Patents by Inventor Dean Curtis

Dean Curtis 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).

  • Wetness signaling device
    Patent number: 6583722
    Abstract: The present invention can provide a distinctive article (20) having a monitored portion (22), and a status signaling device (24) for communicating a change in status of the monitored portion. The status signaling device includes a sensor (26) which can indicate a change of state that occurs when said monitored portion (22) of the article (20) changes from a first condition to a different, second condition. A passive electronic transponder (28) can be cooperatively connected with the sensor (26). The transponder (28) can be configured to receive electromagnetic input energy which has been provided to the transponder at a predetermined input frequency, and can be configured to respond with operative indicator data when the monitored portion (22) is in the second condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Curtis Jeutter, Thomas Walter Odorzynski
  • Polyolefin thermoplastic silicone elastomers employing radical cure
    Patent number: 6479580
    Abstract: Polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers are disclosed which are prepared by; (I) mixing (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising more than 50 percent by volume of a polyolefin resin, said thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 23° C. to 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Chorvath, Dean Curtis Gray, Michal Kang-Jen Lee, Thomas John Tangney
  • Thermoplastic silicone elastomers formed from nylon resins
    Publication number: 20020086937
    Abstract: A method for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer is disclosed, said method comprising (I) mixing
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Igor Chorvath, Frances Marie Fournier, Michael Kang-Jen Lee, Dawei Li, Robert Leo Oldinski, Richard Leroy Rabe, Jeffrey Paul Sage, Dean Curtis Gray, Yongjun Lee, Koji Nakanishi
  • REMOTE, WETNESS SIGNALING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20020070868
    Abstract: The present invention can provide a monitoring method and system for signaling a predetermined status in an article (20) having a monitored portion (22). The monitoring system includes an interrogator (30) which is located in an operative proximity to the article, and is configured to provide input energy with a predetermined input frequency. A status signaling device (24) is located at the monitored portion (22) of the article. The status signaling device includes a sensor (26) which can indicate a change of state that occurs when the monitored portion (22) of the article (20) changes from a first condition to a different, second condition. A passive transponder (28) is in an operative communication with the sensor (26). In a particular aspect of the invention, the transponder can be an electronic transponder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Dean Curtis Jeutter, Thomas Walter Odorzynski
  • Wetness signaling device
    Publication number: 20020070864
    Abstract: The present invention can provide a distinctive article (20) having a monitored portion (22), and a status signaling device (24) for communicating a change in status of the monitored portion. The status signaling device includes a sensor (26) which can indicate a change of state that occurs when said monitored portion (22) of the article (20) changes from a first condition to a different, second condition. A passive electronic transponder (28) can be cooperatively connected with the sensor (26). The transponder (28) can be configured to receive electromagnetic input energy which has been provided to the transponder at a predetermined input frequency, and can be configured to respond with operative indicator data when the monitored portion (22) is in the second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worlwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Curtis Jeutter, Thomas Walter Odorzynski
  • Method and apparatus for positioning transducers to correct for read and write element misregistration offsets which vary dependent on rotary actuator angular position across a disk medium
    Patent number: 5682274
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for correcting for track misregistration when a slider or head assembly contains a separate read element and write element. The offset is determined at a first position and at a second position of the actuator arm assembly. From these offsets a constant and a multiplier are determined for determining an offset as a function of the cylinder location. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for minimizing distance traveled to prevent misregistration when repositioning between the read element and a write element. The read element is intentionally offset from the write element at an angle so as to minimize the distance traveled across the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dana Henry Brown, Earl Albert Cunningham, Kevin Jack Erickson, Richard Hunt Estry, Thomas William Glaser, Mark David Hagen, Hal Hjalmar Ottesen, Dean Curtis Palmer, John Jeffrey Stephenson