Patents by Inventor Christie W. Jones

Christie W. Jones 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: 9744510
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SYK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: J. W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20160354745
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: J.W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Patent number: 9486477
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Syk Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: J. W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20150321157
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: J.W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Patent number: 9107860
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SYK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: J. W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20140212516
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: GENOSYS, INC.
    Inventors: J. W. Randolph Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Patent number: 8574531
    Abstract: A method for generating nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including the steps of providing a solid tablet comprising non-deliquescent reactants and heating the tablet with a heat source to melt at least one of the reactants to promote reaction thereof, thereby generating nitric oxide, and mixing the nitric oxide with diluent gas to provide a therapeutically safe concentration of nitric oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventors: Randy Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20120027877
    Abstract: An apparatus to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including a heat source and a vessel containing the heat source. A tablet may be placed within the vessel such that it is in thermal communication with the heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Randy Miller, Christie W. Jones
  • Patent number: 7939045
    Abstract: A method to generate nitric oxide is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention. A tablet may be placed within a vessel such that it is in thermal communication with a heat source to receive heat therefrom. The tablet is then heated to melt at least one reactant forming the tablet. The tablet may contain reactants that are substantially non-deliquescent and form nitric oxide in response to heat from the heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Inventors: Randy Miller, Christie W. Jones