Patents by Inventor Charles Frazer Kilby

Charles Frazer Kilby 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: 12011560
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Morningside Venture Investments Limited
    Inventors: Zita S. Netzel, Gary Stacey, Alexander David Norman, Congyi Huang, Timothy Charles Frearson, Charles Frazer Kilby, Patrick H. Ruane, Alan J. Levy, Kevin W. Gelston, Jennifer Darmour, Jenny E. Hapgood, David Evans Roth, Ronald A. Overbeck, Ling-Kang Tong
  • Publication number: 20230294049
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for carbonating a liquid at ambient temperature. The system may include a liquid source; a carbon dioxide source; and a contactor for carbonating the liquid. The contactor may include channels and a sparge for carbonating liquid flowing through the channels. The system may produce a liquid having high levels of carbonation at ambient temperature. The sparge may generate microbubbles or nanobubbles to allow for cost-effective carbonation at ambient temperatures. The bubbles may have an average diameter of 100 ?m or less. The system may carbonate liquid at a rate of 1 gram to 10 grams carbon dioxide per liter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: John EATON, Mary Katherine MITCHELL, Stephen BROWN, Ross Peter JONES, Charles Frazer KILBY, Laura Saranne KIMPTON, Andrew Robert POTTER
  • Publication number: 20230191097
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zita S. NETZEL, Gary STACEY, Alexander David NORMAN, Congyi HUANG, Timothy Charles FREARSON, Charles Frazer KILBY, Patrick H. RUANE, Alan J. LEVY, Kevin W. GELSTON, Jennifer DARMOUR, Jenny E. HAPGOOD, David Evans ROTH, Ronald A. OVERBECK, Ling-Kang TONG
  • Patent number: 11400266
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Morningside Venture Investments Limited
    Inventors: Zita S. Netzel, Gary Stacey, Alexander David Norman, Congyi Huang, Timothy Charles Frearson, Charles Frazer Kilby, Patrick H. Ruane, Alan J. Levy, Kevin W. Gelston, Jennifer Darmour, Jenny E. Hapgood, David Evans Roth, Ronald A. Overbeck, Ling-Kang Tong
  • Patent number: 10842313
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • Patent number: 10772473
    Abstract: A cleansing device for mammalian skin includes a cleansing head having a plurality of elastomeric cleansing features extending away from a first surface of the cleansing head. The cleansing head is attached to a handle. The cleansing device includes an actuator coupled to a rotating drive shaft and adapted to apply oscillating movement to one or more cleansing head sections of the cleansing head at a frequency of about 5 Hz to 30 Hz.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Luke Johnstone, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Publication number: 20190275308
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Chrono Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Zita S. NETZEL, Gary STACEY, Alexander David NORMAN, Congyi HUANG, Timothy Charles FREARSON, Charles Frazer KILBY, Patrick H. RUANE, Alan J. LEVY, Kevin W. GELSTON, Jennifer DARMOUR, Jenny E. HAPGOOD, David Evans ROTH, Ronald A. OVERBECK, Ling-Kang TONG
  • Patent number: 10232156
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Chrono Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Zita S. Netzel, Gary Stacey, Alexander David Norman, Congyi Huang, Timothy Charles Frearson, Charles Frazer Kilby, Patrick H. Ruane, Alan J. Levy, Kevin W. Gelston, Jennifer Darmour, Jenny E. Hapgood, David Evans Roth, Ronald A. Overbeck, Ling-Kang Tong
  • Patent number: 10213586
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Chrono Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Zita S. Netzel, Gary Stacey, Alexander David Norman, Congyi Huang, Timothy Charles Frearson, Charles Frazer Kilby, Patrick H. Ruane, Alan J. Levy, Kevin W. Gelston, Jennifer Darmour, Jenny E. Hapgood, David Evans Roth, Ronald A. Overbeck, Ling-Kang Tong
  • Publication number: 20190008332
    Abstract: A cleansing device for mammalian skin includes a cleansing head having a plurality of elastomeric cleansing features extending away from a first surface of the cleansing head. The cleansing head is attached to a handle. The cleansing device includes an actuator coupled to a rotating drive shaft and adapted to apply oscillating movement to one or more cleansing head sections of the cleansing head at a frequency of about 5 Hz to 30 Hz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: NSE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Luke Johnstone, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Publication number: 20180289205
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Bedford Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Milles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter Cauwood, Keith Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180153331
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Bedford Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • Publication number: 20180117291
    Abstract: A two-part bioactive agent delivery system, the system including a disposable part comprising an agent reservoir, a bolus chamber, the volume of the bolus chamber being less than the volume of the agent reservoir, an agent outlet, and a valve having a first position communicating the agent reservoir with the bolus chamber and a second position communicating the bolus chamber with the outlet; and a reusable part including a valve driver, a power source and control electronics, the control electronics being adapted to control the valve driver to actuate the valve to deliver bioactive agent from the agent reservoir to the agent outlet; the system further having a spring extending between the agent reservoir piston and a surface of the reusable part or of the disposable part to pressurize the agent reservoir when the spring is compressed and the agent reservoir contains a quantity of bioactive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Zita S. NETZEL, Gary STACEY, Alexander David NORMAN, Congyi HUANG, Timothy Charles FREARSON, Charles Frazer KILBY, Patrick H. RUANE, Alan J. LEVY, Kevin W. GELSTON, Jennifer DARMOUR, Jenny E. HAPGOOD, David Evans ROTH, Ronald A. OVERBECK, Ling-Kang TONG
  • Patent number: 9936834
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter Cauwood, Keith Thompson
  • Patent number: 9867493
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Bedford Systems LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • Publication number: 20170049519
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is configured for coupling with an instrument drive unit that drives an actuation of the surgical instrument and operatively supports the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes a housing, an elongate body extending distally from the housing, an end effector extending distally from the elongate body, and a plurality of driven members rotatably disposed within the housing. The plurality of driven members is nested with one another. Each driven member of the plurality of driven members is coupled to a respective cable that is attached to the end effector. The plurality of driven members is configured for engagement with an instrument drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Simon Grover, Charles Frazer Kilby, Daniel Leonard Fuller
  • Patent number: D778065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Patent number: D778066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Patent number: D782197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby
  • Patent number: D829445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NSE Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Kern, Matthew James Herd, Charles Frazer Kilby, Richard R. Best, Prasad Weerakoon