Patents by Inventor Donald Hill
Donald Hill 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: 11930867Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to coated substrates having, e.g., anti-viral properties, to articles including the coated substrates, and to processes for making such coated substrates and articles. In an embodiment, a coated substrate is provided. The coated substrate includes a substrate having a weight of about 120 g/m2 or less according to ASTM D3776, mineral oxide particles, iron oxide particles, or both, coupled to at least a portion of the substrate wherein the coated substrate has a breathing resistance (95 L/min, EN 149:2001) of about 6 mbar or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: FXI INC. LIMITEDInventors: Andrew R. Barron, Iain Powner, Wafaa Al-Shatty, Donald A. Hill, Sajad Kiani, Andrius Stanulis, Lee Tretheway, Shirin Alexander, Steve Winston
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Patent number: 11915897Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding
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Patent number: 11678703Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to coated substrates having, e.g., anti-viral properties, to articles including the coated substrates, and to processes for making such coated substrates and articles. In an embodiment, a mask for preventing infection by a virus is provided. The mask includes a coated substrate having a breathing resistance (95 L/min, EN 149:2001) of about 6 mbar or less and a water droplet absorption time of less than about 5 seconds. The coated substrate includes a non-woven fabric having a weight of about 120 g/m2 or less according to ASTM D3776, and mineral oxide particles, iron oxide particles, or both, coupled to at least a portion of the non-woven fabric.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: FXI INC. LIMITEDInventors: Andrew R. Barron, Iain Powner, Wafaa Al-Shatty, Donald A. Hill, Sajad Kiani, Andrius Stanulis, Lee Tretheway, Shirin Alexander, Steve Winston
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Publication number: 20230157516Abstract: An acoustically insulated machine including a source of noise positioned within a housing, a first insulation member positioned within the housing and including a first porous sound absorbing layer and a first dense layer, and a second insulation member positioned within the housing and including a second porous sound absorbing layer and a second dense layer. The first insulation member being is positioned closer to the internal source of noise than the second insulation member and the first insulation member being spaced apart from the second insulation member such that an air gap is formed between the first insulation member and the second insulation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: May 25, 2023Inventors: Anthony Lee Rockwell, Phillip J. Johnson, Jeffrey A. Tilton, Donald Hill
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Patent number: 11547268Abstract: An acoustically insulated machine including a source of noise positioned within a housing, a first insulation member positioned within the housing and including a first porous sound absorbing layer and a first dense layer, and a second insulation member positioned within the housing and including a second porous sound absorbing layer and a second dense layer. The first insulation member being is positioned closer to the internal source of noise than the second insulation member and the first insulation member being spaced apart from the second insulation member such that an air gap is formed between the first insulation member and the second insulation member.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLCInventors: Anthony Lee Rockwell, Phillip J. Johnson, Jeffrey S. Tilton, Donald Hill
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Publication number: 20220296876Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: TC1 LLCInventors: Justin Aron Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Julien Duhamel, Kevin Bourque, J. Donald Hill, Terry Barnes, Dustin Seth West, Peter Gazzara, III
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Patent number: 11369785Abstract: In one general aspect, a cuff for attachment to a heart includes an attachment component configured to engage a blood pump to attach the cuff to the blood pump and a sewing ring for attachment to the heart. The sewing ring is coupled to the attachment component, and the attachment component and the sewing ring each define a central opening configured to admit an inflow cannula of a blood pump. The sewing ring comprises a member that provides rigidity to flatten a portion of a myocardium of the heart when the cuff is attached to the heart.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: TC1 LLCInventors: Justin Aaron Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Julien Duhamel, Kevin Bourque, J. Donald Hill, Terry Barnes, Dustin Seth West, Peter Gazzara, III
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Publication number: 20220184281Abstract: An ostomy pouch has a pair of opposed side walls, one of the side walls defines a stoma-receiving opening for, in use, receiving a part of a stoma into the ostomy pouch, one or both of the side walls being formed of a polymeric film at least partially coated on an internal surface thereof with hydrophobic particles, the hydrophobic particles includes: a metal oxide core; and a hydrocarbon chain having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbon chain is chemically bound to the metal oxide core.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Iain POWNER, Lee TRETHEWAY, Andrew BARRON, Donald HILL, Shirin ALEXANDER
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Publication number: 20220177662Abstract: A polymeric film includes a substrate at least partially coated with hydrophobic particles, the hydrophobic particles include: a metal oxide core; and a hydrocarbon chain having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein the hydrocarbon chain is chemically bound to the metal oxide coreType: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Shirin ALEXANDER, Andrew BARRON, Donald HILL, Lee TRETHEWAY, Iain POWNER
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Publication number: 20220161016Abstract: A blood circulation assist system includes a ventricular assist device (VAD) and a controller. The VAD is attachable to a heart of a patient to pump blood from a ventricle of the heart into a blood vessel of the patient. The VAD includes an impeller, a motor stator operable to rotate the impeller, and an accelerometer generating an accelerometer output indicative of accelerations of the VAD. The controller controls operation of the motor stator to control rotational speed of the impeller based on the accelerometer output.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: TC1 LLCInventors: John Freddy Hansen, John Donald Hill, Peter Andriola, Daniel I. Harjes, Eric Lee, Gionata Valchera, Nichole Mercier, Urim Salltakaj
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Patent number: 11241570Abstract: A blood circulation assist system includes a ventricular assist device (VAD) and a controller. The VAD is attachable to a heart of a patient to pump blood from a ventricle of the heart into a blood vessel of the patient. The VAD includes an impeller, a motor stator operable to rotate the impeller, and an accelerometer generating an accelerometer output indicative of accelerations of the VAD. The controller controls operation of the motor stator to control rotational speed of the impeller based on the accelerometer output.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: TC1 LLCInventors: John Freddy Hansen, John Donald Hill, Peter Andriola, Daniel I. Harjes, Eric Lee, Gionata Valchera, Nichole Mercier, Urim Salltakaj
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Publication number: 20220034025Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to coated substrates having, e.g., anti-viral properties, to articles including the coated substrates, and to processes for making such coated substrates and articles. In an embodiment, a coated substrate is provided. The coated substrate includes a substrate having a weight of about 120 g/m2 or less according to ASTM D3776, mineral oxide particles, iron oxide particles, or both, coupled to at least a portion of the substrate wherein the coated substrate has a breathing resistance (95 L/min, EN 149:2001) of about 6 mbar or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Andrew R. BARRON, Iain POWNER, Wafaa AL-SHATTY, Donald A. HILL, Sajad KIANI, Andrius STANULIS, Lee TRETHEWAY, Shirin ALEXANDER, Steve WINSTON
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Publication number: 20220030980Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to coated substrates having, e.g., anti-viral properties, to articles including the coated substrates, and to processes for making such coated substrates and articles. In an embodiment, a mask for preventing infection by a virus is provided. The mask includes a coated substrate having a breathing resistance (95 L/min, EN 149:2001) of about 6 mbar or less and a water droplet absorption time of less than about 5 seconds. The coated substrate includes a non-woven fabric having a weight of about 120 g/m2 or less according to ASTM D3776, and mineral oxide particles, iron oxide particles, or both, coupled to at least a portion of the non-woven fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Andrew R. BARRON, Iain POWNER, Wafaa AL-SHATTY, Donald A. HILL, Sajad KIANI, Andrius STANULIS, Lee TRETHEWAY, Shirin ALEXANDER, Steve WINSTON
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Publication number: 20200397964Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for securing a driveline to a portion of skin are disclosed herein. The driveline can connect an external controller to an implantable blood pump. The skin anchor can include a driveline capture portion. The driveline capture portion can receive the driveline and fix a position of the driveline with respect to the driveline capture portion. The driveline capture portion includes: a driveline receiver that can receive the driveline; and a driveline anchor that can engage the driveline to fix the position of the driveline with respect to the driveline receiver. The skin anchor can include a force distribution portion. The force distribution portion can engage a portion of skin and fix a position of the portion of skin with respect to the force distribution portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: TC1 LLCInventors: John Duc Nguyen, John Donald Hill, Fabian Franco, Chris Eskildsen, David Gary Eldridge, Carine Hoarau, Yi-Ren Woo, John J. Hagerty, JR., Pete Cardamone
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Patent number: 10792407Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for securing a driveline to a portion of skin are disclosed herein. The driveline can connect an external controller to an implantable blood pump. The skin anchor can include a driveline capture portion. The driveline capture portion can receive the driveline and fix a position of the driveline with respect to the driveline capture portion. The driveline capture portion includes: a driveline receiver that can receive the driveline; and a driveline anchor that can engage the driveline to fix the position of the driveline with respect to the driveline receiver. The skin anchor can include a force distribution portion. The force distribution portion can engage a portion of skin and fix a position of the portion of skin with respect to the force distribution portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventors: John Duc Nguyen, John Donald Hill, Fabian Franco, Chris Eskildsen, David Gary Eldridge, Carine Hoarau, Yi-Ren Woo, John J. Hagerty, Pete Cardamone
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Patent number: 10772623Abstract: A coupling system includes an applicator tool and an attachment ring mounted on the applicator tool. Clips are contained within the applicator tool and are deployed through the attachment ring in order to anchor the attachment ring to biological tissue. When deployed, tips of the clips follow a curved trajectory through an annular cuff of the attachment ring and through the underlying tissue. The tips loop back out of the tissue and to a location where they are later trapped or clamped by the attachment ring. While the tips are trapped or clamped, the applicator tool cinches the clips by pulling rear segments of the clips. Thereafter, the applicator tool disconnects from the attachment ring which remains anchored to the tissue and serves as a coupling for a cannula. The cannula can have movable lock members that secure it to the attachment ring.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TC1 LLCInventors: Carine Hoarau, Steven H. Reichenbach, J. Donald Hill, George Hsu, Andrew R. Miller, James Badia, Nina Boiadjieva, Shuo-Hsiu Chang, Philip Haarstad, Olga M. Stanescu, Stephen Kenneth Sundquist
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Publication number: 20200023112Abstract: A blood circulation assist system includes a ventricular assist device (VAD) and a controller. The VAD is attachable to a heart of a patient to pump blood from a ventricle of the heart into a blood vessel of the patient. The VAD includes an impeller, a motor stator operable to rotate the impeller, and an accelerometer generating an accelerometer output indicative of accelerations of the VAD. The controller controls operation of the motor stator to control rotational speed of the impeller based on the accelerometer output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: TC1 LLCInventors: John Freddy Hansen, John Donald Hill, Peter Andriola, Daniel I. Harjes, Eric Lee, Gionata Valchera, Nichole Rondeau, Urim Salltakaj
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Patent number: 10132179Abstract: An alignment tool for use in a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a clamp portion, a component engagement portion and an arm portion that extends between the clamp portion and the component engagement portion. The clamp portion establishes a fixed datum surface for positioning a component within the gas turbine engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Edward LeBlanc, Kevin J. Cummings, Christopher St. Mary, Donald A. Hill
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Publication number: 20180317739Abstract: An acoustically insulated machine including a source of noise positioned within a housing, a first insulation member positioned within the housing and including a first porous sound absorbing layer and a first dense layer, and a second insulation member positioned within the housing and including a second porous sound absorbing layer and a second dense layer. The first insulation member being is positioned closer to the internal source of noise than the second insulation member and the first insulation member being spaced apart from the second insulation member such that an air gap is formed between the first insulation member and the second insulation member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Anthony Lee Rockwell, Phillip J. Johnson, Jeffrey A. Tilton, Donald Hill
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Publication number: 20180266678Abstract: A burner including a body having an air inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end. A gas supply tube is disposed in the body and includes an air swirler and a nozzle at an end thereof. A plurality of outer gas spuds are disposed radially outwardly of the burner outlet, the outer gas spuds including a tube and a spud tip having a first set of openings that are directed generally parallel to an axis of the tube of the outer gas spuds and a second set of openings that are directed at an angle of at least ten degrees to the axis of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: James Justin FEESE, Robert Bruce HARTMAN, Jacob Mitchell MILLER, Daniel Donald HILL, JR., Matthew Louis CURCIO