Patents by Inventor Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr.

Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr. 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: 8955260
    Abstract: A headwall for a patient's room includes a panel having a vertically-extending front surface, an opening defined in the front surface of the headwall, and a door sized to be received in the opening. The door is vertically movable from a first position where an outer face of the door is flush with the front surface of the panel to a second position where the outer face extends parallel to the front surface and the door is positioned behind the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Newkirk, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., Joseph F. Meyer, Charles R. Belser, Colt M. Weberding, Dale F. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20130082582
    Abstract: A headwall for a patient's room includes a panel having a vertically-extending front surface, an opening defined in the front surface of the headwall, and a door sized to be received in the opening. The door is vertically movable from a first position where an outer face of the door is flush with the front surface of the panel to a second position where the outer face extends parallel to the front surface and the door is positioned behind the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: David C. Newkirk, Charles L. Thomeczek, JR., Joseph F. Meyer, Charles R. Beiser, Colt M. Weberding, Dale F. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8375646
    Abstract: A headwall for a patient's room includes a panel having a vertically-extending front surface, an opening defined in the front surface of the headwall, and a door sized to be received in the opening. The door is vertically movable from a first position where an outer face of the door is flush with the front surface of the panel to a second position where the outer face extends parallel to the front surface and the door is positioned behind the front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Newkirk, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., Joseph F. Meyer, Charles R. Beiser, Colt M. Weberding, Dale F. Meyer
  • Patent number: 8360771
    Abstract: A dental implement including a housing, a light source, and an air supply, the implement being suitable for examining tissue such as dentition of a patient and detecting loss of mineralization therein. The implement is capable of operating in a wireless mode. The implement is further able to communicate with a computing device to allow recording of images captured by the implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Therametric Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George K. Stookey, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., Jun Ge
  • Publication number: 20120043865
    Abstract: A headwall for a patient's room includes a panel having a vertically-extending front surface, an opening defined in the front surface of the headwall, and a door sized to be received in the opening. The door is vertically movable from a first position where an outer face of the door is flush with the front surface of the panel to a second position where the outer face extends parallel to the front surface and the door is positioned behind the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: David C. Newkirk, Charles L. Thomeczek, JR., Joseph F. Meyer, Charles R. Beiser, Colt M. Weberding, Dale F. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20100047736
    Abstract: A dental implement including a housing, a light source, and an air supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: George K. Stookey, Charles L. Thomeczek, JR., Jun Ge
  • Patent number: 7117721
    Abstract: In combination, an instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control, and a cuvette for holding a sample of the biological fluid or control, the characteristic of which is to be determined. The instrument comprises a radiation-reflective surface, a first source for irradiating the surface, and a first detector for detecting radiation reflected from the surface. The cuvette has two opposed walls substantially transparent to the source radiation and reflected radiation. The first source and first detector are disposed adjacent a first one of the two opposed walls. The radiation reflective surface is disposed adjacent a second of the two opposed walls. A second source is provided for irradiating the surface. The first detector detects radiation from the second source reflected from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 6575017
    Abstract: In combination, an instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control, and a cuvette for holding a sample of the biological fluid or control, the characteristic of which is to be determined. The instrument comprises a radiation-reflective surface, a first source for irradiating the surface, and a first detector for detecting radiation reflected from the surface. The cuvette has two opposed walls substantially transparent to the source radiation and reflected radiation. The first source and first detector are disposed adjacent a first one of the two opposed walls. The radiation reflective surface is disposed adjacent a second of the two opposed walls. A second source is provided for irradiating the surface. The first detector detects radiation from the second source reflected from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 6189370
    Abstract: An instrument for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control includes a radiation-reflective surface, a first source for irradiating the surface, and a first detector for detecting radiation reflected from the surface. A cuvette for use with the instrument holds a sample of the biological fluid or control the characteristic of which is to be determined. The cuvette has two opposed walls substantially transparent to the source radiation and reflected radiation. The first source and first detector are disposed adjacent a first one of said two opposed walls and the radiation reflective surface is disposed adjacent a second of said two opposed walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5975153
    Abstract: An improved capillary fill test device is described. The device is formed to have a capillary aperture designed and sized to facilitate the filling of the device with fluid incident to its use. The described improvements are particularly useful in the construction of capillary fill devices having a capillary flow conduit of reduced flow through cross-sectional area extending between a fluid sample receiving portion and a capillary fill test volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Hill, Sherry C. Phillips, Alexander T. Newhart, Ryan Neil Hudson, Nancy W. Sutton, Waring Charles Lynch, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5841023
    Abstract: An instrument monitors the coangulation of coagulable fluid blood, blood fraction or a control by combining the coagulable fluid with particles which are affected by a magnetic field so that the particles become suspended relatively freely in the fluid. A time-varying magnetic field causes the particles to be reoriented as the magnetic field varies. The reorientation changes as the fluid coagulates owing to the fluid's changing viscosity. An electromagnet creates the time-varying magnetic field. The electromagnet includes a core comprising a first leg an electrically conductive coil for creating a time-varying magnetic flux in the core, and a return for the time-varying magnetic flux. The first leg and the flux return together comprise a generally H-shaped core of ferromagnetic material. A bobbin is provided on the first leg and the electrically conductive coil is wound on the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Parker, William J. Murphy, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., Daniel L. Kennedy, Gary T. Neel, David E. Storvick
  • Patent number: 5789664
    Abstract: An instrument and a method for determining a characteristic of a biological fluid or control comprise providing a radiation-reflective surface, a source for irradiating the surface, a detector for detecting radiation reflected from the surface, and a cuvette for holding a sample of the biological fluid or control. The cuvette has two opposed walls substantially transparent to the source radiation and reflected radiation. The source and detector are disposed adjacent a first one of the two opposed walls and the radiation reflective surface is disposed adjacent the other wall. The method comprises detecting radiation from the source reflected from the surface using the radiation detector to determine a characteristic of the biological fluid or control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5710622
    Abstract: A method of immunizing the operation of an instrument which determines a characteristic of a biological fluid or a control against noise. The instrument includes a surface upon which a user deposits a sample of biological fluid or control the characteristic of which is to be determined. The instrument irradiates the sample and detects radiation from the sample to determine the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5686659
    Abstract: A method of determining whether a sample or a control has been applied to an instrument for measuring coagulation of a fluid by optically detecting when the fluid that has been applied to the instrument has passed a first and a second points, determining the flow time for the fluid between the two points, establishing a time threshold, and the flow time to the threshold to determining if the fluid is a sample or a control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5522255
    Abstract: An instrument and a method for determining a coagulation characteristic of blood, a blood fraction or a control comprise a radiation-reflective surface, a first source for irradiating the surface, and a first detector for detecting radiation reflected from the surface. A cuvette holds a sample of the blood, blood fraction or control the coagulation characteristic of which is to be determined. The cuvette has two opposed walls substantially transparent to the source radiation and reflected radiation. The first source and first detector are disposed adjacent a first one of the two opposed walls and the radiation reflective surface is disposed adjacent a second of the two opposed walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Gary T. Neel, James R. Parker, Rick L. Collins, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., William J. Murphy, George R. Lennert, Morris J. Young, Daniel L. Kennedy
  • Patent number: D361129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation
    Inventors: Rick L. Collins, Martin T. Gerber, Daniel L. Kennedy, Brett S. Lewis, James D. Morrow, Peter L. Sebastian, David E. Storvick, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr.