Patents by Inventor Gerd Schmieta

Gerd Schmieta 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).

  • Publication number: 20170101118
    Abstract: Included is a stabilizer wheel assembly that may assist in stabilizing a medical device during a medical procedure. A medical device may comprise a body; and a plurality of stabilizer wheel assemblies coupled to the body, wherein the stabilizer wheel assemblies each comprise a motor assembly and a stabilization leg, wherein the motor assembly is configured to drive the stabilization leg onto a contact surface to stabilize the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Norbert Johnson, Timothy Moulton, James Pelletier, Kevin Zhang, Jared Judson, Gerd Schmieta
  • Publication number: 20170029209
    Abstract: A waste collection receptacle, for example a receptacle in compliance with Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) regulations concerning the disposal of controlled substances, includes a housing and a waste-collection container therein. A chute directs waste deposited through an aperture in the housing into the waste-collection container. A fill sensor monitors the fill level of the waste-collection container. When the waste-collection container reaches a fill threshold, a controller sends a signal that electronically locks the aperture, thereby preventing additional waste from being deposited into the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Carl E. Smith, Leon Raudys, Roxane Peggs, Jonathan Belfort, Oivind Brockmeier, Miles Spadone, Gerd Schmieta, Andrew String, Jason Olivero
  • Patent number: 8563013
    Abstract: Devices and methods for distributing a fluid, e.g., a fluid drug, are disclosed. Fluid-drug distribution can be advantageously utilized to help patients suffering from a disorder that affect fine motor skill usage, e.g., Parkinson's Disease. Some aspects are directed to dosing containers that are adapted to distribute one or more selected dosages of fluid from the container. In some instances, the containers are adapted to be operable by patients with hindered fingertip motor control to help dispense a fluid-drug, such as a fluid including carbidopa and levodopa. Other aspects are directed to a kit for distributing a fluid drug that can be stored with a longer shelf life in solid form. Also discussed herein are methods for distributing a fluid drug for treating a disorder such as Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Meehan, Glenn R. Booma, Gerd Schmieta, David L. Weissburg, Jonathan Belfort, Mekayla Beaver, Gary A. Meade
  • Publication number: 20100240757
    Abstract: Devices and methods for distributing a fluid, e.g., a fluid drug, are disclosed. Fluid-drug distribution can be advantageously utilized to help patients suffering from a disorder that affect fine motor skill usage, e.g., Parkinson's Disease. Some aspects are directed to dosing containers that are adapted to distribute one or more selected dosages of fluid from the container. In some instances, the containers are adapted to be operable by patients with hindered fingertip motor control to help dispense a fluid-drug, such as a fluid including carbidopa and levodopa. Other aspects are directed to a kit for distributing a fluid drug that can be stored with a longer shelf life in solid form. Also discussed herein are methods for distributing a fluid drug for treating a disorder such as Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Anthony Meehan, Glenn R. Booma, Gerd Schmieta, David L. Weissburg, Jonathan Belfort, Mekayla Beaver, Gary A. Meade
  • Patent number: 7456360
    Abstract: There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, including a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane. The surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. The wall plate, when composed of non-conducting material, has a conductive coating on its front surface, on its back surface or on both its front and back surfaces. When the wiring device is a switch, the surface of the switch face follows that of the wall plate. When the wiring device is a receptacle, the surface along the receptacle face is flat in one plane to allow for the proper seating of an inserted plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerd Schmieta, Michael Meyer, Dennis A. Oddsen, Anthony Tufano, Leslie Lindenstraus, James J. Sherman, Tim Langfit
  • Publication number: 20070261872
    Abstract: There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane. The surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. The wall plate, when composed of non-conducting material, has a conductive coating on its front surface, on its back surface or on both its front and back surfaces. When the wiring device is a switch, the surface of the switch face follows that of the wall plate. When the wiring device is a receptacle, the surface along the receptacle face is flat in one plane to allow for the proper seating of an inserted plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gerd Schmieta, Michael Meyer, Dennis Oddsen, Anthony Tufano, Leslie Lindenstraus, James Sherman, Tim Langfit
  • Patent number: 7282642
    Abstract: There is disclosed a wall plate for a wiring device. The wall plate has a single opening for receiving one or a gang of two or more wiring devices within the single opening. The wall plate has along its vertical axis, a surface of positive first differential and zero second differential, comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane. The surface has zero second differential when the rate of height increase of individual splines is constant. The wall plate, when composed of non-conducting material, has a conductive coating on its front surface, on its back surface or on both its front and back surfaces. When the wiring device is a switch, the surface of the switch face follows that of the wall plate. When the wiring device is a receptacle, the surface along the receptacle face is flat in one plane to allow for the proper seating of an inserted plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gerd Schmieta, Michael Meyer, Dennis A. Oddsen, Anthony Tufano, Leslie Lindenstraus, James J. Sherman, Tim Langfit
  • Patent number: D551625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Pieter Loftus, Kenneth J. Brown, Gerd Schmieta, Michael Meyer, Dennis A. Oddsen, Anthony Tufano, Leslie Lindenstraus, James J. Sherman, Tim Langfitt
  • Patent number: D552080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle, Gerd Schmieta, Jens Andersson, Robert J. McCaffrey
  • Patent number: D552593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Ahlgrim, Thomas Brisebras, Robert J. McCaffrey, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D567316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventors: Paul Chandler Sabin, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D597066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Cue Acoustics, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel L. Millen, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D632596
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Glen Walter, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D632597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas Marsden, Glen Walter, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D687822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Isabella Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew I. Growney, Dan Williams, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D700964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Krishnan, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D700965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Krishnan, Gerd Schmieta
  • Patent number: D765874
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Alden Judson, William Edelman, Gerd Schmieta, Lisa Maria Anderson
  • Patent number: D787696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Paragonix Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerd Schmieta, Timothy L. Moulton, David M. Dennis, Jared Alden Judson
  • Patent number: D790686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Management Limited
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Cox, Joseph John Fire, Michelle Nicole Kwasny, Scott Robert Mackie, Robert John McCaffrey, Jason Lee Robinson, Gerd Schmieta