Patents by Inventor James M. Fleming

James M. Fleming 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).

  • Tube position monitoring system
    Patent number: 12207966
    Abstract: A position monitoring system is provided that includes a tracheal tube having a distal portion with a radiopaque indicator. The tracheal tube is configured to be positioned within an airway of a patient. The position monitoring system also includes an external sensor configured to be positioned on an external surface of the patient. The external sensor includes an emitter configured to transmit energy into the patient and toward the distal portion and a detector configured to receive a reflected portion of the energy to permit identification of a position of the distal portion. The position monitoring system, in certain embodiments, further includes a video laryngoscope communicatively coupled to the external sensor. The video laryngoscope includes a display and a processor, and the processor is configured to instruct the display to present an indication of the position of the distal portion based on feedback from the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Seamus P. Maguire, Mark A. McGann, Kieran M. Donlon, James P. Curley, Daniel P. Waters, Graham B. Fleming, Sean Morris, Ronan J. Hanamy, Noel Morgan, Rosemary Cahill, Conor Hand, Anne M. Savage, Izabela A. Ksienzyk
  • Method and apparatus for forming a pulsed stream of particles for application to a fibrous web
    Patent number: 5567472
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a pulsed stream of discrete particles of absorbent material. The apparatus comprises a particle metering apparatus for providing a stream of particles having a predetermined mass flow rate, an ejector having an acceleration air nozzle for accelerating the stream of particles, at least one deceleration air nozzle; and valving for alternately directing air through the acceleration and deceleration nozzles. The apparatus can be used to form a fibrous web having a predetermined variation in basis weight of absorbent material along the length of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert H. Siegfried, James M. Fleming, Michael J. Stalford, John P. Janson
  • Method and apparatus for forming a pulsed stream of particles for application to a fibrous web
    Patent number: 5558713
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a pulsed stream of discrete particles of absorbent material. The apparatus comprises a particle metering apparatus for providing a stream of particles having a predetermined mass flow rate, an ejector having an acceleration air nozzle for accelerating the stream of particles, at least one deceleration air nozzle; and valving for alternately directing air through the acceleration and deceleration nozzles. The apparatus can be used to form a fibrous web having a predetermined variation in basis weight of absorbent material along the length of the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert H. Siegfried, James M. Fleming, Michael J. Stalford, John P. Janson