Patents by Inventor David A. Turner
David A. Turner 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).
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Patent number: 11969541Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Stephen Jacob, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
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Publication number: 20240127634Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle communication are provided, for example to provide various processing and connectivity functionality according to hardware availability, power constraints, and environmental conditions, among other examples.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Carl Turner, David Switzer, Tyler Pickett
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Patent number: 11957816Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser and a method of dispensing a volatile composition is provided. The volatile composition dispenser includes a reservoir for containing a volatile composition and a transport member having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion, and an evaporative surface. The first end portion of the transport member is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the second end portion of the transport member is in fluid communication with the evaporative surface. The volatile composition dispenser also includes an air pump in gaseous communication with the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Dana Paul Gruenbacher, Stephan Gary Bush, William Paul Mahoney, III, Ronald David Turner, Chung Wai Smiley Chiu
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Patent number: 11950644Abstract: An apparel system comprises an article of apparel and an attachment element positionable between first and second layers of the article of apparel. The attachment element may be releasably fastened to the article of apparel. The attachment element may comprise a polymer foam material, a fluid- or gas-filled chamber, or a plate, for example.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: David Turner
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Patent number: 11950843Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus comprising an electrosurgical forceps instrument that combines la robust jaw opening mechanism with an a microwave energy delivery mechanism. The instrument includes a rigid bracket mounted at a distal end of a flexible shaft, wherein a pair of jaws are pivotably mounted on the rigid bracket. The instrument includes an energy delivery structure comprising a flexible dielectric substrate having a first electrode and an second electrode formed on one of the pair of jaws, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged to emit microwave energy. The electrosurgical apparatus may also comprise a handpiece that combines rotation control of an electrosurgical instrument with both power delivery and end effector actuation (e.g. jaw closure, blade retraction or the like).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, George Christian Ullrich, David Edward Webb, Louis Turner, Simon Meadowcroft, Jessi Johnson, Miriam Taimisto
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Publication number: 20240108629Abstract: Provided is a compound of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as defined herein for use in the treatment or prevention of a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal, The compounds are also for use in the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions caused by a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal. Also described are corresponding methods of treating or preventing a Dirofilaria infection in a mammal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Joseph D. Turner, Weiquan David Hong, Paul M. O'Neill, Stephen A. Ward, Mark J. Taylor
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Publication number: 20240108775Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser and methods of volatilizing a volatile composition in the air are provided. The volatile composition dispenser includes one or more reservoirs, with each reservoir containing a volatile composition. Each reservoir has one or more delivery engines disposed in fluid communication with the volatile composition in the reservoir. Each delivery engine is in fluid communication with an evaporative surface. One or more evaporative assistance elements are disposed adjacent to the evaporative surface(s). A method of volatilizing the volatile composition(s) includes operating the evaporative assistance elements with varying energy over a total emission program, including energy boost periods, and extended emission periods of decreased or maintained energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: David Turner, Leslie Roselle Deaton
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Publication number: 20240100238Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
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Patent number: 11943559Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to providing live video. An example method includes, at a computer system, while in an editing mode for a presentation, receiving, via one or more input devices, a request to insert an object onto a first slide of the presentation, wherein the request includes associating the object with a source for live video; and while in a presentation mode for the presentation, displaying, via a display generation component, the first slide including concurrent display of the object and one or more visual elements, wherein: in accordance with a determination that the object is associated with a camera, the object includes a live video stream from the camera; and in accordance with a determination that the object is associated with a non-camera external device, the object includes a live video stream that mirrors a portion of a display of the non-camera external device.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David A. Underwood, Gary W. Gehiere, Michael W. Greiner, Amy W. Hung, Scott G. Marnik, David A. Turner
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Publication number: 20240097634Abstract: A method of manufacturing a travelling wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) includes forming a superconducting junction on a substrate. Trenches are etched away through a metal surface and into a layer of dielectric material. The trenches define a plurality of fingers positioned in an interdigitated arrangement of capacitors defined by a metal and a dielectric material that remains from the etched away metal surface and the layer of dielectric material.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michael Karunendra Selvanayagam, Corrado P. Mancini, David Lokken-Toyli, Gerald W. Gibson, Kathryn Turner Schonenberg, Shayne Cairns
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Patent number: 11918273Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a hollow cable for transmitting radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to an electrosurgical instrument, wherein the hollow cable is provided with electrical connectors for forming a bipolar electrical connection with an electrosurgical instrument that fits within, e.g. slides relative to, the hollow cable. The connectors can be conductive protrusions extending in an axial direction on opposite sides of the cable. The protrusions can be tabs, fins, rods, pins, or wires. The protrusions can be strips which engage corresponding terminals on the instrument. The transmission line structure of the invention can have a greater diameter then convention coaxial cables, which can minimise loss whilst still providing access for control wires and/or fluid to reach an surgical instrument. The cable can be used with multiple instruments.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Malcolm White, George Christian Ullrich, David Edward Webb, Louis Turner
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Publication number: 20240069035Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for discovering biomarkers associated with risk of disease and methods using identified biomarkers for detecting disease prognosis and progression.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Rajaram KRISHNAN, Robert TURNER, Juan Pablo HINESTROSA SALAZAR, Jean LEWIS, Iryna CLARK, David SEARSON
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Patent number: 11896743Abstract: A volatile composition dispenser and methods of volatilizing a volatile composition in the air are provided. The volatile composition dispenser includes one or more reservoirs, with each reservoir containing a volatile composition. Each reservoir has one or more delivery engines disposed in fluid communication with the volatile composition in the reservoir. Each delivery engine is in fluid communication with an evaporative surface. One or more evaporative assistance elements are disposed adjacent to the evaporative surface(s). A method of volatilizing the volatile composition(s) includes operating the evaporative assistance elements with varying energy over a total emission program, including energy boost periods, and extended emission periods of decreased or maintained energy.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: David Turner, Leslie Roselle Deaton
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Patent number: 11864609Abstract: The present invention is directed to thermally-insulated garments and methods of forming the same. The garments in accordance with aspects herein have one or more chambers filled with a thermally-insulating fill material. The thermally-insulating fill material includes a plurality of crimped thermally-reflective polymer strands. Each strand in the plurality of crimped thermally-reflective polymer strands is crimped to provide an increased reflective surface area for heat deflection/reflection, breathability, and movability of the thermally-insulated garment.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventor: David Turner
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Publication number: 20230382024Abstract: A method of making a foamed article, for example a foamed component for an article of footwear, includes forming an unfoamed, thermoplastic polymer into an unfoamed article; heating the article to soften the article and infusing the softened article with at least one inert gas at a first pressure greater than atmospheric pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened article; and reducing the pressure to second pressure below the first pressure with the unfoamed article softened to at least partially foam the article. A surface of a partial mold limits foam expansion in at least one direction but less than all directions. The article or a part of the article may be formed from an unfoamed structure of interconnected, unfoamed, thermoplastic polymeric members spaced to define openings between the thermoplastic polymeric members.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Bryan N. Farris, David Turner
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Publication number: 20230366138Abstract: Electromagnetic radiation is applied (e.g., by a laser) to a nonwoven textile comprising first fibers having a first propensity to absorb the electromagnetic radiation and second fibers having a second propensity to absorb the electromagnetic radiation that is lower than the first propensity. The electromagnetic radiation may be used to form discrete bonding structures within the volume of the nonwoven textile, wherein the bonding structures are generally absent from the faces of the nonwoven textile.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Dallas Lund, David Turner
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Publication number: 20230357947Abstract: A part assembly (100), comprising: an aluminium part (101); a magnesium part (102), the magnesium part (102) coated in a first coating (104); a bond (103), the bond (103) securing the aluminium part (101) to the coated magnesium part (114); wherein the aluminium part (101), the coated magnesium part (114) and the bond (103) are subjected to an electrophoresis coating process to coat the aluminium part (101) in a second coating (105). By subjecting the aluminium part (101), the coated magnesium part (114) and the bond (103) to an electrophoresis coating process to coat the aluminium part (101) in a second coating (105) this may provide a simpler manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Ella Podmore, Emanuel Beck, David Turner, Mario Carandente
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Publication number: 20230340219Abstract: A breathable, heat-sealable, composite film comprising substrate layer (A), a primer coating layer (B) disposed on the substrate layer, and a heat-sealable coating layer (C) disposed on the primer coating layer is provided, wherein (i) said substrate layer (A) comprises a polyester comprising monomeric units derived from one or more diol(s) and one or more dicarboxylic acid(s); (ii) said primer coating layer (B) comprises a cross-linked sulfopolyester; and (iii) said heat-sealable coating layer (C) comprises a first copolyester.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Dupont Teijin Films U.S. Limited PartnershipInventors: Stephen Sankey, David Turner, John Hobaugh, Megan Moaburn, Stephen K. Franzyshen, Stephen Jones
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Patent number: 11766813Abstract: A method of making a foamed article, for example a foamed component for an article or footwear, comprises depositing an unfoamed, thermoplastic polymer onto a support surface in a three-dimensional printing process to form an unfoamed article; heating the article to soften the article and infusing the softened article with at least one inert gas at a first pressure greater than atmospheric pressure that is sufficient to cause the at least one inert gas to permeate into the softened article; and reducing the pressure to second pressure below the first pressure while the article is softened to at least partially foam the article, wherein a surface of a partial mold limits foam expansion in at least one direction but less than all directions.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Bryan N. Farris, David Turner
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Publication number: 20230280145Abstract: A method of inspecting at least one feature of a part having a predetermined nominal shape, including: i) loading a contact probe onto a probe mount of a coordinate positioning apparatus which facilitates exchanging of probes thereon and relative movement of the mount and a part in three orthogonal degrees of freedom, the contact probe includes a reference member for engaging the part, and a stylus relative to the reference member and having a tip for contacting the surface to be measured; ii) bringing the reference member and stylus into contact with the part on one side of the feature, and then causing the stylus to traverse collecting measurement data concerning the relative position of tip and the reference member; and iii) extracting feature dimension information from the measurement data, and comparing the extracted dimension information to nominal dimension information for the nominal shape of the feature of the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: RENISHAW PLCInventors: Rhys David TURNER, Andrew Geoffrey BUTTER