Patents by Inventor Erik Scott

Erik Scott 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).

  • Patent number: 10410936
    Abstract: An example system for monitoring contamination level of effluent of an offline brush conditioning system includes a first reservoir configured to collect a first effluent from a first portion of a brush in the offline brush conditioning system and a second reservoir configured to collect a second effluent from a second portion of the brush, where the second portion is different from the first portion, and the first and second effluents are from a fluid used to condition a brush configured to clean a surface of a semiconductor wafer. An effluent contamination monitor is configured to monitor a first contamination level of the first effluent and a second contamination level of the second effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Patent number: 10405166
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments for a brush with communication capabilities, which is configured to clean a surface of, for example, a semiconductor wafer, as well as an offline brush conditioning system and a CMP system that can communicate with the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Patent number: 10271636
    Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a substrate is provided. In one aspect, the cleaning device includes a brush engaged with a mandrel, and the brush forms an Archimedean screw thread form. The brush is formed of an absorbent material, preferably foam. In one aspect, the brush is seated within a groove in the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Erik Scott Nelson, Robert Allen Willis
  • Publication number: 20190105283
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing drug delivery systems are provided. The drug delivery systems may include a substrate coated with at least one polymer and at least one active compound. The substrate may include yarns, yarn precursors, threads, filaments, fibers, and/or other suitable substrates. The methods may include disposing a solution including a monomer and an active compound on the substrate. The methods may also include exposing the solution and the substrate to UV light to initiate polymerization of the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: David Anderson, Jordan Schindler, Erik Scott Goebel, Nathan Jablonske, Sandy Wood, Michael Drzewinski, Justin Jed
  • Publication number: 20190090624
    Abstract: Provided is disclosure for hybrid material post-CMP brushes and methods for forming the same. Embodiments of a hybrid material post-CMP brush may comprise at least two layers, where the hybrid brush is used to clean various surfaces, such as surfaces of semiconductor substrates. An example hybrid brush for cleaning a surface includes a mandrel, a molded first layer formed about the mandrel, where the molded first layer comprises a first material, and a molded second layer surrounding the molded first layer, where the molded second layer comprises a second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Yuyan Luo, Erik Scott Nelson, Brent Allan Best
  • Publication number: 20190038568
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are delivery systems including coated and uncoated yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates for the constant or near-constant release of active compounds, as well as methods for manufacturing such delivery systems. The yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates can include a cross-linked hydrophobic elastomer and an active compound. One or more coatings that are impermeable or substantially impermeable to the active compound may partially or fully occlude the yarn or substrate to control release rates of the active compound. The delivery systems may be used in a variety of applications, including the making of articles of clothing, textiles, and fabrics, and may be used in methods of treating various conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anderson, Jordan Schindler, Erik Scott Goebel
  • Publication number: 20190014460
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments for a brush with communication capabilities, which is configured to clean a surface of, for example, a semiconductor wafer, as well as an offline brush conditioning system and a CMP system that can communicate with the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Publication number: 20180352367
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments for a brush with communication capabilities, which is configured to clean a surface of, for example, a semiconductor wafer, as well as an offline brush conditioning system and a CMP system that can communicate with the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Patent number: 10149135
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments for a brush with communication capabilities, which is configured to clean a surface of, for example, a semiconductor wafer, as well as an offline brush conditioning system and a CMP system that can communicate with the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Publication number: 20180337102
    Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments that perform effluent monitoring for brush conditioning, where the monitored data may be fed back for use in the conditioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Publication number: 20180337071
    Abstract: Provided is disclosure for embodiments providing delivery of chemicals for conditioning a brush offline, where the brush is not coupled to a machine that makes use of the brush to clean a surface of an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Corey Alan Hughes, Erik Scott Nelson, Steven Kenneth Christie, Brent Allan Best
  • Patent number: 10040021
    Abstract: Frame structures, assemblies and methods for use in implantable medical devices. The frames may include one or more first polymeric portions and one or more second polymeric portions coupled to the one or more first polymeric portions. The one or more first polymeric portions may have a higher durometer than the one or more second polymeric portions. The one or more second polymeric portions may provide an interference fit between the one or more second polymeric portions and the housing and/or between the one or more second polymeric portions and one or more components disposed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ries, SuPing Lyu, Catherine M. Asgian, David Engmark, Ananta Pandey, Todd Schaefer, Erik Scott, Joachim Hossick-Schott
  • Patent number: 9942347
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to be cached by a client device streaming media from a streaming device. An initial amount of media content is transmitted for caching to the client device from the streaming device. The location of a client device can be used to determine a connectivity interruption probability between the client device and the streaming device. The amount of media content for caching on the client device is adjusted based on the connectivity interruption probability, and the adjusted amount of media content is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20170279914
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to be cached by a client device streaming media from a streaming device. An initial amount of media content is transmitted for caching to the client device from the streaming device. The location of a client device can be used to determine a connectivity interruption probability between the client device and the streaming device. The amount of media content for caching on the client device is adjusted based on the connectivity interruption probability, and the adjusted amount of media content is transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20170231919
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are delivery systems including coated and uncoated yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates for the constant or near-constant release of active compounds, as well as methods for manufacturing such delivery systems. The yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates can include a cross-linked hydrophobic elastomer and an active compound. One or more coatings that are impermeable or substantially impermeable to the active compound may partially or fully occlude the yarn or substrate to control release rates of the active compound. The delivery systems may be used in a variety of applications, including the making of articles of clothing, textiles, and fabrics, and may be used in methods of treating various conditions and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anderson, Jordan Schindler, Erik Scott Goebel
  • Patent number: 9669012
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are delivery systems including coated and uncoated yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates for the constant or near-constant release of active compounds, as well as methods for manufacturing such delivery systems. The yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates can include a cross-linked hydrophobic elastomer and an active compound. One or more coatings that are impermeable or substantially impermeable to the active compound may partially or fully occlude the yarn or substrate to control release rates of the active compound. The delivery systems may be used in a variety of applications, including the making of articles of clothing, textiles, and fabrics, and may be used in methods of treating various conditions and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Textile-Based Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: David Anderson, Jordan Schindler, Erik Scott Goebel
  • Patent number: 9445713
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for mobile imaging and image analysis. In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for assisting in the acquisition and analysis of images of the tympanic membrane to provide information that may be helpful in the understanding and management of disease, such ear infection (acute otitis media). These apparatuses may guide or direct a subject in taking an image of a tympanic membrane, including automatically detecting which direction to adjust the position of the apparatus to capture an image of the tympanic membrane and automatically indicating when the tympanic membrane has been imaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: CellScope, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Scott Douglas, Daniel Irving Golden, Christopher Todd Fox, Thomas Burnell Reeve, Janakiramanan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 9379933
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for dynamically adjusting the amount of media content to transmit to a client for caching during a media streaming event. To begin, the location of the user may be determined. Based on the location of the user, a route may be predicted if the user is moving. A future connectivity interruption in the network coverage may be identified by comparing known areas of network coverage with the location of the user and/or the predicted route. Based on the likelihood of a future connectivity interruption, the amount of media content to transmit to a client for caching may be dynamically adjusted so that the user have a seamless media experience even in times of network coverage disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Riley Bishop, Erik Scott Carpenter
  • Publication number: 20160128460
    Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a substrate is provided. In one aspect, the cleaning device includes a brush engaged with a mandrel, and the brush forms an Archimedean screw thread form. The brush is formed of an absorbent material, preferably foam. In one aspect, the brush is seated within a groove in the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Withers, Erik Scott Nelson, Robert Allen Willis
  • Patent number: D851745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Scott Shauver, Thomas F. Fangrow