Patents by Inventor Gregory Melville

Gregory Melville 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: 8915903
    Abstract: A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad C. Smutney, P. Spencer Kinsey, John M. Polidoro, Petter Hedstrom, Gregory Melville, Timothy J. Morrill, Richard D. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20110196314
    Abstract: A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Chad C. Smutney, P. Spencer Kinsey, John M. Polidoro, Petter Hedstrom, Gregory Melville, Timothy J. Morrill, Richard D. Nelson
  • Patent number: 7926856
    Abstract: A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad C. Smutney, P. Spencer Kinsey, John M. Polidoro, Petter Hedstrom, Gregory Melville, Timothy J. Morrill, Richard D. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20080214990
    Abstract: A fluid conduit connector assembly includes a connector having a body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel. The connector also includes an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel. The connector further includes an axial alignment member outward of the body, and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body. The connector can be configured as a day-side connector, transfer member with check valve, and/or patient-side connector. An implementation includes a day-side connector, a patient-side connector, and a transfer member, each of which has a pair of flexible tabs. The pairs of tabs are configured such that the transfer member releasably couples the day-side and patient-side connectors. A method for aseptically connecting a fluid conduit is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
    Inventors: Chad C. Smutney, P. Spencer Kinsey, John M. Polidoro, Petter Hedstrom, Gregory Melville, Timothy J. Morrill, Richard D. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6019548
    Abstract: Volatile organic compounds are removed from contaminated soil by introducing one or both a water soluble peroxygen compound, such as a persulfate, and a permanganate into the soil, either in situ or ex situ, in amounts and under conditions wherein both the soil oxidant demand is satisfied and volatile organic compounds in the soil are oxidized. In a preferred embodiment, when both are used the peroxygen satisfies the soil oxidant demand and the permanganate oxidizes the volatile organic compounds. Sodium persulfate is the preferred persulfate and potassium permanganate is the preferred permanganate. The persulfate and the permanganate may be added to the soil sequentially, or may be mixed together and added as an aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignees: United Technologies Corporation, University of Connecticut
    Inventors: George Edward Hoag, Pradeep Vishanji Chheda, Bernard Allen Woody, Gregory Melville Dobbs