Patents by Inventor George F. Bobart

George F. Bobart 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: 8803044
    Abstract: A dialysis fluid heating system includes a plurality of conductive tubes; first and second end caps located at first and second ends of the tubes, respectively, the first end cap including a dialysis fluid inlet and a dialysis fluid outlet, the end caps and the tubes configured such that dialysis fluid can flow from the fluid inlet of the first end cap, through at least one first tube to the second end cap, and through at least one second tube back to the first end cap; a conductive wire wound around an outside of the conductive tubes; and electronics configured to supply power to the conductive wire, the wire forming a primary coil of a transformer, the tubes forming a secondary coil of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Richard E. Kienman, Dan Roush, John E. Steck, James S. Slepicka, Atif M. Yardimci, Gideon Hecht, Jennifer S. Lindsay, George F. Bobart, Donald D. Busby, William Chan, Yuanpang S. Ding, Amy L. Twining, Douglas W. Reitz, Andrey Kopychev, Mehmet B. Ozer, Brian C. Lauman