Patents by Inventor Dawn Powell

Dawn Powell 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: 9289347
    Abstract: The present invention is a mobility device, (also referred to as a “rollator”), which provides a weight bearing architecture and enables the user to maintain an erect body posture and body weight support through the upper arms while enabling the legs to freely move under the user's center of body weight. Upper arm support is enabled through padded forearm rests, or “arm saddles”, which provide an elevated cushion rearward to support and position the user's elbows and transfer the center of the body weight vertically downward and through the rollator frame and thereby falling within its base of support as defined by its four support wheels. The invention's base of support is smaller than conventional rollators, thereby enabling responsive rotational movement by transferring the user's spinal rotation through the aforementioned arm saddles to the rollator frame resulting in a low-radius turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Randal Powell, Johnna Dawn Powell
  • Publication number: 20150216757
    Abstract: The present invention is a mobility device, (also referred to as a “rollator”), which provides a weight bearing architecture and enables the user to maintain an erect body posture and body weight support through the upper arms while enabling the legs to freely move under the user's center of body weight. Upper arm support is enabled through padded forearm rests, or “arm saddles”, which provide an elevated cushion rearward to support and position the user's elbows and transfer the center of the body weight vertically downward and through the rollator frame and thereby falling within its base of support as defined by its four support wheels. The invention's base of support is smaller than conventional rollators, thereby enabling responsive rotational movement by transferring the user's spinal rotation through the aforementioned arm saddles to the rollator frame resulting in a low-radius turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Randal Powell, Johnna Dawn Powell
  • Publication number: 20150099289
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to carbonic anhydrase xerogel particles comprising a polysilicate-polysilicone copolymer and carbonic anhydrase. The carbonic anhydrase xerogel particles can be used for carbon dioxide capture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Tracy L. Bucholz, Aleksey Zaks, Dawn Powell, Luke Weber, Matthew Hulvey, John Reardon, Brett Rambo
  • Patent number: 7187330
    Abstract: An antenna element includes a radiating antenna element having an elliptical shape disposed on a first surface of a substrate. A dielectric clearance region having an elliptical shape is disposed about the radiating antenna element to space the radiating antenna element from a ground plane. The clearance region is shaped such that a portion of the radiating element in which an antenna feed is disposed is proximate the ground plane. The antenna can also be provided having an elliptically shaped tuning region disposed within the radiating antenna element. The antenna is suitable for use in single-ended or differential ultra wide band (UWB) transmitting and/or receiving systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Johnna Dawn Powell, Anantha Chandrakasan