Patents by Inventor Dennis Lee

Dennis Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20230265080
    Abstract: Novel compounds, compositions, and methods of using and preparing the same, which may be useful for treating alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Upul Keerthi BANDARAGE, Cavan McKeon BLIGH, Michael John BOYD, Diane M. BOUCHER, Michael Aaron BRODNEY, Veronique DAMAGNEZ, Lev Tyler DEWEY FANNING, Mary Elizabeth ECCLES, Robert Francis FIMOGNARI, JR., Kevin James GAGNON, Pedro M. GARCIA BARRANTES, Simon GIROUX, Ronald Lee GREY, JR., Amy Beth HALL, Sarah Carol HOOD, Dennis James HURLEY, Joshua Kennedy HUSSEY, Mac Arthur JOHNSON, JR., Peter JONES, Sarathy KESAVAN, Adam LOOKER, Brad D. MAXWELL, John Patrick MAXWELL, Ales MEDEK, Mettachit NAVAMAL, Philippe Marcel NUHANT, Setu RODAY, Stefanie ROEPER, Rupa SAWANT, Yi SHI, Rebecca Jane SWETT, Qing TANG, Timothy Lewis TAPLEY, Stephen A. THOMSON, Michael WALDO, Jinwang XU, Kevin Michael COTTRELL
  • Publication number: 20230248056
    Abstract: A vapor-enhancing apparatus is provided for an electronic vapor smoking article. Such an apparatus includes a filter material and a tubular housing defining a lumen. The lumen has a mouth-engaging end and a longitudinally-opposed component-engaging end, and is configured to receive the filter material therein. The component-engaging end is adapted to operably engage a control body portion associated with the electronic vapor smoking article and to receive a vapor therethrough. A vapor-enhancing element is operably engaged with the filter material and is configured to enhance the vapor drawn through the filter material within the lumen, and through the mouth-engaging end, by application of suction to the mouth-engaging end of the housing. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Dennis Lee Potter, Stephen Benson Sears
  • Publication number: 20230242294
    Abstract: A transport mechanism for engaging a pouch in an erect configuration at a first station of a packaging machine and transferring the pouch to a second station of the packaging machine includes a carriage and a grip assembly. The carriage is moveable between the first station and the second station. The grip assembly is coupled to the carriage and is at least partially moveable relative to the carriage between an engaged position for clamping the pouch in the erect configuration within the grip assembly, and a released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Greg P. Magnell, Jon Sonnenberg, Jeffrey Willers, Dennis Lee DITTEL
  • Publication number: 20230159580
    Abstract: Pyrrolo[2,3-f]indazole and 2,4,5,10-tetrazatricyclo[7.3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Simon GIROUX, Michael John BOYD, Robert Francis FIMOGNARI, Jr., Mariam ZAKY, Ronald Lee GREY, Jr., Jinwang XU, Sarathy KESAVAN, Philippe Marcel NUHANT, Pedro Manuel GARCIA BARRANTES, Peter JONES, Michael Aaron BRODNEY, Diane Marie BOUCHER, Lev T.D. FANNING, Amy B. HALL, Dennis James HURLEY, Mac Arthur JOHNSON, Jr., John Patrick MAXWELL, Rebecca Jane SWETT, Timothy Lewis TAPLEY, Stephen A. THOMSON, Veronique DAMAGNEZ, Kevin Michael COTTRELL
  • Patent number: 11630075
    Abstract: A biosensor component is provided that provides enhanced characteristics for use in biosensors, such as blood glucose sensors. The biosensor component comprises a substrate, a conductive layer deposited on the substrate, and a resistive material layer deposited on the conductive layer. The conductive layer includes nickel, chromium, and iron, such that a combined weight percent of the nickel and chromium in the conductive layer is in the range of 25 to less than 95 weight percent, the weight percent of nickel in the conductive layer is at least 4 weight percent, the weight percent of chromium in the conductive layer is at least 10 weight percent, the weight percent of iron in the conductive layer at least 2 weight percent, and such that the conductive layer comprises 0 to 20 weight percent molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Senthil Sambandam, Dennis Lee Ashford, II
  • Patent number: 11624723
    Abstract: A biosensor component is provided that provides enhanced characteristics for use in biosensors, such as blood glucose sensors. The biosensor component comprises a substrate, a conductive layer deposited on the substrate, and a resistive material layer deposited on the conductive layer. The conductive layer includes nickel, chromium, and iron, such that a combined weight percent of the nickel and chromium in the conductive layer is in the range of 25 to less than 95 weight percent, the weight percent of nickel in the conductive layer is at least 8 weight percent, the weight percent of chromium in the conductive layer is at least 10 weight percent, the weight percent of iron in the conductive layer at least 2 weight percent, and such that the conductive layer comprises 0 to 20 weight percent molybdenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Dennis Lee Ashford, II, Senthil Sambandam
  • Patent number: 11614031
    Abstract: A mounting system for retrofitting a vibration sensor to a machine component is provided. The mounting system includes an elongate fastener, a washer, and a mounting boss. The elongate fastener includes a fastener head and an elongated body defining a longitudinal top end and a longitudinal bottom end. The longitudinal bottom end defines a fastening end configured to engage with a corresponding fastening receptacle of the machine component. The washer defines an external surface and includes a central cavity for engaging the elongated body of the elongate fastener therein. The mounting boss includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes an internal cavity defining a first cavity section configured to engage with the external surface of the washer, and a second cavity section to engage with the fastener head of the elongate fastener. The second portion defines a receiving port for receiving the vibration sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandana H Madhava, Ryan David Funk, Yuanhong Guan, Nathan Stephen Pauli, Daniel Gregory Wear, David Charles Hoots, Dennis Lee Kroeger
  • Patent number: 11609205
    Abstract: A biosensor component that provides enhanced characteristics for use in biosensors, such as blood glucose sensors. The biosensor component comprises a substrate, and a composite layer deposited on the substrate. The composite layer includes a conductive metal component and a resistive material component, where the conductive metal component comprises one or more non-noble metals, and where the resistive material component in the composite layer is present in an amount greater than 20 atomic percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Spencer Erich Hochstetler, Dennis Lee Ashford, II, Senthil Nathan Sambandam
  • Patent number: 11602175
    Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive substrate useful for Joule heating, such as in an electronic smoking article. Particularly, the invention provides a resistive heating element formed of a conductive substrate. The conductive substrate comprises an electrically conductive material and a carbonaceous additive, such as a binder material. The conductive substrate is carbonized in that it is subjected to calcining conditions to effectively reduce the carbonaceous additive to its carbon skeleton. It has been found that such carbonized substrate has surprisingly improved resistance properties in relation a substrate of the same formulation that is not carbonized. The carbonized substrate can include an aerosol precursor material. The formed resistive heating element can be included in an electronic smoking article to simultaneously provide resistive heating and aerosol formation with a single, unitary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Griffith, Jr., Yi-Ping Chang, Calvin W. Henderson, Ricky Lee Montgomery, Walter Charles Liebscher, II, Chandra Kumar Banerjee, Paul E. Braxton, Stephen Benson Sears, Kenneth Allen Beard, Timothy Brian Nestor, Balager Ademe, Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Dennis Lee Potter
  • Patent number: 11561220
    Abstract: An electrochemical electrode for use in a biosensor. The electrode comprises a substrate, a palladium metal layer manufactured on the substrate, and a palladium oxide-containing layer manufactured on the palladium metal layer. The palladium metal layer has a thickness of no more than 90 nm, and the palladium oxide-containing layer has a thickness of no more than 40 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Dennis Lee Ashford, II, Spencer Erich Hochstetler
  • Publication number: 20220401669
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices include mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a vaporization heating element to produce a vapor. For example, a bubble jet head may be configured to dispense the aerosol precursor composition to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may be fixedly coupled to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may include a precursor inlet, an ejection heating element, and a precursor nozzle. The atomizer may include a vaporization heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allan Brammer, David Jackson, Nigel Flynn, Eric T. Hunt, Stephen Benson Sears, Dennis Lee Potter
  • Publication number: 20220322495
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: William Robert Collett, Stephen Benson Sears, Dennis Lee Potter, Steven Lee Alderman, Mo Kebaili
  • Patent number: 11458265
    Abstract: Aerosol delivery devices including mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a vaporization heating element to produce a vapor are disclosed. For example, a bubble jet head may be configured to dispense the aerosol precursor composition to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may be fixedly coupled to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may include a precursor inlet, an ejection heating element, and a precursor nozzle. The atomizer may include a vaporization heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allan Brammer, David Jackson, Nigel John Flynn, Eric T. Hunt, Stephen Benson Sears, Dennis Lee Potter
  • Publication number: 20220252003
    Abstract: A mounting system for retrofitting a vibration sensor to a machine component is provided. The mounting system includes an elongate fastener, a washer, and a mounting boss. The elongate fastener includes a fastener head and an elongated body defining a longitudinal top end and a longitudinal bottom end. The longitudinal bottom end defines a fastening end configured to engage with a corresponding fastening receptacle of the machine component. The washer defines an external surface and includes a central cavity for engaging the elongated body of the elongate fastener therein. The mounting boss includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes an internal cavity defining a first cavity section configured to engage with the external surface of the washer, and a second cavity section to engage with the fastener head of the elongate fastener. The second portion defines a receiving port for receiving the vibration sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Raghuandana H. Madhava, Ryan David Funk, Yuanhong Guan, Nathan Stephen Pauli, Daniel Gregory Wear, David Charles Hoots, Dennis Lee Kroeger
  • Publication number: 20220145606
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus and a method for automating the dispensing a liquid agent into a toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Dennis Lee Sternitzky
  • Patent number: D948344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Dennis Lee Maclam, Leigh Mahoney, Richard Michael Girardot, Luis Peraza
  • Patent number: D959724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D961834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D970085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D982215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.