Patents by Inventor David A. Hume

David A. Hume 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: 11956875
    Abstract: A power management and smart lighting system is provided that enables efficient distribution of DC power to various building features, including LED lighting. The power management system includes an intelligent power supply unit configured to convert AC power drawn from a building load center into a deadband DC waveform. The deadband DC power generated by the intelligent power supply unit is then transmitted over power-with-Ethernet cables to a plurality of distributed intelligent drivers, each configured to intelligently power one or more LED troffers. The intelligent drivers may be daisy-chained to one another by the power-with-Ethernet cables, enabling a power-ring architecture. To enable easy control of the drivers, intelligent sensors can be distributed throughout the topology and connected to the drivers (e.g., via power-with-Ethernet cables) to enable a wide array of lighting control options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Hume, David Sykes, Aldo P. Della Sera, Juan Galindo, Andrew M. Pluister, Mark Crosier
  • Publication number: 20240103081
    Abstract: A method of monitoring main contact conditions of main contacts in an automatic transfer switch is provided. The automatic transfer switch is coupled to a plurality of electrical power sources and an electrical load. The method includes: measuring, by sensors, temperatures of a plurality of main contacts coupled to the plurality of power sources; determining if the measured temperatures indicate a temperature rise at one or more main contacts of the plurality of main contacts; in response to determining that the measured temperatures indicate a temperature rise at the one or more main contacts, comparing a current value of the temperature rise with stored temperature rise values that represent main contact damages; and determining an amount of main contact damage at the one or more main contacts based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Jagdambika Srivastava, Yashwant Gangadhar Gaikwad, Amit Govind Kolge, Ramya Jayanthi, Joshua David Myers, Mark A. Gould, Charlie E. Hume
  • Patent number: 11866730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge that includes a housing and, disposed within the housing, a solid support capable of sequestering activated leukocytes and/or platelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SeaStar Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Publication number: 20230277746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah Buffington
  • Patent number: 11439739
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SeaStar Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington
  • Publication number: 20220177838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge that includes a housing and, disposed within the housing, a solid support capable of sequestering activated leukocytes and/or platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Patent number: 11118162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge that includes a housing and, disposed within the housing, a solid support capable of sequestering activated leukocytes and/or platelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SeaStar Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Publication number: 20210138142
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington
  • Patent number: 10722637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SeaStar Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington
  • Patent number: 10695482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SeaStar Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Publication number: 20200038578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah Buffington
  • Patent number: 10007296
    Abstract: A method and system for adaptively docking with computers of different designs are provided. In one version, an electrical communications connector (hereinafter, “docking connector”) is coupled with a docking station frame, wherein the docking connector may be positioned relative to the frame. A computer having a native connector may be positioned relative to the frame, and the docking connector may be positioned relative to both the frame and the computer to permit communicative coupling of the docking connector and the native connector of the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Inventor: David Hume
  • Publication number: 20180171293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge that includes a housing and, disposed within the housing, a solid support capable of sequestering activated leukocytes and/or platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Publication number: 20180126059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington, Christopher J. Pino
  • Publication number: 20180112193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of matter and methods of using the same in enhancing regeneration or restoring function of an injured liver. The compositions of matter are useful in the treatment of hepatic disorders, for example, in the prevention and/or treatment of acute or chronic liver disease or as a supportive therapy to improve the outcomes following liver resection or liver transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: University Court Of The University Of Edinburgh
    Inventors: Stuart Forbes, David Hume, Ben Stutchfield, Deborah Gow, Graeme Bainbridge, Theodore Oliphant, Thomas L. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180093028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytopheretic cartridge for use in treating and/or preventing inflammatory conditions that affect myocardial function and to related methods. The cartridge can be used in treating a subject with myocardial dysfunction, such as a subject with chronic heart failure and/or acute decompensated heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah A. Buffington
  • Publication number: 20170246208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and devices to treat and/or prevent inflammatory conditions within a subject and to related methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems, devices, and related methods that sequester leukocytes and/or platelets and then inhibit their inflammatory action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: H. David Humes, Deborah Buffington
  • Patent number: D1010687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CQMS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Samuel Beck, Ian Ashby, David Hume, Brendan Waterman, Bruce Lilley, Todd Lawler
  • Patent number: D1010689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CQMS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Samuel Beck, Ian Ashby, David Hume, Brendan Waterman, Bruce Lilley, Todd Lawler
  • Patent number: D1023073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CQMS Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Samuel Beck, Ian Ashby, David Hume, Brendan Waterman, Bruce Lilley, Todd Lawler