Patents by Inventor Edward A. Powers
Edward A. Powers 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: 11952305Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing an optical fiber includes: drawing an optical fiber through a draw furnace, conveying the optical fiber through a flame reheating device downstream from the draw furnace, wherein the flame reheating device comprises one or more burners each comprising: a body having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, an opening within the body extending from the top surface through the body to the bottom surface, wherein the optical fiber passes through the opening, and one or more gas outlets within the body; and igniting a flammable gas provided by the one or more gas outlets to form a flame encircling the optical fiber passing through the opening, wherein the flame heats the optical fiber by at least 100 degrees Celsius at a heating rate exceeding 10,000 degrees Celsius/second.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Ravindra Kumar Akarapu, Joel Patrick Carberry, David Alan Deneka, Steven Akin Dunwoody, Kenneth Edward Hrdina, John Michael Jewell, Yuanjie Jiang, Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Ming-Jun Li, Barada Kanta Nayak, Dale Robert Powers, Chunfeng Zhou, Vincent Matteo Tagliamonti, Christopher Scott Thomas
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Publication number: 20230270928Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Patent number: 11660384Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Haemonetics CorporationInventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Patent number: 11374968Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for fraud detection. In various examples, a first plurality of requests are received over a first time period. In at least some examples, the first plurality of requests may be requests to access a first service. A hierarchical data representation comprising an ordered set of values may be determined for each request of the first plurality of requests. A first subset of the first plurality of requests may be determined. The hierarchical data representation associated with each request of the first subset may include fewer than a threshold number of value substitutions relative to each other hierarchical data representation of the first subset of the first plurality of requests. Access to the first service may be prevented by subsequent requests associated with the first subset of the first plurality of requests.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brendan Cruz Colón, Jason L Thalken, Adam Edward Powers, Manraj Tatla, Lev Ufimtsev
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Patent number: 11273334Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a body having an interior space that defines a plenum between the body and a face of the user when the user is wearing the mask. The respiratory mask also includes a voice transmittal feature in and contiguous with the body that has a voice transmittal membrane that is configured to vibrate in response to sound waves generated by the user such that the voice transmittal membrane transmits the sound waves from the plenum of the body to an ambient environment of the user. The voice transmittal feature thus enhances the intelligibility of a user's speech so that others may more clearly understand what the user is saying. For example, this may increase safety and efficiency in emergency response situations in which the use of a respiratory mask is required.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Edward Powers Simmonds, Graham Peter Wilson, Carl Estcourt Tucker
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Patent number: 10918894Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a body configured to cover a nose and a mouth of a user. The body includes a face seal configured to at least partially seal the body to a face of the user. The face seal includes a standard reflex seal that is configured to engage in physical contact with the face to form a first segment of a seal between the body and the face. The face seal also includes a reverse reflex seal that is configured to engage in physical contact with the face to form a second segment of a seal between the body and the face. This configuration allows the mask body to float in place with respect to the face seal and preserves the seal between the mask and the face, even when the user is talking or moving his or her face.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Edward Powers Simmonds, Graham Peter Wilson, Carl Escort Tucker, Christopher Ward, Kyle Dane Hudson
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Publication number: 20210001035Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Publication number: 20200391057Abstract: A respirator including an oronasal mask. The oronasal mask has a first portion configured to cover a user's mouth and a second portion configured to cover a user's nose. The second portion includes an eyewear interface. The eyewear interface includes a first side defining a first concavity and a second side opposite the first side, the second side defining a second concavity. The first concavity and the second concavity being configured to receive a nose member of an eyewear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2016Publication date: December 17, 2020Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Edward Powers Simmonds, Graham Peter Wilson, Carl Estcourt Tucker
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Patent number: 10821220Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Haemonetics CorporationInventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Publication number: 20200108197Abstract: A syringe including a barrel having an interior surface defining an interior extending along a longitudinal axis between an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The closed end has an orifice that opens to a nozzle extending from the closed end. The syringe includes a plunger including a support and a seal attached to the support. The seal defines a selectively variable volume hollow cavity within the interior of the barrel. A receiver extends longitudinally from a connector face of the support. The receiver includes multiple jaws spaced for receiving an injector fastener having an insertion end and a retention land. Each jaw has an elastically deformable arm and a catching surface for engaging a retention land of the injector fastener when the injector fastener is seated between the jaws.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Applicant: Espire-Medical, LLCInventors: John Edward Powers, Thomas D. Winkler, David L. Wojcicki
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Publication number: 20190231965Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Publication number: 20190151687Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a body configured to cover a nose and a mouth of a user. The body includes a face seal configured to at least partially seal the body to a face of the user. The face seal includes a standard reflex seal that is configured to engage in physical contact with the face to form a first segment of a seal between the body and the face. The face seal also includes a reverse reflex seal that is configured to engage in physical contact with the face to form a second segment of a seal between the body and the face. This configuration allows the mask body to float in place with respect to the face seal and preserves the seal between the mask and the face, even when the user is talking or moving his or her face.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Edward Powers Simmonds, Graham Peter Wilson, Carl Escort Tucker, Christopher Ward, Kyle Dane Hudson
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Patent number: 10293097Abstract: A continuous flow centrifuge bowl includes a rotatable outer body, and a top and bottom core that are rotatable with the outer body. The bottom core has a wall extending proximally from a bottom wall. The proximally extending wall is radially outward from at least a portion of the top core and, together with the top core, defines a primary separation region in which initial separation of the whole blood occurs. The bowl may also have a secondary separation region located between the top core and the outer body, and a rotary seal that couples an inlet port and two outlet ports to the outer body. The inlet port may be connected to an inlet tube that extends distally into a whole blood introduction region. Additionally, one of the outlet ports may be connected to an extraction tube that extends into a region below the bottom core.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Haemonetics CorporationInventors: Matthew Murphy, Dominique Uhlmann, Edward Powers, Michael Ragusa, Etienne Pagès
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Patent number: 10157263Abstract: Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system (602) may be converted from at least one format (e.g., a CAN-compliant format) to at least one other format (e.g., an HL-7-compliant format) by an injection data management module (660) for use by a medical system (600). Data on contrast media prescribed for an imaging operation using an imaging system (690), contrast media data for use in this imaging operation, and data on contrast media actually administered/injected by a contrast media injector system (602) for this imaging operation may be stored in a data structure (780) on the injection data management module (660). Patient renal function data may be used to control the dispensing of contrast media from a contrast media/storage/dispensing unit (500), to control the operation of the contrast media injector system (602), or both, and may be stored in the data structure (780) as well.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLCInventors: Vernon D. Ortenzi, John Edward Powers, Robert J. Ziemba, Rhonda J. Soest, Pamela L. Pollard
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Patent number: 10117988Abstract: Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system (602) may be converted from at least one format (e.g., a CAN-compliant format) to at least one other format (e.g., an HL-7-compliant format) for use by a medical system (600). Data on contrast media prescribed for an imaging operation using an imaging system (690), data on contrast media dispensed from a contrast media storage/dispensing unit (500) for use in this imaging operation, and data on contrast media actually administered/injected by a contrast media injector system (602) for this imaging operation may be stored in a data structure (780). Patient renal function data may be used to control the dispensing of contrast media from the contrast media/storage/dispensing unit (500), to control the operation of the contrast media injector system (602), or both, and may be stored in the data structure (780) as well.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLCInventors: Vernon D. Ortenzi, John Edward Powers, Robert J. Ziemba, Rhonda J. Soest, Pamela L. Pollard
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Publication number: 20180311516Abstract: A respiratory mask includes a body having an interior space that defines a plenum between the body and a face of the user when the user is wearing the mask. The respiratory mask also includes a voice transmittal feature in and contiguous with the body that has a voice transmittal membrane that is configured to vibrate in response to sound waves generated by the user such that the voice transmittal membrane transmits the sound waves from the plenum of the body to an ambient environment of the user. The voice transmittal feature thus enhances the intelligibility of a user's speech so that others may more clearly understand what the user is saying. For example, this may increase safety and efficiency in emergency response situations in which the use of a respiratory mask is required.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Amy Elizabeth Quiring, Edward Powers Simmonds, Graham Peter Wilson, Carl Escort Tucker
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Patent number: 10105556Abstract: A respirator filter connection mechanism with a first attachment element, the first attachment element associated with a respirator mask. The mechanism has a second attachment element which is associated with a filter. It also has openings provided through the first and second attachment elements and configured to be aligned with an inlet or discharge port of the mask and an inlet or discharge port of the filter. One of the first and second attachment elements includes a spring element located proximate to a corresponding opening, while another the first and second attachment elements includes an attachment shelf located proximate to a corresponding opening. The spring element is configured to be linearly advanced into initial engagement with the attachment shelf until the spring element and attachment shelf couple to one another in an intermediate loaded position.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Edward Powers Simmonds
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Publication number: 20160086276Abstract: Benchmarks for the price of a financial instrument such as FX spot rate for a currency pair are calculated by an algorithm based on a previous benchmark and a market price. The market price is derived from a deal price and a quote price. The deal price is based on deals conducted since the last benchmark and the quote price is based on bids and offers entered since the last benchmark. For each of the deal and quote prices, a price, weight and scatter is calculated which is used to calculate a benchmark price, weight and scatter and a benchmark error.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Edward R. Howorka, Jeffrey Edward Power, Nasir Ahmed Zubairi, David Jifeng Liu, Neena Jain
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Publication number: 20160001107Abstract: A respirator filter connection mechanism with a first attachment element, the first attachment element associated with a respirator mask. The mechanism has a second attachment element which is associated with a filter. It also has openings provided through the first and second attachment elements and configured to be aligned with an inlet or discharge port of the mask and an inlet or discharge port of the filter. One of the first and second attachment elements includes a spring element located proximate to a corresponding opening, while another the first and second attachment elements includes an attachment shelf located proximate to a corresponding opening. The spring element is configured to be linearly advanced into initial engagement with the attachment shelf until the spring element and attachment shelf couple to one another in an intermediate loaded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventor: Edward Powers Simmonds
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Publication number: 20150127376Abstract: Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system (602) may be converted from at least one format (e.g., a CAN-compliant format) to at least one other format (e.g., an HL-7-compliant format) by an injection data management module (660) for use by a medical system (600). Data on contrast media prescribed for an imaging operation using an imaging system (690), contrast media data for use in this imaging operation, and data on contrast media actually administered/injected by a contrast media injector system (602) for this imaging operation may be stored in a data structure (780) on the injection data management module (660). Patient renal function data may be used to control the dispensing of contrast media from a contrast media/storage/dispensing unit (500), to control the operation of the contrast media injector system (602), or both, and may be stored in the data structure (780) as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: Mallinckrodt LLCInventors: Vernon D. Ortenzi, John Edward Powers, Robert J. Ziemba, Rhonda J. Soest, Pamela J. Pollard