Patents by Inventor Heather Nicole Polgrean

Heather Nicole Polgrean 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: 20230381705
    Abstract: A device that comprises an outer component, an inner component and a filter module. The outer component includes a first hollow cylinder, and exterior ports in sidewalls of the first hollow cylinder. The inner component is positioned coaxially within the first hollow cylinder, and includes a second cylinder, and interior ports in the second cylinder, wherein the interior fluid ports are aligned parallel to the exterior ports. The filter module includes a hollow prism positioned coaxially within the outer component and surrounding the inner component, the hollow prism comprising at least four faces configured to retain filters. The filter module also includes vanes positioned along edges connecting the at least four faces and forming seals with the first hollow cylinder. A first filter is provided on a first face, of the at least four faces, which is aligned between a pair of the interior and exterior ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Madhana Sunder, Allan Cory VanDeventer, Jay A. Bunt, Joyce E. Molinelli Acocella, Heather Nicole Polgrean, Hongqing Zhang, Steven H. Boettcher
  • Publication number: 20230047041
    Abstract: Locating, aiding, and communicating with users and personnel in emergency situations by traversing a defined path utilizing an unmanned vehicle, detecting a user within a threshold distance of the defined path, logging a geolocation of the user within the unmanned vehicle, and determining whether to dispatch assistance to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Edward C. McCain, Heather Nicole Polgrean, Ali Haider, Marc Henri Coq, Megan Elizabeth Hampton