to air entrapment or air lock within the filter housing cavity, which develops during filtering. A diffuser element is introduced to pierce the entrapped air bubble, the diffuser element being an elongated structure connected to the filter housing top end cap and extending through the entrapped air bubble to the filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20180071660
    Abstract: A filter for gravity-fed applications, having filter media with a hollow center, the filter being generally prone to a degradation or cessation in fluid flow due to air entrapment or air lock within the filter housing cavity, which develops during filtering. A diffuser element is introduced to pierce the entrapped air bubble, the diffuser element being an elongated structure connected to the filter housing top end cap and extending through the entrapped air bubble to the filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo
  • Patent number: 9849407
    Abstract: A filter for gravity-fed applications, having filter media with a hollow center, the filter being generally prone to a degradation or cessation in fluid flow due to air entrapment or air lock within the filter housing cavity, which develops during filtering. A diffuser element is introduced to pierce the entrapped air bubble, the diffuser element being an elongated structure connected to the filter housing top end cap and extending through the entrapped air bubble to the filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20160318039
    Abstract: A filter that contains an adsorbent to remove the soluble portion of the contaminant, and then some form of electrostatic attraction additive. The electrostatic attraction additive would serve to pull the colloidal and particulate portion of the contaminant out of fluid, which could be held indefinitely, or be used to hold while the contaminant is allowed to solubilize and then be removed by the adsorbent. The electrostatic attraction additive could either be positively or negatively charged depending on the surface charge of the particulates that are in the fluid, and includes particles or fibers charged with charged polymers, zeolites, cation or anion exchange resin, powdered alumina, or nano-alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Rezan Kareem
  • Publication number: 20150122719
    Abstract: A filter that contains an adsorbent to remove the soluble portion of the contaminant, and then some form of electrostatic attraction additive. The electrostatic attraction additive would serve to pull the colloidal and particulate portion of the contaminant out of fluid, which could be held indefinitely, or be used to hold while the contaminant is allowed to solubilize and then be removed by the adsorbent. The electrostatic attraction additive could either be positively or negatively charged depending on the surface charge of the particulates that are in the fluid, and includes particles or fibers charged with charged polymers, zeolites, cation or anion exchange resin, powdered alumina, or nano-alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: KX Techologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Lombardo, Rezan Kareem
  • Publication number: 20150014240
    Abstract: A gravity filter media fabricated from multiple spiral wound or pleated layers, where different layers are designed for specific contaminant removal process and the layers are combined into a single pack for ease of use. The layers or fiber sheets are chemically treated for contaminant removal, with different layers having different chemical treatments, or the layers are immobilized with particles of various sizes for use as low contact-time adsorbents, with different layers having different immobilized particles, or the pore structure is varied from one fiber sheet to another—one being a tight pore structure, and the other being a more open pore structure, or any combination thereof. When using immobilized particles, the immobilized particles can be chemically treated for the specific removal of targeted contaminants, and multi-layered for custom designed removal of specific contaminants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo, Bruce Taylor, Frank A. Brigano
  • Publication number: 20150014233
    Abstract: A filter for gravity-fed applications, having filter media with a hollow center, the filter being generally prone to a degradation or cessation in fluid flow due to air entrapment or air lock within the filter housing cavity, which develops during filtering. A diffuser element is introduced to pierce the entrapped air bubble, the diffuser element being an elongated structure connected to the filter housing top end cap and extending through the entrapped air bubble to the filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo
  • Publication number: 20070112628
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system, method, and apparatus of downloading digital media files by a user wherein a computer user may download digital media files without incurring any charges whereby the computer user is subject to a targeted advertisement, in particular, during the file download time. Fees collected from advertisers can be used to offset the royalties due to rights holders of the digital media files such that the download is free for the user. Preferably, this system and apparatus can be used to disseminate digital media files such as music, books, artwork, video, games, ring tones, and multimedia works.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Andrew Lombardo
  • Patent number: D717912
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: KX Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Huda, Andrew Lombardo