Patents by Inventor Guy V. Tucker

Guy V. Tucker 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: 20180271035
    Abstract: A trellis system for training a row of grape vines is disclosed. The trellis system comprises a frame supporting a first cordon wire and a second cordon wire, wherein the two cordon wires are substantially parallel to one another. The frame is mounted relative to the ground so that the first cordon wire and the second cordon wire are tilted relative to a horizontally level plane. In additional or alternatively, the first cordon wire and the second cordon wire can be tilted relative to the slope of the ground directly below the first cordon wire and the second cordon wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Guy V. Tucker
  • Patent number: 8375947
    Abstract: An aerosol introducer is provided for introducing an aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation into a ventilator circuit. The ventilator circuit comprises an endotracheal tube, an inhalation line extending from a ventilator, and an exhalation line extending from the ventilator. The aerosol introducer comprises a first end connectable to the inhalation line and the exhalation line; a second end connectable to the endotracheal tube; a first channel extending from the first end to the second end; a second channel extending from the first end to the second end; an inlet in the first channel, the inlet being adapted to receive an aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation; and a valving mechanism comprising one or more valves that reduce the loss of aerosolized pharmaceutical formulation to the exhalation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: William W. Alston, Sarvajna K. Dwivedi, Guy V. Tucker