Patents by Inventor Glen D. Rocque
Glen D. Rocque 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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Publication number: 20210379525Abstract: A waste collection unit for collecting waste material. A reservoir is supported on a portable cart for storing a liquid on the portable cart when positioned away from a docking station. A sprinkler may be coupled to the waste container and in fluid communication with the reservoir. The sprinkler is configured to direct the liquid from the reservoir towards the waste container. The reservoir is configured to receive additional liquid from the docking station to urge the liquid from the reservoir towards the sprinkler. A prefill pump may be supported on the portable cart and in fluid communication with the waste container and operable to convey the liquid from the reservoir to the waste container. A controller may be in electronic communication with a valve assembly to control flow of the liquid from the docking station into at least one of the reservoir and a second waste container.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen Isham, Chamara L. Gamhewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Troy E. Durnell, Grant Westphal, Brian MacLachlan
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Patent number: 11130089Abstract: A waste collection unit for collecting waste material. First and second waste containers are supported on a portable cart. A control panel is configured to receive one or more inputs of selectively set vacuum levels in the first and/or second waste containers. A control system controls operation of vacuum regulators based on the input(s) to regulate levels of vacuums being drawn in each of the waste containers. Pressure sensors in communication with the control system may be positioned to monitor pressure in the waste containers. A back up port support on the portable cart may be provided to receive a vacuum line for coupling a vacuum manifold to a remote vacuum source not located on the portable cart. Container lamps may be coupled to the first and/or second waste containers and configured to illuminate the waste material within the waste containers to be viewed through transparent windows.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen Isham, Chamara L. Gamhewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Troy E. Durnell, Grant Westphal, Brian MacLachlan
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Patent number: 10343102Abstract: A medical/surgical waste collection rover includes a first waste container disposed on a portable cart and receiving waste under the influence of a vacuum. A fluid measuring system includes a float element disposed within the first waste container, and a controller causing liquid in a reservoir disposed on the cart to prefill the first waste container and subject the float element to an initial lifting to a zero point level. The fluid measuring system determines a volume of contents within the first waste container based on a position of the float element relative to the zero point level. The fluid measuring system may include a sensor rod extending through the first waste container and a second waste container disposed on the cart and separated from the first waste container by a transfer valve. Methods of estimating the volume of liquid and/or medical/surgical waste within the waste container are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen J. Reasoner, Chamara Gamhewage, Glen D. Rocque
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Publication number: 20190070550Abstract: A waste collection unit for collecting waste material. First and second waste containers are supported on a portable cart. A control panel is configured to receive one or more inputs of selectively set vacuum levels in the first and/or second waste containers. A control system controls operation of vacuum regulators based on the input(s) to regulate levels of vacuums being drawn in each of the waste containers. Pressure sensors in communication with the control system may be positioned to monitor pressure in the waste containers. A back up port support on the portable cart may be provided to receive a vacuum line for coupling a vacuum manifold to a remote vacuum source not located on the portable cart. Container lamps may be coupled to the first and/or second waste containers and configured to illuminate the waste material within the waste containers to be viewed through transparent windows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen Isham, Chamara L. Gamhewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Troy E. Durnell, Grant Westphal, Brian MacLachlan
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Publication number: 20180221804Abstract: A medical/surgical waste collection rover includes a first waste container disposed on a portable cart and receiving waste under the influence of a vacuum. A fluid measuring system includes a float element disposed within the first waste container, and a controller causing liquid in a reservoir disposed on the cart to prefill the first waste container and subject the float element to an initial lifting to a zero point level. The fluid measuring system determines a volume of contents within the first waste container based on a position of the float element relative to the zero point level. The fluid measuring system may include a sensor rod extending through the first waste container and a second waste container disposed on the cart and separated from the first waste container by a transfer valve. Methods of estimating the volume of liquid and/or medical/surgical waste within the waste container are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Stephen J. Reasoner, Chamara Gamhewage, Glen D. Rocque
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Publication number: 20100049152Abstract: A waste collection and disposal system for use in health care facilities is provided. The system includes a mobile waste collection unit for moving between use areas in the health care facility to collect waste material generated during medical procedures including body fluids, body tissues, saline, etc. The waste collection unit includes stacked upper and lower waste containers for receiving the waste material. During use, the upper waste container can be emptied into the lower waste container for temporary storage. In addition, different vacuum levels can be provided in the waste containers during complex procedures. Once a user desires to empty the waste collection unit, the waste collection unit is wheeled to a docking station. At the docking station, the waste material is off-loaded to a waste drain and the waste collection unit is cleaned and rinsed for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen P. Isham, Chamara Gambewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Sean Murray, Troy E. Durnell, Grant T. Westphal, Joseph P. Hepp, III, Brian MacLachlan, Brandon A. Scanlon
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Patent number: 7621898Abstract: A waste collection and disposal system for use in health care facilities is provided. The system includes a mobile waste collection unit for moving between use areas in the health care facility to collect waste material generated during medical procedures including body fluids, body tissues, saline, etc. The waste collection unit includes stacked upper and lower waste containers for receiving the waste material. During use, the upper waste container can be emptied into the lower waste container for temporary storage. In addition, different vacuum levels can be provided in the waste containers during complex procedures. Once a user desires to empty the waste collection unit, the waste collection unit is wheeled to a docking station. At the docking station, the waste material is off-loaded to a waste drain and the waste collection unit is cleaned and rinsed for further use.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Brent S. Lalomia, Stephen J. Reasoner, Stephen P. Isham, Chamara Gamhewage, Mark A. Wasserman, Glen D. Rocque, Troy E. Durnell, Grant T. Westphal, Brian MacLachlan
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Patent number: 6654646Abstract: A processing or control system having arrangements for separately and simultaneously generating instruction addresses and data addresses having two bus systems for accessing instruction and data storage, and having a single address range for both instructions and data. The boundary between the instruction range and the data range can be varied and placed under the control of the processor according to the needs of the particular application being processed. Some or all of the blocks of storage can access either the instruction bus or the data bus system, and the selection is made under the control of a control register within the processor. Advantageously, applications which require a larger amount of instruction storage, this can be provided; for applications which require a larger amount of data storage, that can be provided also; both are limited only by the total amount of storage available.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2000Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Thomas Earl Bowers, Robert Joseph Gamoke, Glen D. Rocque, Paul Ronald Wiley
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Publication number: 20020072810Abstract: A processing or control system having arrangements for separately and simultaneously generating instruction addresses and data addresses having two bus systems for accessing instruction and data storage, and having a single address range for both instructions and data. The boundary between the instruction range and the data range can be varied and placed under the control of the processor according to the needs of the particular application being processed. Some or all of the blocks of storage can access either the instruction bus or the data bus system, and the selection is made under the control of a control register within the processor. Advantageously, applications which require a larger amount of instruction storage, this can be provided; for applications which require a larger amount of data storage, that can be provided also; both are limited only by the total amount of storage available.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Thomas Earl Bowers, Robert Joseph Gamoke, Glen D. Rocque, Paul Ronald Wiley
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Publication number: 20020073295Abstract: In a data processing or control system having arrangements for separately and simultaneously generating instruction addresses and data addresses, having two bus systems for accessing instruction and data storage, and having a single address range for both instructions and data, an arrangement for extending a range of addressable storage beyond the basic range allowed by the instruction codes. The processor is equipped to generate a long address, i.e., 30-bits, even though the instruction execution means can only generate a 23-bit address. When the processor goes into an alternate mode, the contents of a segment control register are prefixed onto the addresses generated within the processor when a certain class of instructions are executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2000Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Thomas Earl Bowers, Robert Joseph Gamoke, Glen D. Rocque, Paul Ronald Wiley