Patents by Inventor Eric Winters
Eric Winters 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: 11969343Abstract: Methods for rotationally aligning transcatheter heart valve prosthesis within a native heart valve include percutaneously delivering the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis to the native heart valve, wherein the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis includes at least one imaging marker, receiving a cusp overlap viewing angle image and/or a coronary overlap viewing angle image of the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis within the native heart valve, determining, based on the cusp overlap viewing angle image and/or the coronary overlap viewing angle image and the at least one imaging marker, whether the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis is in a desired rotational orientation, if the at least one imaging marker in the cusp overlap viewing angle image and/or the coronary overlap viewing angle indicates that the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis is not in the desired rotational orientation, rotating the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis until the transcatheter heart valve prosthesis is in the desired rotType: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Frank Harewood, Taylor Winters, Evelyn Birmingham, Sara Saul, Victor Kimball, Eric Pierce, Radhika Bhargav, Jeffrey Sandstrom, Caitlin Dorff
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Patent number: 11935692Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. A wireless charging device has a plurality of charging cells provided on a first surface and a processor configured to provide a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determine that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restore the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the first charging coil. A method for operating the wireless charging device includes providing a charging current to a first charging coil in a surface of the wireless charging device, determining that an impedance of a resonant circuit has varied from a threshold or setpoint impedance, and restoring the threshold or setpoint impedance by modifying frequency of the charging current. The resonant circuit may include the charging coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: AIRA, INC.Inventors: Eric Heindel Goodchild, John Winters
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Patent number: 10539473Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring an environment history of a component using an indicator array that includes energy exposure indicator pads direct-printed onto a surface of the component in a geometric pattern. Each of the plurality of energy exposure indicator pads in the geometric pattern may include a mechanochromic material, a first thermochromic indicator responsive within a first temperature range, a second thermochromic indicator responsive within a second temperature range, and a third thermochromic indicator responsive within a third temperature range, provided that the first, second, and third temperature ranges are distinct from one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Eric Winter, Gregory Robert Gleason, Wesley L. Holman, Gary Georgeson, Scott Robert Johnston
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Publication number: 20180038744Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring an environment history of a component using an indicator array that includes energy exposure indicator pads direct-printed onto a surface of the component in a geometric pattern. Each of the plurality of energy exposure indicator pads in the geometric pattern may include a mechanochromic material, a first thermochromic indicator responsive within a first temperature range, a second thermochromic indicator responsive within a second temperature range, and a third thermochromic indicator responsive within a third temperature range, provided that the first, second, and third temperature ranges are distinct from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Eric Winter, Gregory Robert Gleason, Wesley L. Holman, Gary Georgeson, Scott Robert Johnston
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Patent number: 9446337Abstract: A filter media is generally described including an upstream layer of a nonwoven fiber having a denier between about 5.0 and 7.0 and a weight of between about 3.0 and 5.0 opsy, optionally a scrim, and a cap layer of a fiber having a denier between about 0.1 and 5.0, and a weight between about 2.0 and 4.0 opsy carried by the upstream layer and disposed downstream from the upstream layer. The upstream layer, scrim and cap layer can have a weight of about 4.0 opsy, 2.0 opsy and 3.0 opsy respectively. A downstream layer can be disposed between the upstream layer and the cap layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Southern Felt Company, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields, Jin Choi
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Patent number: 9375666Abstract: This invention is directed to a filter media for manufacturing pleated filters comprising a non-woven, needle punch felt including a blend of a first polyester fiber and a bi-component fiber wherein said bi-component fiber has a sheath and a core wherein said sheath has a melting point above 110° C. and said nonwoven felt has an efficiency of greater than 89% for particles size of 3 to 10 ?m as determined by testing method ASHRAE 52.2. The invention can include a top portion and a bottom portion manufactured from a web made from a carding process that is cross lapped, cut and overlapped so that said top portion and said bottom portion are entangled by a needle punching process to create a homogeneous arrangement prior to applying heat and pressure to stiffen the media for pleating.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Southern Felt Company, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields, Edward D Andrew
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Patent number: 9085837Abstract: The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Southern Felt Company, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields
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Patent number: 9072991Abstract: The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Southern Felt Company, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields
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Publication number: 20150114230Abstract: This invention is directed to a filter media for manufacturing pleated filters comprising a non-woven, needle punch felt including a blend of a first polyester fiber and a bi-component fiber wherein said bi-component fiber has a sheath and a core wherein said sheath has a melting point above 110° C. and said nonwoven felt has an efficiency of greater than 89% for particles size of 3 to 10 ?m as determined by testing method ASHRAE 52.2. The invention can include a top portion and a bottom portion manufactured from a web made from a carding process that is cross lapped, cut and overlapped so that said top portion and said bottom portion are entangled by a needle punching process to create a homogeneous arrangement prior to applying heat and pressure to stiffen the media for pleating.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Southern Felt Company, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields
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Publication number: 20140083065Abstract: The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields
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Publication number: 20140083926Abstract: The above objective are accomplished by providing a filter medium for use in manufacturing of hydraulic fluid and air filters comprising: an upstream layer comprised of nonwoven fiber having a denier between about 5.0 and 7.0 and a weight of between about 3.0 and 5.0 ounces a scrim and a cap layer comprising a fiber having a denier between about 0.1 and 5.0 denier and a weight between about 2.0 and 4.0 ounces carried by said upstream layer and disposed downstream from said upstream layer. The upstream layer, scrim and cap layer can have a weight of about 4.0 ounces, 2.0 ounces and 3.0 ounces respectively. A downstream layer can be disposed between said upstream layer and said cap layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields, Jin Choi
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Publication number: 20130276417Abstract: The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: SOUTHERN FELT COMPANY, INCInventors: Eric Winters, John Lewis, Brian Fields
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Publication number: 20110114201Abstract: A temperature sensitive relief valve for a reservoir of a hot fluid including a cold fluid inlet in communication with a cold fluid outlet via a main cold fluid feed arrangement; a fluid mixing chamber having an outlet; a hot fluid inlet adapted for attachment to the reservoir of hot fluid and in communication with the fluid mixing chamber; a secondary cold fluid feed arrangement in communication with the fluid mixing chamber; and a valve arrangement responsive to the temperature of the hot fluid in the reservoir so that, when the temperature of the hot fluid is below a pre-determined value, the valve arrangement is in a first configuration which prevents hot fluid and cold fluid from entering the fluid mixing chamber and, when the temperature of the hot fluid exceeds the pre-determined value, the valve arrangement adopts a second configuration which allows hot fluid and cold fluid to enter the fluid mixing chamber, thereafter to flow out of the outlet of the fluid mixing chamber as a mixed fluid having a temType: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: GSA Industries (Aust.) Pty Ltd.Inventor: Eric Winter
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Publication number: 20090247781Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of substituted 2-(4-carbonylmethoxy-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenyl-acetaldehydes, in particular 2-(4-alkoxycarbonylmethoxy-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenyl)-acetaldehydes and their use in the synthesis of optionally substituted 2-[4-[2-[[-2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]-amino]ethyl]-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenoxy]acetic acid derivatives or the salts thereof, which may be used as pharmaceutically active substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2005Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eric Winter, Carsten Reichel, Dieter Gutheil
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Publication number: 20090056819Abstract: A mixing valve assembly (10) having a main housing (12) with a mixing chamber with hot (22) and cold (24) fluid inlets and an outlet (20) allowing hot and cold fluid to enter and exit the mixing chamber (14). The valve assembly also has a cold fluid bypass pipe to allow a proportion of cold fluid flowing into the valve housing to exit the housing via a cold fluid outlet (34) without entering the mixing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2005Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: LIANCE WATER CONTROLS LIMITEDInventor: Eric Winter
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Publication number: 20070088174Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of substituted 2-(4-carbonylmethoxy-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenyl)-acetaldehydes, in particular 2-(4-alkoxycarbonylmethoxy-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenyl)-acetaldehydes and their use in the synthesis of optionally substituted 2-[4-[2-[[-2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]-amino]ethyl]-optionally 2,5-disubstituted-phenoxy]acetic acid derivatives or the salts thereof, which may be used as pharmaceutically active substances.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2005Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Eric Winter, Carsten Reichel, Dieter Gutheil
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Patent number: 7148347Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a macrocyclic compound of the formula (I): which is carried out using an intermediate of the formula (II): wherein W, R1 through R4, D, A and R12 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are potent active agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Joerg Brandenburg, Kai Donsbach, Hans-Dieter Ecker, Rogelio Perez Frutos, Fabrice Gallou, Dieter Gutheil, Nizar Haddad, Robert Hagenkoetter, Dirk Kemmer, Jutta Kroeber, Thomas Nicola, Juergen Schnaubelt, Michael Schul, Robert Donald Simpson, Xudong Wei, Eric Winter, Yibo Xu, Nathan K. Yee
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Publication number: 20060051574Abstract: A flock material exhibiting an increased degree of filament separation prepared by cutting a fluoropolymer or carbon fiber yarn into lengths, introducing mechanical energy into the lengths in order to cause the lengths to separate into single-filaments fibers and removing or classifying at least a portion of the single-filament fibers from the lengths in order to obtain a flock having a particular fraction of single-filament, fluoropolymer or carbon fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2004Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Kishio Miwa, Eric Winters
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Publication number: 20050192230Abstract: The present application relates to a process for preparing the CGRP-antagonist 1-[N2-[3,5-dibromo-N-[[4-(3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-oxoquinazolin-3-yl)-1-piperidinyl]carbonyl]-D-tyrosyl]-L-lysyl]-4-(4-pyridinyl)-piperazine of formula by means of which this compound can be prepared in large amounts, in high yields and with high purity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GambHInventors: Guenter Linz, Wolfgang Broeder, Georg Zerban, Eric Winter, Bernd Schmitt, Svenja Renner, Bjoern Weyell, Heinz-Peter Schmitt
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Publication number: 20050049187Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a macrocyclic compound of the formula (I): which is carried out using an intermediate of the formula (II): wherein W, R1 through R4, D, A and R12 are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are potent active agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHInventors: Joerg Brandenburg, Kai Donsbach, Hans-Dieter Ecker, Rogelio Frutos, Fabrice Gallou, Dieter Gutheil, Nizar Haddad, Robert Hagenkoetter, Dirk Kemmer, Jutta Kroeber, Thomas Nicola, Juergen Schnaubelt, Michael Schul, Robert Simpson, Xudong Wei, Eric Winter, Yibo Xu, Nathan Yee