Patents by Inventor James A. Wilkie

James A. Wilkie 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: 6027471
    Abstract: An apparatus and method apply a hemostatic agent onto a tissue. The apparatus includes a tube having a first end and a second end. A lumen of the tube is tapered from the first end to the second end. A hemostatic agent source is within the tube. A plunger is included for directing the hemostatic agent from the tapered tube through an opening at the second end. The hemostatic agent can be directed from the tube through the opening of the second end onto the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Inventors: Timothy J. Fallon, John G. Maresh, James A. Wilkie
  • Patent number: 6020900
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for synchronizing control signals with scaled digital video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Flurry, Jorge Enrique Muyshondt, Bruce James Wilkie
  • Patent number: 5943504
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for synchronizing control signals with scaled digital video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Alan Flurry, Jorge Enrique Muyshondt, Bruce James Wilkie
  • Patent number: 5646368
    Abstract: A multi-layered printed circuit board having an integrated twisted pair conductor. In a preferred embodiment, the printed circuit board comprises two segmented conductor traces on a first and a second layer of the printed circuit board crisscrossing each other and a plurality of vias. The two segmented conductor traces on the first layer are connected to the two segmented conductor traces on the second layer through the vias. The twisted pair conductor may be shielded by adding a ground trace on either side of the conductor traces and a ground plane both above and below the conductor traces. The conductor traces may also be tuned to specific electrical characteristics by properly spacing the plurality of vias such that a specific number of turns per unit length are achieved. The continuous conductor traces may be further tuned by using a specific dielectric thickness as well as by designing the conductor traces to be of a specific dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jorge Enrique Muyshondt, Gary Parker, Bruce James Wilkie